Session II: Meeting new needs on statistics for green economy

Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 09:30 - 12:30
Chair: Laurs Norlund, Director for National Accounts, Prices and Key Indicators – Eurostat

09:30 - 09:50

Introduction to the session topic & concept, Laurs Norlund

Video: Making More from Less – Stepping Towards Green Growth in the EU

09:50 - 11:10

Discussion based on selected papers

Discussant: Andrea Scheller, Head of the EFTA Statistical Office

• Austria: Measuring the "green economy" in Austria – content and limitations
• Czech Republic: Understanding the green economy: An indicator–based approach applied in the Czech Republic
• Netherlands: Monitoring green growth in the Netherlands – Best practices for a broader international scale
• Finland: Statistics on environmental goods and services sector in Finland
• Norway: Green growth and the challenges in “greening” current statistical classifications
• France: Measuring the « green economy »: A French perspective

Refreshments will be served at 10:30

11:10 - 12:15

Panel discussion

Talk show format with the authors of papers and other participants based on questions/issues raised by the Chair.

12:15 - 12:30

Conclusion of the Chair, End of Session II

Preparation of Prague Memorandum