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Dutch environmental accounts
Statistics Netherlands
Short history…..
‘70s - ‘90s Increasing interest in environmental issues Development of NAMEA (National accounting matrix including environmental accounts)
2000-2006 Development of several subaccounts: energy, water, environmental taxes etc.
2006: First publication Dutch environmental accounts
Organisation of work
• Department of National accounts
• Environmental accounts: 5 fte (2009)
• Compilation, publication and development
• No surveys: integration of existing statistics and accounts
Present status
Physical flow accounts and hybrid accounts• Energy accounts• Water flow accounts• Air emission accounts• Water emissions accounts• Waste accounts
Asset accounts for natural gas and crude oil
Monetary accounts• Environmental protection accounts• Environmental taxes
Key areas in the Netherlands
Air emission accounts• Climate change• Local air pollution: acidification, fine dust
Water accounts• Watermanagement very important • Water quality: water framework directive
Subsoil asset accounts• Large assets of natural gas
Air emissions accounts
Origin and destination of air emissions
Data sources: • National Emission Inventory• National accounts• Transport statistics
Indicators for environmental economic performance
Index 1990 = 100
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
GDP Greenhouse gasses CO2 CH4 N2O
Structural decomposition analysis CO2
Emissionintensity
Energyintensity
Economicstructure
Volume Total
-40 000
-20 000
0
20 000
40 000
60 000
80 000Mln kg CO2
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
Dutch water accounts
• Compiled annually for the National Water Service (Ministry of Waterways and Public Works)
• Both on national and river basin scale
• Data used for the European Water Framework Directive
Water intensity (tapwater) for industries (2006)
Liter / Euro 0 5 10 15 20
Total economy
Basic metal industryPetroleum industryLivestock farmersChemical industry
Food and drink industryOther agriculture
Arable farmingHorticulture
Paper industryEnvironmental services
Other industry
Intensity of emissions to water (heavy metals)
Rijn-Midden
Rijn-Noord
Rijn-Oost
Rijn-West
ScheldeMaas
Eems
19952005
The Netherlands
Main users of the Dutch EA
• Research institutes: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, National Water Institute, Energy Research Centre, etc.
• Policy makers: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Minstry of Environment
• Business: water producers, producers for environmental technology etc.
• Eurostat
Future work on EA
Development of new accounts• Material flow accounts• Environmental industry accounts• Climate change accounts • Emission permits• Environmental subsidy accounts
Improvement of existing accounts
Enhancement of the use of environmental accounts, environmental economic analyses
In addition: “Sustainable NL”
• First publication: February 2009• Close co-operation between SN and three Dutch planning agencies• Capital approach: economic capital, human capital, environmental capital and social capital (12 sustainability themes)• Future development:
- Conceptual framework- Analysis of trade-offs- Website- Next paper publication at the end of 2010
• Priority research area: 7-8 fte’s
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