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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 29 SEPTEMBER, 2009

NUMBER: 6.1.8.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 2008

 

 

The total investments in environmental protection in 2008 amounted to 2 316 500 000 kuna.

 

End-of-pipeline investments amounted to 83.9% (1 944 490 000 kuna) of the total amount and investments in integrated technologies to 16.1%
(372 010 000 kuna).

 

In the total amount of investments (2 316 500 000 kuna), investments in air and climate protection accounted for 18.4% (426 323 000 kuna), waste water management for 26.3% (608 296 000 kuna), waste management for 9.8% (228 111 000 kuna), protection and sanitation of soil, ground and surface water 12.7% (293 444 000 kuna), noise and vibration abatement 0.8% (17 586 000 kuna), protection of biodiversity and landscape 1.2%
(29 163 000 kuna), protection against radiation 0% (224 000 kuna) and other environmental protection activities 30.8% (713 353 000 kuna).

 

The total current expenditures for environmental protection in 2008 amounted to 1 363 296 000 kuna.

 

In the total amount of current expenditures for environmental protection (1 363 296 000 kuna), internal current expenditure accounted for 46.2%
(630 402 000 kuna) and external current expenditure for 53.8% (732 894 000 kuna).

 

In the total amount of current expenditures for environmental protection (1 363 296 000 kuna), air and climate protection accounted for 7.4% (100 888 000 kuna), waste water management for 21.7% (295 262 000 kuna), waste management for 42.9% (584 251 000 kuna), protection and sanitation of soil, ground and surface water for 7.0% (95 928 000 kuna), noise and vibration abatement for 0.2% (2 796 000 kuna), protection of biodiversity and landscape for 3.6% (48 890 000 kuna), protection against radiation for 0.3% (4 575 000 kuna) and other environmental protection activities for 16.9% (230 706 000 kuna).

 

Total environmental revenues in 2008 amounted to 1 152 673 000 kuna.

 

In the total amount of environmental revenues (1 152 673 000 kuna), revenues from providing environmental protection services accounted for 66.1% (761 615 000 kuna), revenues from selling by-products of environmental protection-related activities for 32.9% (379 051 000 kuna) and savings from using own by-products of environmental protection-related activities for 1.0% (12 007 000 kuna).

 

In the total amount of environmental protection-related activities, air and climate protection accounted for 0.7% (7 561 000 kuna), waste water management for 38.9% (448 468 000 kuna), waste management for 55.6% (640 822 000 kuna), protection and sanitation of soil, ground and surface water for 2.8% (32 828 000 kuna), noise and vibration abatement for 0% (107 000 kuna), protection of biodiversity and landscape for 0.4% (4 040 000 kuna) and other environmental protection activities for 1.6% (18 847 000 kuna).

 

1.     INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 2008

Thousand kuna

 

Total

Protection
of air and
climate

Waste

water
 management

Waste
management

Protection
 and
remediation
of soil,
ground water
and surface
water

Noise and
vibration
abatement

Protection of
biodiversity
and
landscape

Protection
against
 radiation

Other
environmental protection
 activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

2 316 500

426 323

608 296

228 111

293 444

17 586

29 163

224

713 353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End-of-pipe investments

1 944 490

381 938

490 505

200 611

120 727

17 074

23 898

224

709 513

From own financial assets

1 467 002

364 050

174 364

94 849

83 737

16 994

23 391

224

709 393

From joint assets

127 239

-

126 177

1 062

-

-

-

-

-

From financial credits

122 937

7 486

46 408

55 008

13 438

-

507

-

90

From assets of funds and budget

226 184

10 402

142 678

49 442

23 552

80

-

-

30

From other sources

1 128

-

878

250

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in integrated technologies

372 010

44 385

117 791

27 500

172 717

512

5 265

-

3 840

From own financial assets

120 407

27 114

28 724

20 618

35 821

512

4 338

-

3 280

From joint assets

24 771

3 859

19 768

1 119

-

-

25

-

-

From financial credits

174 626

11 990

24 310

1 662

136 639

-

25

-

-

From assets of funds and budget

51 478

1 397

44 507

3 880

257

-

877

-

560

From other sources

728

25

482

221

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

2.     CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 2008

Thousand kuna

 

Total

Protection
of air and
climate

Waste

water
management

Waste
management

Protection and remediation
of soil, ground
water and
surface water

Noise and
vibration
abatement

Protection
 of
biodiversity
and
landscape

Protection
against
radiation

Other
 environmental
protection
activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 363 296

100 888

295 262

584 251

95 928

2 796

48 890

4 575

230 706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal current expenditures

