Methodology related to environmental accounts

  • Principles of UK natural capital accounting: 2023

    Methodology | Released on 1 June 2023

    The challenges and principles we have developed to transform the United Nation's guidance on environmental accounting into the UK's natural capital accounts.

    Keywords: natural capital, ecosystem accounts, environment, SEEA

  • Natural Capital

    Methodology | Released on 22 March 2023

    An overview of the Office for National Statistics and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs natural capital project and all related publications.

    Keywords: DEFRA

  • Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) Survey QMI

    Methodology | Released on 16 February 2023

    Quality and Methodology Information for the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (LCREE) Survey, detailing methods used, data it provides, and strengths and limitations.

    Keywords: low carbon, environment, renewable, renewable energy, net zero

  • Environmental accounts on the environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) QMI

    Methodology | Released on 30 January 2023

    Quality and Methodology Information for environmental goods and services sector statistics, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

    Keywords: renewable, environment, circular economy, trade, green economy

  • Environmental accounts on environmental taxes QMI

    Methodology | Released on 30 January 2023

    Quality and methodology information for environmental taxes statistics, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

    Keywords: taxes, revenue, environment, climate change, green

  • England natural capital accounts methodology: 2023

    Methodology | Released on 25 January 2023

    How the English natural capital ecosystem service accounts are measured and developed, including the specific methods used to value individual components of natural capital, and physical and monetary data sources.

    Keywords: natural resources, nature, habitat, sustainability, environment

  • Woodland natural capital accounts methodology guide, UK: 2022

    Methodology | Released on 15 December 2022

    How the natural capital ecosystem service accounts are measured for the woodland habitat.

    Keywords: ecosystem, habitat, services, environment, sustainability

  • UK natural capital accounts methodology guide: 2022

    Methodology | Released on 10 November 2022

    How the natural capital ecosystem service accounts are measured and developed, including the specific methods used to value individual components of natural capital and physical and monetary data sources.

    Keywords: natural resources, nature, habitat, sustainability, environment

  • Saltmarsh flood mitigation in England and Wales, methodology: 2022

    Methodology | Released on 15 July 2022

    Methods used to estimate the value of saltmarsh in mitigating coastal flooding in England and Wales.

    Keywords: habitat, environment, flooding, saltmarsh, coastal flooding

  • Environmental protection expenditure (EPE) accounts QMI

    Methodology | Released on 8 June 2022

    Quality and Methodology Information (QMI) report for environmental protection expenditure accounts estimates, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: pollution, waste, wastewater, climate, air