1. A Broad View of Environment Statistics
6th Administrative Data Centre Seminar, Dublin
Paul Morrin, Assistant Director General, CSO
October 24th, 2017

2. Welcome 6th seminar today focusing on environmental statistics
Broad range of topics
Broad audience
Traditional focus in CSO was on economic and social statistics
CSO has become more involved in environment statistics in recent years in response to Regulations
Many government departments and agencies are involved in compilation of environmental statistics

3. Environmental Agencies (examples)
1845 Geological Survey of Ireland
1936 Met Éireann
1968 BirdWatch Ireland
1988 Teagasc
1991 Marine Institute
1993 Environmental Protection Agency
1993 COFORD
2002 Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
2003 National Parks and Wildlife Service
2006 Road Safety Authority
2007 National Biodiversity Data Centre
2008 Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit
2010 Inland Fisheries Ireland

4. International Environmental Policies
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Rio)
1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio)
Kyoto Framework
1997 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Aarhus Convention
2010 Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Sendai Framework
2015 Paris Agreement

5. Environment Statistics within CSO
Evolved as part of Trade Statistics Division but need for dedicated Division emerged as Eurostat moved voluntary data collections onto a legal basis - Regulation (EU) No 691/ Regulation (EU) No 538/2014 In 2015 a separate Environment Division created partially in response to increasing Eurostat obligations Primary focus is on legal obligations to provide statistics to Eurostat but also on efficiency of environment-related statistics nationally

6. Today’s Seminar Wide variety of themes will be presented
Many other themes: asset accounts (physical and monetary); circular economy; fisheries; forestry; fresh water; meteorology; natural capital accounts; physical supply and use tables
Environment will increasingly interact with social and economic statistics in response to climate change and sustainable development concerns
Changes in environment condition and its ability to provide ecosystem services such as water purification, flood protection, air purification, and pollination have not been valued in national accounts

7. Timetable Very challenging for us to keep to it
15 minutes per presentation so high level view
We will let presenters know when they are in their last 2 minutes
Chance for discussion after 5 presentations
Then coffee break and 4 more presentations
Our first speaker today is Clare O’Hara from the CSO, who will give a presentation on one of the Environment Accounts modules

8. Thank You