1. WG Environmental Expenditure Statistics Monetary environmental accounts- state of play 2011 Unit E7 Environmental accounts and climate change Luxembourg, 29-30 March 2011

2. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Overview of the work done in 2010 and future plans Environmental protection expenditure Environmental goods and services sector –In Eurostat: EGSS data collection, Community innovation survey (CIS) –In other Commission services: DG Employment, DG Environment Environmentally related taxes Task forces on environmentally related transfers (taxes and subsidies) and RUMEA Legal base on environmental accounts Country studies

3. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Environmental protection expenditure (EPE) Publications released in 2010: –SIF “Environmental protection expenditure and revenues in the EU, EFTA and candidate countries 2001-2006” –Flagship publication “Environmental statistics and accounts in Europe” –Pocketbook “Energy, transport and environment indicators”: Statistics explained article: released Metadata: updated

4. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Environmental protection expenditure (EPE) JQ 2010: prefilled and launched in July 2010; basic checking tool was incorporated Detailed ‘country fact sheet’ publication: preparation started and planned to be released by summer 2011 SIF on EPE at EU level: planned to be published by end of 2011 Methodology for estimating EU aggregates for EPE: set up in autumn 2010 Estimation of EU aggregates following 2010 data collection: planned to be extended in terms of coverage (environmental domains, economic variables) Details: point 14 of agenda

5. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Environmental goods and services sector In Eurostat: –EGSS: 2009 pilot data collection: data published in Summer 2010 January 2011: first official data collection launched SIF: planned for end of 2011 –CIS 2008: Results published in November 2010 Useful for building up the EGSS population In DG Employment: –“Employment Committee” produced the report “Towards a green labour market”: indicators based on EGSS data In DG Environment: –Eurobarometer survey “Attitudes of European entrepreneurs towards eco-innovation” –Eco-innovation Observatory –European ETAP For a on eco-innovation –Eco-innovation Action plan

6. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Environmentally related taxes Publications released in 2010 –SIF: “Distribution of environmental taxes in Europe by tax payers in 2007” –Flagship publication “Environmental statistics and accounts in Europe” –Pocketbook “Energy, transport and environment indicators”: ITR and environmental taxes by tax payers –Taxation trends report: tax revenue Statistics explained article: released Metadata: updated

7. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Environmentally related taxes 2010 data collection: launched in October 2010; basic checking tool was incorporated; new items included SIF: planned to be published by end of 2011 Methodology for estimating EU aggregates for environmental taxes in a breakdown by economic activities: drafting started First EU aggregates: available by end of 2011 for the period 1995-2008 Details: point 16 of agenda Emission permits: –Initial payment for permits: tax –Changes in the price of the emission permit between the issue date and the emission date: non-produced nonfinancial asset (not financial asset) –Advantage: revenues from issuing emission permits by governments are environmental tax revenues

8. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Task forces on environmentally related transfers (taxes and subsidies) and RUMEA Reflection groups established in 2008 MANDATE of a TF approved in 2009 by DIMESA TF met in February and October 2010 Work contributed to the revision of 2003 SEEA and to the work of the London group Next meeting: October 2011

9. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Legal base on environmental accounts Discussed in the European Parliament and the Council Expected vote in the Parliament: May 2011 Consequence: 2011 the year of entry into force+ first reference year for the Regulation –Monetary environmental accounts in the Regulation: Environmentally related taxes Next step: –implementing acts: technical formats, modality for quality reports and derogations → updated statistical guide on environmental taxes – details on point 17 of the agenda Future monetary environmental accounts modules to be included: –EPE (simplified module) and EGSS

10. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Country studies on monetary environmental accounts 2007: 9 applications 2008: 10 applications 2009: 7 applications 2010: 13 applications - 15 actions 2011: Deadline for submission of applications is 31.05.2011

11. Environmental Accounts March 2011State of play monetary environmental accounts 2011 Preliminary compilation of Country reports on monetary environmental accounts Available tomorrow on Circa: http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/dsis/envirmeet/libr ary?l=/environmental_25032010&vm=detailed&s b=Title Thank you for sending the reports!