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Environmental Protection ExpenditureEurostat – 10,11 June 2010

Unit E3 – Environmental Statistics and Accounts

June 2010 Regional Environmental Statistics Workshop

Environmental AccountsEnvironmental Accounts

Definitions

Expenditure for environmental protection (EPE) comprises all purposeful activities that directly aim at the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution or any other degradation of the environment resulting from the production process or from the use of goods and services.



Excluded from EPE are:

Activities which are beneficial to the environment, but primarily satisfy technical needs or health and safety requirements for the workplaceExpenditure linked to mobilisation of natural resources (water supply)Calculated costs such as depreciation or the cost of capitalPayments of interest, fines and penalties for non-compliance with environmental regulations or compensations to third parties



Joint OECD/EurostatQuestionnaire

Data collection is executed every two years.

The participation is voluntary

Last data collection has been in 2008/2009

Next collection: June – October 2010



Framework of the JQ PUBLIC SECTOR BUSINESS SECTOR HOUSEHOLDS SPECIALISED

PRODUCERS TOTAL

ECONOMY (TABLE 1) (TABLE 2) (TABLE 3) (TABLE 4) A Investment

expenditure A Investment

expenditure -- A Investment

expenditure Sum of tables 1, 2 and 4

-- Of which end-of-pipe -- -- -- B Internal current

expenditure B Internal current

expenditure B (connected and

adapted products) B Internal current

expenditure Sum of tables 1-4

C Receipts from by-products

C Receipts from by-products

-- C Receipts from by-products

Sum of tables 1, 2 and 4

Abater principle

Expenditure I (A+B-C)


Expenditure I (B)


Sum of tables 1-4

D Subsidies/Transfers (paid)

D Subsidies/Transfers (received)



zero*

E Fees/Purchases (paid for EP services)




Of which paid to Public Sector



F

Revenues (from EP services)

--

-- F

Revenues (from EP services)

Sum of tables 1-4 (Note: total fees/purchases should equal total revenues) * Sum of tables 1 and 4

Financing principle

Expenditure II (EXP I +D+E-F)

Expenditure II (EXP I -D+E)

Expenditure II (EXP I -D+E)

Expenditure II (EXP I -D+E-F)

Sum of tables 1-4 (Equal to EXP I) *



Classifications

1. Classification of Environmental Protection Activities (CEPA)

General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities

(NACE)

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon



Classifications

CEPA1. Protection of ambient air and climate2. Wastewater management3. Waste management4. Protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and

surface water (includes all cleaning-up activities)5. Noise and vibration abatement6. Protection of biodiversity and landscape7. Protection against radiation8. Research and development Other9. Other environmental protection activities



Classifications

Attribution of the NACE rev.1 activities (1-99) to economic sectors:

– Public sector 75– Business sector partially 1-99 excl. 75, 90– Households– Specialised producers mainly 90, partly 37

and 41

Red bold – sectors to be taken into consideration for the regional questionnaire


Environmental AccountsEnvironmental AccountsNACE Rev 1.1 – NACE Rev 2

correspondence for EPE regional questionnaire

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nace_rev2/correspondence_tables

NACE REV. 1.1 NACE REV. 2 DETAILS COMMENTS

81.1Combined facilities support activities

Only a part of 81.1 belongs to the old NACE REV. 1.1 DIVISION 75:Operation of government owned or occupied

buildings

82.99 Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Only a part of 82.99 belongs to the old NACE REV. 1.1 DIVISION 75:Vehicle licence issuing on a fee or contract

basis

84Public administration and

defence; compulsory social security

88.99Other social work activities without

accommodation n.e.c.

Only a part of 88.99 belongs to the old NACE REV. 1.1 DIVISION 75:International assistance, e.g. refugee or

hunger relief programmes

91.01Library and archives

activitiesOnly a part of 91.01 belongs to the old NACE REV. 1.1

DIVISION 75:Operation of government archives

Industry = sections C, D, E Industry = sections B, C, D, E

B - Minning and quarring C - Manufacturing

D - Electricity, gas steam and air conditioning

supply E - Water supply, sewerange, waste

Public Sector division 75



Definition – specialized producers

They include the production of environmental protection services by public and private corporations for the use of other units, mainly financed by the users of the services.

Main activities (NACE Rev 1.1 division 90) are- collection and treatment of sewage- collection and treatment of solid waste- sanitation, remediation and similar activities.



Structure of the Joint Questionnaire

Explanatory notes and definitionsReporting instructions and footnotes to all tablesQuestions about coverage12 tables



Structure of the Joint Questionnaire - tables

1 Public sector2 Business Sector

2A Agriculture, Hunting, Fishing, Forestry2B Mining & Quarrying2C Total Manufacturing

2C_add Detailed Manufacturing Industries2D Electricity, Gas and Water2E Other Business

3 Households4 Specialised Producers of EP Services

4A Public Specialised Producers of EP Services4B Private Specialised Producers of EP Services

Red bold – sectors to be taken into consideration for the regional questionnaire



Structure of the Tables -Environmental domains

AirWastewaterWasteSoil & GroundwaterNoiseBiodiversity and LandscapeOther (includes radiation, research and development, other )Total



Structure of the Tables -Expenditure variables

(A) Investment expenditures (= A1+A2)(A1) End-of-pipe investments (pollution treatment)(A2) Investments in integrated technologies (pollution prevention)

(B) Total current expenditure (=B1+B2)(B1) Internal current expenditure(B2) Fees/purchases

(C) Receipts from by-products(D) Subsidies/Transfers (received +, paid -) only for public sector(E) RevenuesExpenditure I (A+B1-C)Expenditure II (EXPI+B2-D-E)

Red bold – indicators to be taken into consideration for the regional questionnaireIf you are not able to calculate the EPE for public sector taking into account also D-

Subsidies/Transfers – please specify in the footnotes that you only took into consideration A – Investments and B – Total current Expenditure



Main data sources

National accountsProduction and generation of income accountsGeneral government transactionsSupply-use tablesProduction statistics (industry survey data)Surveys on environmental protection expenditureIndustryhouseholdsStructural business statistics



Handbooks, manuals-special information on EPE

Environmental Expenditure Statistics: Industry data collection handbook (2005)

-Environmental Expenditure Statistics: General Government and Specialised Producers data collection handbook (2007)

Download from the dedicated section on environmental accounts on Eurostat’s website:

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=2873,63643317,2873_63643793&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=2873,63643317,2873_63643793&_dad=portal&_schema=portal

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=2873,63643317,2873_63643793&_dad=portal&_schema=portal



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