El INDEC comenzará a medir la relación entre ambiente y economía

Argentina is launching its first integrated environmental and economic accounting system to address the critical gap in official data regarding the impact of climate change on the national economy. By rigorously measuring the environmental costs of activities such as monocultures and soil degradation, the initiative aims to replace incomplete economic indicators with robust information that accurately reflects ecological realities. This shift ensures that GDP analysis no longer ignores the hidden costs of environmental extraction, providing a clearer picture of sustainable development. The availability of precise, localized data on water, soil, air, and forests empowers various levels of government to design effective, evidence-based environmental policies. Previously, the lack of territorial-specific statistics hindered strategic decision-making and regional problem-solving. This new framework aligns local monitoring with international methodologies, allowing ministries and provinces to access reliable metrics for controlling regional environmental impacts and implementing targeted interventions. This development is vital for open data as it establishes a standardized, transparent, and accessible framework for environmental statistics. By adopting United Nations accounting standards, the system promotes global comparability and public access to complex socio-ecological data. Open access to these metrics fosters greater accountability, supports scientific research, and enables civil society to engage with the critical intersection between economic growth and ecological preservation, ensuring informed democratic participation in climate policy.

Source: rionegro.com.ar
Published on 2023-08-09

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