1. Proposal for new modules for inclusion in Regulation 691/2011
WG Environmental Accounts
Proposal for new modules for inclusion in Regulation 691/2011
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)
Unit E2 Environmental accounts and climate change
Luxembourg, March 2012

2. Overview Background Written consultation Pilot data collection
ESTP Training Course
Main changes proposed
QUESTIONS
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

3. Work of the NAMEA Task Force on Energy Accounts
Background 1
Driving forces:
ESEA 2008: develop Energy Accounts in medium term (i.e.2011)
Regulation 691/2011, article 10: proposal for introducing new modules, e.g. Energy Accounts
SEEA 2012 and SEEA-Energy
DIMESA 2011
Work of the NAMEA Task Force on Energy Accounts
Standard tables
Manual (compilation guide)
Focus on Physical Flow Accounts
Does not focus on:
Monetary Energy Flow Accounts
Energy Asset Accounts (monetary and physical)
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

4. Written consultation: Pilot data collection ESTP training course
Background 2
Written consultation:
10 January 2012  31 January
Pilot data collection
9 January  1 March
ESTP training course
13-14 February
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

5. Written consultation: general appreciation
Very useful comments and suggestions Countries were mostly positive
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

6. Written consultation: comments
Level of detail:
Natural energy inputs, energy products & energy residuals
Nace Rev. 2 divisions
Table B.o: out
Table D: not to report; to be compiled by Eurostat
Deadline for reporting: 18  21 months
Include complete list of energy inputs, products and residuals in main text
Provide conversion factors for each energy flow
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

7. Pilot data collection Launched: 10 January – deadline 1 March
Objective: test the tables and compilation guides
Actors: members of TF on Energy Accounts
Summary of results:
There are gaps: energy flows and NACE Rev. 2 (in some cases, energy carriers do not exist in country)
Aggregation of energy products is complicated and may generate erroneous results (e.g. double counting)
Guidelines need to be improved for uniform interpretation
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

8. ESTP Training Course Vienna, 13-14 February 2012 Main outcomes:
No unique classification of energy products uniformly applied in all countries
Countries do not report energy balances to Eurostat
Energy accounts ask same details as energy statistics
Around 90% of energy accounts based on reporting of energy statistics.
The remaining 10% relate to resident vs. territorial principle.
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

9. Main changes proposed NACE Rev. 2: keep A*64 breakdown
Level of detail for natural energy inputs, energy products and energy residuals: do not change. Working Group to discuss alternatives
Complete list of energy inputs, products and residuals: do not include in regulation (rigidity vs. lightening legal text); include in MANUAL
Deadline for reporting: 18  21 months
Table B.o: out; to be reported on voluntary basis
Table D: to be compiled by Eurostat (to be discussed)
Conversion factors: to be addressed in manual; not in regulation
Eurostat offers to pre-fill questionnaires, but Energy Accounts are good product
Eurostat to develop a compilation tool
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)

10. Do you agree with and approve the proposed PEFA legal text?
QUESTIONS
Do you agree with and approve the proposed PEFA legal text?
Do you have further comments and/or suggestions?
The final draft will be submitted to the DIMESA for its meeting of April 2012
Working Groups on Environmental Accounts and Environmental Expenditure Statistics March 2012
Physical Energy Flow Accounts (PEFA)