630 402

19 345

109 371

351 847

51 143

2 015

15 769

1 737

79 175

Expenditures from operation and maintenance
of environmental equipment (use of material,
energy)

237 606

13 347

42 425

103 554

22 996

184

7 408

207

47 485

Personnel costs/only for the personnel
participating in environmental protection

321 543

5 440

40 517

210 827

23 259

1 821

8 012

1 527

30 140

Expenditures for environmental management, informing, education and related activities

71 253

558

26 429

37 466

4 888

10

349

3

1 550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External current expenditures from payments to
third parties in relation to environmental protection

732 894

81 543

185 891

232 404

44 785

781

33 121

2 838

151 531

Fees for environmental protection services (waste water treatment, waste disposal etc.)

503 186

71 569

169 945

175 598

29 654

50

27 357

617

28 396

Expenditures for monitoring

20 622

6 010

3 254

1 959

5 140

730

961

2 213

355

Other current expenditures

209 086

3 964

12 692

54 847

9 991

1

4 803

8

122 780

 

 

3.     REVENUES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES, 2008

Thousand kuna

 

Total

Protection
of air and
climate

Waste
water
management

Waste
 management

Protection and
remediation
 of soil,
ground
water and surface water

Noise and vibration abatement

Protection of biodiversity and landscape

Protection against radiation

Other environ-mental protection activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 152 673

7 561

448 468

640 822

32 828

107

4 040

-

18 847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from providing environmental protection services

761 615

2 660

424 572

283 871

30 539

107

4 040

-

15 826

Revenues from selling by-products of environmental protection-related  activities

379 051

877

23 549

349 353

2 289

-

-

-

2 983

Savings from own use of by-products of environmental protection-related  activities

12 007

4 024

347

7 598

-

-

-

-

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NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

Data on investments in environmental protection are collected by the reporting method (INV-OK form) trough the Pilot Annual Report on Investments in Environmental Protection (INV-OK form) in compliance with the law on official statistics (NN, No. 80/09).

 

Reporting units are all business entities and parts thereof or tradesmen listed in the Registry of Business Subjects and classified according to the NKD 2007 in any activity section that invested in environmental protection.

 

Definitions

 

End-of-pipe investments are investments in methods, practices, technologies, processes and equipment designed to collect and remove pollutants (e.g. air emissions, effluents of solid waste) after their release into the environment. In addition, they facilitate waste processing and disposal, as well as monitoring and measuring of pollution levels (mostly through end-of-pipe methods, techniques or equipment, such as air emissions filters, waste water treatment plants, waste disposal facilities).

 

Investments in integrated technologies are investments in improvement of existing or development of new methods, practices, technologies, processes or equipment designed to prevent or reduce the amount of pollution created at the source, thereby reducing the environmental impacts of releasing pollutants and/or other polluting activities (as a part of a production process – thus the designation 'integrated').

 

Pollution prevention could involve different types of activities, such as: modifying existing equipment or technology, integrating new and improved technology, re-formulating or re-designing products, switching to raw materials that provide cleaner inputs, and/or restoring environmental changes as a part of environmental management.

 

Internal current expenditures are intended for operation of end-of-pipe environmental equipment – material, energy, maintenance, personnel costs (only for the personnel in charge of environmental protection), and other internal current (training, informing, general administration for the environment protection). Purchases of environmental protection services from Public Sector or specialised producers are excluded.

 

External current expenditures include payments to third parties for environmental protection services, including both Public Sector and specialised producers, both public and privately owned (e.g. fees/purchases for waste disposal or waste water treatment, or soil and ground water decontamination). Excluded are fines and penalties.

 

Environmental revenues include: revenues from providing environmental protection services, revenues from selling by-products of environmental protection-related activities with a market value  (e.g. electric energy as a by-product in the process of landfill degasification, recycled waste), and the value of savings from using own by-products of environmental protection-related activities.

 

Environmental domains

 

Data on environmental expenditures are collected according to different environmental domains as defined by the Single European Statistical Classification of Environmental Protection Activities (CEPA), which was adopted at the Conference of the European Statisticians in June 1994 and revised in 2000.

 

Environmental domains are divided into: protection of air and climate; waste water management; protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water; noise and vibration abatement; protection of biodiversity and landscape; research and development and other environmental protection activities (e.g. protection against radiation).

 

Abbreviations

 

e.g.                for example (from Latin: exempli gratia)

etc.                and so on (from Latin: et cetera)

NKD 2007    National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

'000               thousand

 

 

Symbols

 

-  no occurrence