Progress report on the Global Assessment and future activities Second Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (New York, 5-6 July 2007)

Background Phase 1: completed (results reported to UNSC) It covered Institutional infrastructure Subject areas Constraints in implementation Future plans

Phase 2: ongoing Follow-up questionnaires focusing on specific subject areas Objectives: Identify role of NSOs in the national statistical system in collecting, compiling and disseminating statistics and accounts; Assess scope of statistics and accounts in NSOs by identifying their coverage, data collection practices and use; Assess use of international standards, recommendations, guidelines and classifications; Assess impeding factors in the collection, compilation and dissemination of statistics and accounts

Energy statistics and balances UNSD in cooperation with the Oslo Group Modules of Phase 2 Responsible agency Time frame Energy statistics and balances UNSD in cooperation with the Oslo Group Dispatched June 2007 Analysis Fall 2007 Report to UNSC 2008 Energy and emission accounts UNSD July 2007 Water statistics and accounts September 2007 Analysis Winter 2007 EPEA 2008 Fisheries statistics and accounts Forest statistics and accounts MFA, Waste statistics and accounts Land and ecosystem accounts Physical supply and use tables Transport statistics Biodiversity statistics Agriculture statistics

Questions to the UNCEEA 1) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed breakdown of modules in Phase 2? 2) Does the UNCEEA agree with the proposed timeframe?