System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Energy (SEEA-E) Process leading to the publication

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System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for
Energy (SEEA-E)Process leading to the publication

• Third Meeting of the United Nations Committee of
  Experts on
• Environmental-Economic Accounting
• (New York, 26-27 June 2008)

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Questions to the UNCEEA

• Does the UNCEEA agree with the scope and coverage
  of the SEEA-E ?
• Does the UNCEEA agree with the process and
  timetable for the preparation of the SEEA-E ?
• Does the UNCEEA agree in principle with the draft
  Annotated Outline of the SEEA-E ?

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Background

• UNCEEA meeting July 2007
• Consensus for the preparation of a publication
  on energy accounts (SEEA-E) and related emissions
  accounts presenting standard concepts,
  definitions, classifications and tables for
  energy accounts
• Agreement that energy accounts should feature
  prominently in the revised SEEA

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Coverage of the SEEA-E

• Agreed concepts, definitions, classifications,
  accounting rules, and valuation principles
• Physical and monetary accounts for energy
  resource stocks
• Physical and monetary flow accounts related to
  energy
• Accounts for energy-related air emissions
• Bridge tables with energy balances and emission
  inventories

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SEEA-E and the other publications

• A suite of publications in support of
  energy-related information
• SEEA-E
• A standard for physical and monetary energy
  accounts
• Will serve as an input in the revised SEEA
• IRES (International Recommendation on Energy
  Statistics)
• The statistical foundation Definitions,
  classifications, agreed data items, etc.
• ESCM (Energy Statistics Compilers Manual)
• Compilation guide Good practices, technical
  matters

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Draft outline of SEEA-E

• Chapter 1 Introduction.
• Chapter 2 The SEEA-E framework
• Chapter 3 Physical asset accounts
• Chapter 4 Monetary asset accounts
• Chapter 5 Physical flow accounts
• Chapter 6 Monetary flow accounts
• Chapter 7 Air emission accounts for energy
  related emissions
• Chapter 8 Hybrid accounts
• Chapter 9 Applications of energy accounts

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What has happened since the UNCEEA meeting July
2007 ?

• The UNSD has embarked on the drafting of the
  SEEA-E as part of its regular work programme
• Organization of a special session on energy
  accounts at the 12th London Group Meeting
• Consultation with the 3rd Oslo Group Meeting on
  Energy Statistics on the list of issues
• Global Assessment of energy accounts

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What has happened ? (continued)

• A drafting group with experts on energy
  statistics and energy accounts has been
  established to assist UNSD in developing
• SEEA-E
• Drafting Group Australia, Austria,
  Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Italy,
  Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines,
  South Africa. UK, EEA, Eurostat, IMF, UNESCWA,
  UNSD
• Drafting of chapters 1-4 of the SEEA-E and
  consultation with the drafting group
• Establishment of a website to facilitate the
  consultation on the SEEA-E
• http//unstats.un.org
  /unsd/envaccounting/seeae

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Future activities 2008

• Drafting
• Drafting of remaining chapters. Further
  consultation and seeking inputs with drafting
  group
• Drafting of issues paper for discussion at the
  London Group meeting
• Consultation and inputs
• London Group meeting (October)
• International Workshop on Energy Statistics
• (Mexico City) (Q4))
• Expert Group Meeting on emission inventories (Q4)

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Activities 2009

• Consultation and inputs
• Oslo Group meeting (Q1)
• Expert Group meeting on energy accounts and
  statistics (Q1)
• London group meeting (Q1)
• World-wide global consultation to review the
  revised SEEA-E (Q2)
• User-producer conference (Q3)
• Final draft for UNCEEA approval

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Questions to the UNCEEA

• Does the UNCEEA agree with the scope and coverage
  of the SEEA-E ?
• Does the UNCEEA agree with the process and
  timetable for the preparation of the SEEA-E ?
• Does the UNCEEA agree in principle with the draft
  Annotated Outline of the SEEA-E ?