From product definitions to SIEC Standard International Energy

From product definitions to SIEC (Standard International Energy Classification) What we did, and why we did it Odd Andersen United Nations Statistics Division

GOAL: “SIEC is a standard, statistical classification”

Standard Classifications IMPLEMENT POLICIES (customs, criminal legislation) STANDARDIZE CONCEPTS (jobs, education, natural phenomena) ORGANIZE AND PRESENT STATISTICS Standard Statistical Classifications

“Standard statistical classifications represent a subset [of standard classifications] used to organize and present statistics” “When adopting or adapting a standard classification for statistical use, further methodological work may be required” Source: Standard Statistical Classifications: Basic Principles http: //unstats. un. org/unsd/class/family/bestprac. pdf

APPROACH: Use Inter. Ener. Stat product definitions as a basis

1. Define scope FUELS ELECTRICITY HEAT OUTPUT OF ENERGY INDUSTRIES Scope of SIEC

2. Completing levels

NOT level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 BUT

3. Regroup electricity and heat Inter. Ener. Stat product definitions SIEC

4. Aggregating oil and natural gas at highest level Inter. Ener. Stat product definitions SIEC

5. Common aggregation for crude oil Inter. Ener. Stat product definitions SIEC

6. Renaming of categories !!! Not a solid fuel OK. It is a derived product

7. Include nuclear fuel SIEC scope (reminder): fuels electricity / heat output of energy industries

8. Explicit formulation of similarity criteria What distinguishes these two? Distinguished by product definitions

9. Correspondence table CPC (Ver. 2) SIEC HS 2007

Correspondence table – problematic areas waste biogases refinery feedstocks, refinery gas “other oil products”, “other liquid biofuels” heat

OUTCOME: SIEC, top level Code Title 1 Solid fossil fuels and derived products 2 Oil, natural gas and derived products 3 Nuclear fuels 4 Biofuels and waste 5 Electricity 6 Heat

SIEC, second level Code Title 1 Solid fossil fuels and derived products 42 Waste 11 Coal 5 Electricity 12 Peat 51 Electricity from fossil fuels 13 Oil shale 52 Electricity from nuclear fuels 2 Oil, natural gas and derived products 53 Solar electricity 21 Crude oil 54 Electricity from wind energy 22 Natural gas 55 Electricity from hydro energy 23 Natural gas liquids (NGL) 56 Electricity from wave energy 24 Refinery feedstocks 57 Electricity from tidal energy 25 Additives and oxygenates 58 Electricity from other marine energy 26 Oil products 59 Electricity from geothermal energy 3 Nuclear fuels 6 Heat 31 Uranium and plutonium 61 Heat from fossil fuels 32 Other 62 Heat from nuclear fuels 4 Biofuels and waste 63 Solar heat 41 Biofuels 64 Heat from geothermal energy

How can we improve SIEC? • SCOPE – is it good? • Hierarchy – can it be improved? • Simpler coding system? – XXXXX is better than X. X. X – but: 2. 6. 11. 0. 0 (Lubricants) • Too detailed?

Next steps: Circulation to: UN Expert Group on Classifications London Group