measuring the environmental goods and services sector: issues and challenges
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Measuring the Environmental Goods And Services Sector: Issues and Challenges. Presentation of the background paper for the International Technical Workshop “Measuring Progress on ‘Greening’ the Economy: Policies and Practices”. Geneva . 14-15 May 2014. Outline. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Measuring the Environmental Goods And Services Sector: Issues and
Challenges
Presentation of the background paper for the International Technical Workshop “Measuring
Progress on ‘Greening’ the Economy: Policies and Practices”
Geneva. 14-15 May 2014
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1. THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES SECTOR
2. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
3. CHALLENGES
4. CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS
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SERIEEOECD/ESTAT Manual
ESTAT Handbook
ESTAT practical methods
SEEA
Ecotec Ernst & Young
Ecorys
1994
1999
2003
2014
2006
2009
2012
2013
2017
SEEA
Latest EU data collection
First EU mandatory data collection
First EU data collection
Manuals (Methodology)
Studies (data collection) EU level
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Structural business statistics
Industrial commodity statistics
Labour statistics
Trade statistics
VAT registers
National accounts (balance of payments)
National accounts (others)
EPE (EPEA, Joint Questionnaire)
Survey
OutputValue Added
(services)
Employment
(estimation
from the value of
production sold)
(estimatio
n from input/output tables)
(services)
Exports (services)
(supply and use tables)
(services)
Selection of activities approachSelection of businesses approach, Selection of products approach
Use of demand side information
Use of survey based data
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THE EU’S PROPOSED REGULATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS
REFINEMENT OF METHODOLOGIES PROPOSED IN THE 2009 HANDBOOK
REGULAR DATA COLLECTION IN SOME EU COUNTRIES AND AVAILABILITY OF EU AGGREGATES
COUNTRIES OUTSIDE EUROPE TRYING OUT THE EGSS
WORK OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ON MEASURING THE GREEN ECONOMY
From 2017 EU mandatory data collectionCoherence with SEEA and ESA
Increase international comparability
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REGULAR DATA COLLECTION IN SOME EU COUNTRIES AND AVAILABILITY OF EU AGGREGATES
COUNTRIES OUTSIDE EUROPE TRYING OUT THE EGSS
EG
SS
EGSS country A
EGSS country B
EGSS country C
EG
SS
EGSS country A
EGSS country B
EGSS country C
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WORK OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ON MEASURING THE GREEN ECONOMY
ILO: STATISTICAL DEFINITION OF JOBS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR AND OF GREEN JOBS
OECD, UNEP ET AL.: GREEN GROWTH/ECONOMY INDICATORS
WTO: LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
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WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF THE “GREEN ECONOMY“? HOW CAN EGSS DATA BE INTERPRETED BY POLICY-MAKERS?
WHAT ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE COVERED?
HOW TO MEASURE CLEANER AND MORE RESOURCE EFFICIENT PRODUCTS?
HOW TO GET THE RIGHT PICTURE?
Analysis
Methodology
Practical implementation
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• Countries are gaining experience in producing EGSS statistics.
• Production and publication of data have been increasing.
• The EGSS statistics have been recognized at the international level.
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1. Increase international comparison2.Facilitate production of data3.Move to analysis of EGSS
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The environmental goods and services sector (EGSS)
Presentation of the background paper for the International Technical Workshop “Measuring Progress on ‘Greening’
the Economy: Policies and Practices”
Marco [email protected]
Institut de Conseil et d'Etudes en Développement Durable asbl
Bd. F. Orban 4, 5000 Namur, Belgiumhttp://www.icedd.be/
Geneva. 14-15 May 2014