Material Flow Accounts MFA Questionnaire and Guide for Beginners Nina Eisenmenger

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 2 Implementation of MFA Implementation of MFA at Eurostat  2 products: MFA Standard Tables MFA Guide for Beginners Developed on the basis of discussions and methodological development in the Eurostat MFA task force produced by the IFF and the Wuppertal Institute in consultancy for Eurostat

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 3 Coverage Socio-economic system RMEs Domestic environment unused extraction Stocks input balancing items output balancing items Exports DPO DE Imports DE DPO Exports input balancing items output balancing items

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 4 Main innovation: material classification Along 3 hierarchical levels, level 1 includes 6 material categories Medium level of disaggregation Compatible with primary statistics Calculation of indicators (DE vs trade) Aggregation along similar characteristics: –Strategic and economic relevance –Quantitative relevance –Chemical and physical properties –Societal uses –Specific environmental impacts

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 5 Standard Tables: structure Table A: Domestic extraction (used) (DE) Table B: Imports - intra-EU trade Table C: Imports - extra-EU trade Table D: Exports - intra-EU trade Table E: Exports - extra-EU trade Table F: Domestic processed output (DPO) Table G: (Selected) balancing items Table H: Indicators Annex 1: Correspondence with CPA codes Annex 2: Correspondence with FAO codes Annex 3: Correspondence with SITC rev.3 codes

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 6 Standard Tables: DE biomass

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 7 Standard Tables: DE metals, minerals, fossil en. carriers

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 8 Standard Tables: DPO

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 9 Standard Tables: (selected) balancing items

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 10 Standard Tables: further remarks Standard tables as the content  technical translation into electronic questionnaires Standard Tables do not contain comments on methods etc.  package together with Guide for Beginners

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 11 Guide for Beginners: structure Fundamentals system boundaries, typology of flows, data sources Chapters along Standard Tables: –Biomass –Metals ores and non metallic minerals –Fossil energy carriers –Imports and exports –Domestic processed output (DPO) –Balancing items and net additions to stocks Material flow indicators extensive and intensive indicators Abbreviations, glossary, references

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 12 Guide for Beginners: chapters in detail Introduction Description of flows Examples of levels, trends, main sub-categories Economic value, socio-economic use, environmental relevance Data sources, data structure (classifications etc.) Conventions Terminology and classification Specific conventions, e.g. moisture content, ore grades, packaging Data compilation By material sub-category, conversion coefficients, calc. methods Specific issues related to... [e.g. DE of biomass] Data compilation and cross checks [trade]

Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 13 Guide for Beginners: further remarks Guidance manual that supports the practical implementation of MFA explanatory notes complementing the Standard Tables Complementary to the Eurostat 2001 guide, which has a stronger focus on the theoretical and conceptual foundations of MFA Specific problems in MFA are highlighted, proposals for estimations are included at the example of international statistics  implementation based on national statistics, adapted to specific national situation

Thank you for your attention Nina Eisenmenger IFF – Social Ecology