IRES, Chapter 1
Vladimir Markhonko
United Nations Statistics Division
The Oslo Group on Energy Statistics
Fifth meeting, Cork, Ireland, 1-4 February 2010
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Chapter 1 was one of the first chapters to be drafted; it was discussed at the 4 th OG meeting and 2 nd virtual meeting and mostly agreed.
Sections:
A.
Background
B.
Purpose of the international recommendations for energy statistics
C.
Users and uses of energy statistics
D.
Organization of the revision process and IRES principles and content
E.
Implementation and revision policy
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The textual inputs received during the 2 nd virtual meeting were included in the current version
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Further refinement of the text and language will be done after the OG5 meeting
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Several highlights:
- A footnote to Box 1.1 clarifies that “official statistical agencies” in the context of energy statistics include energy national agency/institution involved in the collection, compilation or dissemination of energy statistics.
- Explanation of the ‘flexible character of IRES
(para 1.13)
- Importance of developing energy statistics as official statistics (paras 1.15 -1.20)
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The Oslo Group is invited to provide any additional comments on the chapter
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