Institutional Perspective on the SEE Account Training Seminar
In this seminar, delve into the crucial link between environment and economy, exploring indicators and metrics beyond GDP. Statistics Canada's journey towards integrating environment and economy is highlighted, tracing back to the 1970s with various surveys and projects. Gain insights into the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) and the significance of accurate metrics in shaping policies for sustainable development.
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Institutional Perspective on the SEEA UNSD SEEA Training of Trainers Seminar July 7-10, 2014, New York Joe St. Lawrence Statistics Canada
Beyond GDP Beyond GDP we often draw inferences about what are good policies by looking at what policies have promoted economic growth; but if our metrics of performance are flawed, so too may be the inferences that we draw. Stiglitz, J.E., A. Sen, and J-P. Fitoussi, (2009), Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, p.7 www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr/documents/rapport_anglais.pdf 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 2
The Economy The Economy and The Environment and The Environment -Natural Resources -Ecosystem Services Stocks The Economy Flows -Residuals Expenditures 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 3
Integrating the Environment and the Integrating the Environment and the Economy at Statistics Canada Economy at Statistics Canada 1970s Structural Analysis Division First edition of Human Activity and the Environment 1978 Waste Management Industry Survey 1989 Survey of Environmental Protection Expenditures 1994 Environment Industry Survey 1995 Canadian System of Environment and Resource Accounts (CSERA) 1997 Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators 2003 Agricultural Water Use Survey 2005 Survey of Industrial Water Use 2007 Survey of Drinking water Treatment Plants 2009 Measuring Ecosystem Goods and Services project results published in Human Activity and the Environment 2013 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 4
SNA view SNA view Industries Final demand Assets Sectors Financial and produced assets, opening balance Industrial output of goods and services Industrial intermediate demand Gross fixed capital formation Final demand Commodities Wastes Other changes in volume & holding gains/losses on financial & produced assets Sectors Financial and produced assets, closing balance 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 5
System of Environmental System of Environmental- -Economic Accounts (SEEA) view Accounts (SEEA) view Economic Industries Final demand Assets Sectors Financial and produced assets, opening balance Natural resource assets, opening balance Natural resource assets, opening balance Industrial output of goods and services Industrial intermediate demand Gross fixed capital formation Final demand Commodities Environmental protection expenditures Environmental protection expenditures Capital expenditures for environmental protection Resource production by industries Resource production by households/gov t Resource use by industries Resource use by households/gov t Waste consumption by industries Waste consumption by households/gov t Wastes Waste output by industries Waste output by households/gov t Other changes in volume & holding gains/losses on financial & produced assets Changes in and holding gains/losses on natural resource assets Changes in natural resource assets Sectors Financial and produced assets, closing balance Natural resource assets, closing balance Natural resource assets, closing balance 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 6
Physical Flow Accounting Physical Flow Accounting 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 7
Asset Accounting Asset Accounting 8
Accounting for Environmental Accounting for Environmental Transactions (Expenditures) Transactions (Expenditures) 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 9
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Environment Accounts Product Catalogue Environment Accounts Product Catalogue http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?lang=en&ObjId=16-257-X&ObjType=2 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 11
The Green Plan The Green Plan Initiation Initiation Objectives Objectives resource accounts that would quantify the links between the environment and the economy. 1990 Federal Budget To initiate development of a system of environmental and Outcome Outcome Canadian System of Environmental and Resource Accounts Accounts: Physical Flows (water, energy, GHG) Assets (minerals, energy, timber), Land Related indicators Surveys: Environmental Protection Expenditures, Environmental Goods and Services 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 12
Environment and Sustainable Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators Development Indicators Initiation Initiation 2000 Federal Budget Objectives Objectives To find ways to track the impact of current economic practices on the natural and human assets that will be needed by future generations of Canadians. Outcome Outcome Reports: 2003 State of the Debate Report, 2006-08 Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators Indicators: Air Quality, Water Quality, GHG Emissions Surveys: Households and the Environment, Industrial Water Use, Agricultural Water Use, Drinking Water Treatment Plants Links: Ongoing contribution to Federal Sustainable Development Strategy indicators 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 13
Measuring Ecosystem Goods and Measuring Ecosystem Goods and Services Services Initiation Initiation 2011 Interdepartmental funding request Objectives Objectives To develop experimental ecosystem accounts with the specific objective of supporting policy needs related to the valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Outcome Outcome Reports: Human Activity and the Environment 2013: Measuring ecosystem goods and services in Canada Infrastructure: MEGS geospatial database, MEGS community of practice 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 14
Questions? Questions? Joe St. Lawrence Joe St. Lawrence Environment Accounts and Statistics | Environment Accounts and Statistics | Comptes R.H. Coats Building | R.H. Coats Building | Immeuble Immeuble R. Statistics Canada | 100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Statistics Canada | 100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Statistique Statistique Canada | 100, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Canada | 100, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Joe.St.Lawrence@statcan.gc.ca Joe.St.Lawrence@statcan.gc.ca Telephone | Telephone | T l phone T l phone 613 613- -951 951- -7709 7709 Facsimile | Facsimile | T l copieur T l copieur 613 613- -951 951- -0634 0634 Government of Canada | Government of Canada | Gouvernement Gouvernement du Canada Comptes et H.- -Coats / Floor | Coats / Floor | tage et statistique statistique de tage 25 M de l'environnement l'environnement R.- -H. 25 M du Canada 2025-03-12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada 15
