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