1. Christian Heidorn, Eurostat DIMESA 2009 15 to 16 June 2009
8.3 Environmental Data Centres Progress report: Eurostat
Christian Heidorn, Eurostat
DIMESA 2009
15 to 16 June 2009

2. Content 10 Environmental Data Centres (EDCs)
3 EDCs at Eurostat (= future SEIS nodes)
Progress since DIMESA 2008
Waste
Natural resources and products
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3. The Environmental Data Centres
Air
European Environment Agency
Climate change
Water
Biodiversity
Land use
Soil
Joint Research Centre
Forestry
Natural Resources
Products
Waste
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4. The Environmental Data Centres at Eurostat
“Group of Four” Technical Arrangement
EUROSTAT:
… is establishing Environmental Data Centres (EDCs) on:
Natural Resources Products (IPP) Waste
= European institutional SEIS node for information on …
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5. Resources – Products – Waste – Resources
Plastics processing
Electricity
Process heat
Transport
Further constituents
and auxilaries
Plastics manufacturing
Crude oil processing
Retail and use
Crude oil extraction
Recycling to recyclate
(of lower quality)
Waste collection
Incineration,
electricity generation
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Landfill

6. Recycling to recyclate electricity generation
= strong links among the three Eurostat Data Centres
Plastics processing
Electricity
Process heat
Transport
Further constituents
and auxilaries
Plastics manufacturing
Crude oil processing
Retail and use
Crude oil extraction
Recycling to recyclate
(of lower quality)
Waste collection
Incineration,
electricity generation
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Landfill

7. Resources – Products – Waste – Resources
Policy context
Understand the political needs:
Thematic Strategy for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Communication on Integrated Product Policy
Thematic Strategy for the Prevention and Recycling of Waste
Action Plan on Sustainable Production and Consumption and Sustainable Industrial Policy (most recent document)
Liaison with work currently being developed elsewhere:
Joint Research Centre - LCA-Platform
EEA Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
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8. Organisational setting
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9. EDC Waste Objectives be the central entry point for waste data
manage this data, perform quality assurance and coordinate with Go4 partners
be reference point for (policy) questions on (statistical) information/data on waste and associated environmental impacts
develop and coordinate methodologies and indicators for policy assessment
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10. EDC Waste: Progress since DIMESA 2008
Results from the 2008 data collection under the Waste Statistics Regulation:
Detailed statistics on waste generation and treatment were published via the EDC Waste / Eurostat homepage
As communicated by the Report of the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in a report on the "Results of the pilot studies on waste statistics“:
A Commission Regulation on statistics for the import and export of waste was prepared.
After two data collections a Task Force developed proposals for the improvement of the Regulation
>>> See agenda item 11 <<<
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11. EDC Waste: Activities carried out
(cont.)
Implementation of reporting obligations: collected online
Waste Framework, Landfill, Hazardous Waste, Waste Oils, Sewage Sludge, Packaging Waste, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
the questionnaire on the implementation of the Directive on End-of-Live Vehicles (ELV) is currently open for reporting
Time series (1995 – 2007) on municipal waste
(– generated, – incinerated – landfilled + composted + recycled) were collected, validated and published as a Structural Indicator (SI) and Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI)
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13. EDC Waste: Activities carried out
(cont.)
Indicators
Proposals for indicators to monitor the recycling targets for the new Waste Framework Directive were presented to DG Environment and to a Council Working Group, development is ongoing.
Waste Shipment Regulation
Preparatory work for the annual data collection on Waste Shipments is underway, together with the EEA and DG Environment.
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14. EDC Waste: Activities carried out
(cont.)
Policy support
DG Environment was supported on ad-hoc questions from the European Parliament, e.g. on certain waste streams, on shipment of recyclables to China and on the effects of the economic downturn on prices for recyclables.
Harmonisation, Integration, Streamlining
Moreover, the team participates in relevant technical meetings organised by other Commission Services and the EEA, with the main intention in mind to streamline reporting obligations, to harmonise the classification used and to integrate reporting on waste and waste statistics wherever possible.
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15. Central entry point for e-Reporting
single entry tool for all reporting obligations on waste
stepwise implementation, first reporting successfully completed
not yet for Waste Statistics Regulation
► Edawaste eDAMIS file transfer
► … back to EXCEL sheets ???
Integrated with ReportNet, SEIS
? ? ? …
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16. EDC Waste: Website
A dedicated website has been launched in March 2008 for:
Guidance for reporting and tools
Data dissemination and publication
And other information / sources
EDC’s home page:
A new version has been launched in May 2009:
… more Data Centre services such as download, retrieval, …
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17. 11-Dec-2008
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18. 11-Dec-2008
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19. EDC Waste: outlook Towards “full data centre services”
Continuously advance the website, platform for dialog with users
“Overarching” IT services with other data centres, start within Eurostat …
… but then connect better with the other 7
Provide analysis on highlighted waste streams: e.g. End-of-Life Vehicles
Focus on Indicators, streamline with other indicator “owners” such as OECD, UN, EEA …
Further integration of reporting: Harmonisation of classifications and nomenclatures …
Waste Shipments …
Prepare for Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) …
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20. Natural Resources and Products
Objectives
be reference point for (policy) questions on (statistical) on natural resources (“information-hub”) and products and associated environmental impacts
develop and coordinate methodologies and indicators for policy assessment
manage data, perform quality assurance and coordinate with Go4 partners and international organisations
Provide information for the assessment of policy effectiveness
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21. Natural Resources and Products, Progress since DIMESA 2008
Clarification on scope and objectives
Three functions:
Data
Theme co-ordination (Go4) – networking
“Information – hub” for natural resources
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22. Natural Resources and Products, Networking – Theme co-ordination
bilateral talks Go4 desk level meeting
EEA ETC/SCP
JRC-IPTS
(Seville)
Eurostat E.3
Eurostat others
JRC-IES
(Ispra)
DG ENV G.4
DG ENV others
Other DGs
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23. Natural Resources and Products, Series of contracts and agreements
Contracts that became operational in 2008/9:
2007: Administrative Arrangement with JRC-Ispra - LCA
2007-Lot2 “Use of PRODCOM” (Öko-Institute)
2007-Lot3 “Impacts I – EMC etc.” (CML/TNO/CE)
2008-Lot1 “Development Data Centres” (TNO/CML/SERI)
2008-Lot3 “Impacts II – RME etc.”
Framework contract: “Information – hub” services (pilot)
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24. Natural Resources and Products, Series of contracts and agreements
Calls in 2009:
Lot 1: Environmental accounts: statistical services for data collection, processing, dissemination and methodological developments of monetary modules
Lot 2: Environmental accounts: statistical services for data collection, processing and dissemination of physical modules
Lot 3: Environmental accounts: assistance to the methodological development of water and energy accounts
Lot 4: Statistical services in support to Environmental Data Centres on Natural Resources and Products: processing data towards an environmentally extended supply, use, input-output framework
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25. Conclusions, so far
The data centres, with its principal functions of streamlining and integrating of reporting and provision of consistent and quality assessed information, and by the coordination between the partner institutions, contributes notably to the improvement of data quality and availability.
The role of each data centre will evolve over time as a result of the gradual development of a more decentralised shared information system.
The additional responsibility of being the data centre gives pro-active support for this development within its thematic area and ensures interoperability with the data from the other centres.
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