Official Energy Statistics

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Official Energy Statistics

• Olav Ljones 05.02.2008
• Oslo Group 3. meeting
• Vienna

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The concept of official statistics.

• Reference to national statistics law
• International organisations
• UN Fundamental Principles
• EU - Eurostat, Code of Practice and Peer Review
  Document
• IMF, SDDS, ROSC.

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Why is it important to develop energy statistics
as Official Statistics?

• This objective is based on a user perspective
  (100 ). To give all users confidence, that
  energy statistics that it is produced with
  purely scientific methods, without any
  interference (political or commercial).
• To improve quality.

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Actions to be taken to strengthen official energy
statistics.

• Full scope. All supply and use/consumption
• All economic units (business, household)
• Consistence and coherence.
• User oriented relevance for important user
  groups.
• International comparability
• Access to data legal foundation for data
  capture and confidentiality
• User friendly dissemination with equal access
  for all users

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Three elements to secure official statistics
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Structural quality Institute

• If energy statistics is produced by the National
  Statistical Office
• If energy statistics is produced by others.
• A national energy agency
• Energy Ministry
• Energy company (private or public)
• Combinations

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Energy statistics produced by the NSO

• National Statistical Offices does not automatic
  guarantee that the principles for best quality
  official statistics is followed.
• Relevance,
• Best methods .
• Do they have staff with relevant competence for
  energy?
• Other problems to mention?

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If energy statistics is produced by others

• National institutional setting for official
  statistics in a decentralised model for official
  statistics.
• Should we give recommendations
• Country best practices.
• Examples Sweden. Denmark, South Africa. UK, USA,
  ..
• Create a coordination entity the NSO, a special
  council etc
• Common classifications etc. Exchange of data.
  Dissemination coordination. User perspective
• Legal base for data collection
• Legal base for confidentiality
• Make other national producers feel UNSC to be
  relevant and respected.