ISO brochure provides overview of GHG programmes
Date : 25 January 2011
Against the background of a proliferation of greenhouse gas (GHG) programmes launched to tackle climate change, ISO seeks to bring clarity with a new brochure providing an overview of the different schemes and describing the practical role that GHG metrics standards such as ISO 14064 can play.
GHG schemes addressing climate change – How ISO standards help affirms, “Standards will play an increasingly important role in moving societies and economies to a more climate-safe development path. Standards can provide clear guidelines, help structure processes and set quality norms for the rapidly developing field of GHG management. In doing so they help facilitate new green technology markets and more energy-efficient and profitable business practices.”
ISO developed this publication to raise awareness and demonstrate the benefits of pro-active business and other stakeholder engagements in climate mitigation. ISO GHG standards such as ISO 14064 and ISO 14065 have been given wide coverage by international climate organizations, including the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as potential foundational standards for harmonising other standards and programmes.
The Introduction to the publication notes, “Vast new business opportunities will emerge to create low-carbon economies that are more energy efficient and profitable. It is time to prepare for this transition and take advantage of the new markets and industries that will shape the global economy in the coming decades.“
