egss: classifications in environmental domains workshop on reporting environmental goods and...

EGSS:Classifications in environmental domains

Workshop on Reporting Environmental Goods and Services

12-13 november 2009Bech Building – A3/45

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OverviewOverview EP vs RM CReMA

Environmental protection / resource management Classification of environmental protection activities

(CEPA 2000) Classification of resource management activities

(CReMA 2008) Recommendations for the classification of activities

by environmental domain

CEPA Recommendations

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Environmental Protection and Resource Management

Overview EP vs RM CReMA

OCDE/eurostat 1999 Manual on Environmental Industry:


Environmental Protection

Resource Management

Cleaner products and technologies

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Environmental protection: technologies and products of both a preventive or remedial nature for the prevention, reduction, elimination and treatment of air emissions, waste and wastewater, soil and groundwater contamination, noise and vibration as well as radiation, the prevention, reduction and elimination of soil erosion and salinity as well as other kinds of degradation, the preservation of biodiversity and landscapes as well as the monitoring and control of the quality of environmental media and waste.


Handbook, Chapter 2, p. 30 and 43

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Resource Management: technologies and products to manage and/or conserve the stock of natural resources against depletion phenomena including both preventive and restoration activities as well as the monitoring and control of the levels and uses of natural resource stocks.Which natural resources?The non-produced natural assets, the use of which takes the form of goods. Hence, livestock, plants, etc. as well as the environmental services which result from the use of certain functions of natural assets (aesthetic value etc.) are excluded. Natural resources consist therefore of inland waters, natural forests, wild flora and fauna and subsoil reserves (fossil energy and minerals), see SERIEE Chapter X, § 10043-45


Handbook, Chapter 2 (2.2.2), pp. 33-38

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Environmental Protection vs Resource Management:

The main distinction between environmental protection and resource management is that environmental protection focuses on physical outputs, while resource management on inputs.


Environmental purposes

Related to outputs Related to inputs

Environmental protection Resources management

Handbook, Chapter 2 (2.2.2), pp. 33-38

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CEPA 2000Overview EP vs RM CReMA

The category of environmental protection activities can be split in environmental domains using the Classification of Environmental Protection Activities, CEPA 2000, composed of 9 classes:

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

water5. Noise and vibration abatement6. Protection of biodiversity and landscape7. Protection against radiation8. Research and development9. Other environmental protection activities


Handbook, Chapter 2, p. 44 and Annex 2, p. 49-59

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CEPA 2000Overview EP vs RM CReMA

CEPA is a functional classification used to classify activities, products, outlays and other transactions whose primary purpose is environmental protection. It is a hierarchic classification with 3 levels (level 1: 9 categories, level 2: 46 categories, level 3: 20 categories)

Example:1. Protection of ambient air and climate

1.1. Prevention of pollution through in-process modifications 1.1.1. for the protection of ambient air 1.1.2. for the protection of climate and ozone layer

1.2. Treatment of exhaust gases and ventilation air 1.1.1. for the protection of ambient air 1.1.2. for the protection of climate and ozone layer

1.3. Measurement, control, laboratories and the like 1.4. Other activities


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CReMA 2008Overview EP vs RM CReMA

No internationally agreed standard classification for resource management activities exists yet (but the London Group is working on it…).

A classification for the natural resource management category is nevertheless proposed in the handbook even if it is conceived as a temporary classification as an official one is awaited.

European and interantional instances are currently discussing the adoption of a general classification of resource use and management activities (i.e. CRUMA, proposed by Italy). The CReMA is a subset of this classification.


Handbook, Chapter 2, p. 45 and Annex 2, p. 60-68

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CReMA 2008Overview EP vs RM CReMA

The CReMA comprises seven classes:10. Management of waters11. Management of forest resources

11 A. Management of forest areas11 B. Minimisation of the intake of forest resources

12. Management of wild flora and fauna13. Management of energy resources

13 A. Production of energy from renewable sources13 B. Heat/energy saving and management13 C. Minimisation of the intake of fossil resources as raw

material for uses other than energy production14. Management of minerals15. Research and development16. Other natural resource management activities


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CReMA 2008: Management of waterOverview EP vs RM CReMA

Management of water: Management of water comprises activities aimed at the

minimisation of inland waters intake through in-process modifications as well the reduction of water losses and leaks or reduction of the intake by substituting the resource with alternative resources, the installation and construction of facilities for water reuse and savings, shower heads and taps, etc. Restoration activities are included


Handbook, Annex 2, pp. 60-68

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CReMA 2008: management of forest resources


Management of forest resources: The management of forest resources deals with only a

part of the wooded land. According to the SERIEE, only those natural resources corresponding to non-produced natural assets, the use of which takes the form of goods, are dealt with in the natural resource use and management account. Hence produced natural resources, i.e. produced wooded resources, are excluded.

