On the one hand, Environmental Accounts provide economic information on the environment. On the other hand, they provide environmental information on the economy. Environmental Accounts are based on the same principles as the National Accounts (NA), which they complement with an ecological dimension. Therefore, they are considered satellite accounts of the NA. Methodologies were developed by the Statistical Office of the European Union (EUROSTAT) based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) of the UN.
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Introduction
In Switzerland monetary and physical environmental accounts are compiled, as well as an asset account for natural resources. Ecosystem accounts are currently being developed.
The monetary flow accounts provide information on financial transactions related to the environment:
- Environmental protection expenditure
- Environmental subsidies and other transfers
- Environmental taxes
- Environmental goods and services sector
The physical flow accounts provide information on the physical flows, which run through the economy:
The asset accounts for natural resources provide information on the stocks of natural resources and their variations:
The ecosystem accounts provide information on the extent, condition and services of theecosystems for humans – in physical and monetary units:
- Ecosystems (under development)
Statistical sources and concepts
