Oslo City Group on Energy Statistics

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Oslo City Group on Energy Statistics

• Opening adress
• by
• Director General Øystein Olsen

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Energy statistics in Statistics Norway

• Energy is of general importance in society
• and thus, in the statistical system
• The overall background for the Oslo City Group
  The need to strengthen official energy statistics
• Some specific preconditions for Statistics Norway
  to take part
• The role of energy in the Norwegian economy
• The links between energy use and the environment
• Research activities of Statistics Norway

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Energy and the Norwegian economy

• Total energy use above the OECD average
• a high share of electricity (hydro power)
• A major producer of oil and gas
• exploration started in 1971
• crude oil production has peaked (?)
• while production of natural gas is set to
  increase
• Petroleum and the macro economy
• 21 pst. of GDP
• 23 pct. of gross investments
• 46 pct. of exports
• 28 pct. of government revenues
• The Government Petroleum Fund the net revenues
  are invested abroad
• and saved for future pensions

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Energy and the environment

• The environmental challenges increased focus in
  the 1980s
• 1987 The Brundtland Commission (WCED)
• Stressed the links between energy use and
  production, and the environment
• In Statistics Norway
• Energy Balances
• Calculations of emissions to air
• A Green GDP?
• Sustainable developments a revival?
• The Millennium Development Goals (Johannesburg
  2002)
• Remove extreme poverty
• Ensure environmental sustainability
• A Norwegian indicator set proposed in 2004
• The Government (The National Budget 2006)
  Statistics Norway got the job!