11A Management of forest areas 11B Minimisation of the intake of forest resources



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CReMA 2008: management of wild flora and fauna


Management of wild flora and fauna: The focus is on ‘wild’ flora and fauna and all the

activities carried out for their maintenance and management. Often the management of game reserves, e.g. in the case of birds, has the purpose of maintaining the stock of ‘wild’ fauna, even if for hunting purposes. What is relevant is that the flora and fauna concerned are ‘wild’ and the activities are aiming mainly at maintaining the ‘resource functions’ (SEEA concept) of wild flora and fauna



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CReMA 2008: Management of energy rexources


Management of energy resources Production of energy from renewables resources Heat/Energy saving and management Minimisation of the intake of fossil resources for raw

materials for other use than energy



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CReMA 2008: Management of mineralsOverview EP vs RM CReMA

Management of Minerals: comprises activities aimed at the minimisation of the intake of minerals through in-process modifications as well as the reduction of scraps and the production and consumption of recycled materials and products. Activities and products concerning measurement, control, laboratories and the like are also included as well as education, training and information and general administration activities linked to the management of minerals.



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Practical recommendationsOverview EP vs RM CReMACEPA Recomme

ndations

Handbook, Annex 2, p. 69

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ndations

Handbook, Annex 8, p. 114

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ndations

Classification of technologies and products concerning two or more domains: renewable energy

Recycling activities: recycling activities included in CEPA 3 only to the extent that they constitute a substitute for waste management

Classification of recycled goods: according to the CReMA Waste incineration: CEPA 3 but biomasse Protection of biodiversity and management of wild flora

and fauna: management of “stocks” Recommendations for climate change prevention

activities

Handbook, Chapter 3 (3.2), p. 82

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ndations

CEPA 1

CEPA 1.1.2 and

1.2.2 CEPA 2 CEPA 3 CEPA 4 CEPA 5 CEPA 6 CEPA 7 CEPA 8CEPA 8.1.2 CEPA 9

Protection of ambient air and climate fo

otnotes of which for

the protection of climate and

ozone layer footnotes

Wastewater management

footnotes

Waste management

footnotes

Protection and remediation of

soil, groundwater and surface

water

footnotes Noise and

vibration abatement fo

otnotes Protection of

biodiversity and

landscapes footnotes Protection

against radiation fo

otnotes Research and

development (R&D) fo

otnotes R&D for the

protection of climate and ozone layer fo

otnotes

Other

footnotes

Total A

footnotes

A. Environmental Protection

We highlighted CEPA 1.1.2 and 1.2.2 and CEPA 8.1.2 in order to produce figures that will be interesting for calculating an aggregate “EGSS activities for climate change prevention activities”

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ndations

CReMA 10 CReMA 11CReMA 11

ACReMA

11 B CReMA 12 CReMA 13 CReMA

13 ACReMA 13

BCReMA

13 C CReMA 14 CReMA 15CReMA 15.5.1

CReMA 16

Management of waters

footnotes Management of

forest resources fo

otnotes

Management of forest areas

footnotes Minimisation of

the intake of forest

resources footnotes Management of

wild flora and fauna fo

otnotes Management of

fossil energy resources fo

otnotes Production of

energy from renewable sources fo

otnotes Heat/Energy

saving and management fo

otnotes

Minimisation of the intake of

fossil resources as raw material

footnotes

Management of minerals

footnotes Research and

development (R&D) fo

otnotes

R&D for the production of energy from renewable sources

footnotes

Other

footnotes

Total B

footnotes

B. Resources Management

We added CReMA 15.5.1 in order to produce figures that will be interesting for calculating an aggregate “EGSS activities for climate change prevention activities”

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