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Material Flow Accounts MFA Questionnaire and Guide for Beginners

Material Flow Accounts MFA Questionnaire and Guide for Beginners. Nina Eisenmenger. Implementation of MFA. Implementation of MFA at Eurostat  2 products: MFA Standard Tables MFA Guide for Beginners

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Material Flow Accounts MFA Questionnaire and Guide for Beginners

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  1. Material Flow AccountsMFA Questionnaire and Guide for Beginners Nina Eisenmenger

  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 | 2

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

  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 | 4

  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 | 5

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

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

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

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

  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 | 10

  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 | 11

  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 | 12

  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 Nina Eisenmenger | Eurostat | May 7-8, 2007 | 13

  14. Thank you for your attention Nina Eisenmenger IFF – Social Ecology nina.eisenmenger@uni-klu.ac.at

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