Residual Accounting

News:

Seminar on residual accounting held by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to celebrate Swachhata Pakhwada 2023.

What:

• It is a part of Environment Accounts. It measures the supply and use of wastes as they move from the economy to the environment.
• It is a part of the Material Flow Accounts.

Why:

• To help realize the objectives of SDG 2030.

How:

• Enables consistent monitoring to produce actionable indicators on residuals which can be used to inform policy questions related to impacts of climate c