1. Air emission accounts Objectives and main features
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ESTP course
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2. Air emission accounts, formerly Namea (still used sometimes, e. g
Air emission accounts, formerly Namea (still used sometimes, e.g. for Eurostat TF)
Namea = acronym standing for National Accounting Matrix including Environmental Accounts,
Literally is a statistical framework which extends the matrix presentation of national accounts (the Nam) to environmental flows
The term originates from the work conducted by the Dutch Statistical Institute in the 1990s
De Haan, M. and Keuning, S. (1994) ‘A national accounting matrix including environmental accounts; concepts and first results’, paper presented at the UNEP workshop on Environmental and Resource accounting, Slovakia, March 1994
Angelica Tudini
ESTP course on air emission accounts Vienna, 6-7 September 2012

3. Example of a full Namea Descrizione conti A. Coli
Rapporto con la NAMEA degli olandesi –vedi paper 1994
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ESTP course on air emission accounts Vienna, 6-7 September 2012
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4. Environmental pressure caused by economic activities,
with the UN handbook “System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting” (SEEA2003) the term Namea became used as a synonym for Hybrid Flow Accounts
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS (mainly) in physical units
ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS in monetary units
examples:
Supply-Use or
NAM
Environmental pressure caused by economic activities,
by households …
same accounting principles
Direct natural resource intake
Angelica Tudini
ESTP course on air emission accounts Vienna, 6-7 September 2012
Namea – Theory and concepts 4 4

5. An example of SEEA hybrid supply and use table
Cap 4 SEEA
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6. Common presentation format
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ESTP course on air emission accounts Vienna, 6-7 September 2012

7. Air emission Accounts data up to were collected by Eurostat via bi-annual questionnaires - covering the years 1995 to t – 2, 60 industries (Nace Rev1.1) plus three households’ consumption categories
13 Pollutants: Carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon dioxide from biomass, sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), nitrous oxide (N2O), ammonia (NH3), methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC), particulate matter (PM10), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
In 2012 data collection will cover 2008 – 2010, Rev.2 will be adopted for the first time
From 2013 onwards Air emission Accounts will be compulsory under Regulation No 691/2011
14 Pollutants: Carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon dioxide from biomass, sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), nitrous oxide (N2O), ammonia (NH3), methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC), particulate matter (PM10), fine particles (PM2,5), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
Angelica Tudini
ESTP course on air emission accounts Vienna, 6-7 September 2012

8. Industries and households – Eurostat questionnaire
Angelica Tudini
ESTP course on air emission accounts Vienna, 6-7 September 2012

9. To answer questions such as:
Why AEA?
To answer questions such as:
How much CO2 is emitted by private households and how much by industries?
Which are the ‘hot spots’ within the production system?
How much do they contribute to the economy in terms of value added, employment...?
What is the relationship between the economic performance and the environmental performance of various production activities?
Are the economic activities that pollute the most the same ones that spend the most on environmental protection?
Angelica Tudini
ESTP course on air emission accounts Vienna, 6-7 September 2012