Transcript Panel Debate IRES-ESCM and SEEA, Statistics Norway

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Panel debate
IRES-ESCM and SEEA
Olav Ljones
Oslo Group
Canberra, May 4. 2011
1. Consistency and coordination
• Consistency and coordination between IRES/ESCM and
SEEA and SEEA- E is important (or even stronger: it is a
prerequisite).
• IRES has been finalised before SEEA-E is finished. This
lead to some open doors in IRES. The chapter on link to
SEEA had to be unclear and with a short discussion.
• We intend to use ESCM to move the process of
coordination between IRES and SEEA forward
2 Key energy concepts and statistics in IRES and
SEEA
• IRES include a discussion of use and user groups. Among
the users are the use in environment policy and
environment statistics. In SEEA environment concepts and
measurement is the core of the standard.
3 Data collection and statistics as a production
process
•
Modern views and strategy is to move away from the traditional single
purpose surveys. We will not have one system for data collection for
IRES and a separate collection of data (a survey) for SEEA –E.
•
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The solution is: Collect once use many times – data
Important element will be: Integration and standardisation of collection
of energy data. Storage – data warehouse. Editing and quality checking
– standardisation of methods and procedures. IRES and SEEA similar
data model. Similart to how business data is used also in NA: When
data for Business statistics is collected it is taken account of the
demands from NA. Example is that Business stat (EU) request data at
enterprise level while NA claims data on LKAU (establishment level) the
business survey has to collect data at detailed level.
4. Residence or territory principle
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Data on international use of resources by national
(residential) business units has not been given priority in
other fields than energy balances and energy accounts. For
Norway – international merchant fleet and aviation makes
the difference in figures of great magnitude.
5. Energy balances and industrial classifications
• One saying is that
Emission calculations (and energy
balances) are inconsistent with the standard industrial
classification. To this tha answer is both yes and no. The
explanation is that industrial classification is combined with
activity distribution like transport. We have to go forward
based on broad user consultations. At present we observe
some confusion.
National accounts
• Are
NA?
some of the energy accounts satellite accounts, from
7. Energy statistics balances and accounts
• Conceptual confusions may be observed?
• Energy statistics – single surveys/ statistics and official
statistics is more – a totality – it is relevant to talk about a
system for official statistics.
• Quality of official statistics.
Accuracy, timeliness, relevance,
data collection ( include response burden) efficient
production, but also consistency – coherence.
• What does this mean for energy statistics?
• Include a common energy measure – energy content in
different energy product.
The concept – accounts compared to statistics
• Unclear distinction and definitions –
• An increasing tendency in some countries to bring in
accounts.
• (should accounts be used with
interpretation?)
a more limited
What is special for SEEA
• SEEA has some key elements compared to energy
statistics. Bring in statistics to describe the environment.
The effects on resources and reserves.
• The climate – is of special importance and is not only to be
a SEEA element (UNFCC and IPCC)