Transcript Presentation of Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Vladimir Markhonko
United Nations Statistics Division
The 4th meeting of the Oslo Group on energy statistics
Ottawa, Canada, 2-6 February 2009
Structure
A. Background
B. Purpose of IRES
C. Users and uses of energy statistics
D. Organization of the revision process and IRES
content
E. Implementation and revision policy
A. Background
Historical background based on energy
statistics in the UN Statistical Commission
Major decisions
Main documents
Results
B. Purpose of IRES
• Strengthen energy statistics as part of official
statistics by providing recommendations on:
Concepts, definitions, classifications, data sources,
data compilation methods, institutional
arrangements, data quality, data dissemination
• IRES provides a flexible framework for energy
statistics based on the Fundamental Principles of
Official Statistics
Specific needs for the revision
• Adapt to new developments in the market (new
energy sources, technologies, etc)
• Cover topics not considered in the previous UN
publications (e.g. data compilation, data
quality, metadata, data dissemination, etc.)
• Promote an integrated approach to energy
statistics
C. Users and uses of energy statistics
• Energy policy makers concerned with
• Monitoring energy security
• Energy planning and monitoring
• Environmental policy (e.g. GHG emission)
• Business community
• Compilers and users of national accounts.
• Compilers of the SEEA-E
• International organizations
• General public
D. Organization of the revision
process and IRES content
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Revision process
Guiding principles for the revision
Chapters
Annexes
E. Implementation and revision policy
• Recommendations are not intended to be prescriptive
and should be implemented by countries according to
the national circumstances
• Additional guidance on ESCM - more
practical/technical matters (e.g., good practices,
country case studies, etc.)
• Updating process of IRES is envisaged to be
recurrent (through UNSC) through a well organized
process
Questions
The Oslo Group is invited to provide further
guidance on the content and structure of the
chapter