ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification and Certification

Climate change has been identified as one of the key challenges facing nations, governments, economic systems and citizens in the coming decades. Climate change has implications for both humans and these natural systems and can lead to significant changes in the use of resources in production and economic activities. In response, it has been developed and implemented internationally, regionally, nationally, and locally to limit greenhouse gas verification (GHG) concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere. These initiatives are based on GHG quantification (Carbon Footprint Calculation), monitoring, reporting and verification of GHG emissions and/or their elimination. The program is open to all organizations that provide products and services and wish to measure greenhouse gas emissions (Carbon Footprint Calculation) associated with the life cycle of the products or services offered and communicate the results externally. The regulatory framework to be applied for the international certification of carbon footprint accounting and their removal, principles and requirements for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is ISO 14064-1, which indicates the level of organization. It includes requirements for the design, development, management, reporting, and verification of an organization's inventory of greenhouse gases.

ISO 14064 aims to benefit organizations, project advocates and other stakeholders globally by providing clarity and consistency for measuring, monitoring, reporting and verifying or verifying GHG inventories or GHG-related projects. In particular, the use of the standard provides:

• Increase environmental integrity of greenhouse gas verification amount
• Improving the reliability, consistency and transparency of measuring, monitoring and reporting GHG, including reducing emissions and increasing removals in GHG-related projects
• Facilitate the development and implementation of an organization's GHG management strategies and plans
• Facilitate the development and implementation of greenhouse gas verification-related projects
• Facilitating the ability to monitor changes in performance and progress in reducing emissions and/or increasing greenhouse gas removal
• Facilitates the allocation of credits and the change of emission reduction units or increase in greenhouse gas removal

The main benefits to be achieved are:

• Comparison between similar products and services
• Ease of evaluation of alternative product configurations, supply and production methods
• In selecting raw materials and selecting suppliers based on their associated greenhouse gas emissions
• Knowledge base for initiating projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and measure the results achieved
• Identifying opportunities to save energy costs
• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to environmental and social responsibility to customers and stakeholders
• Possible competitive advantages (e.g. Green Public Procurement)
• •Ease of compliance with requirements in case of introduction of plans or mandatory regulations

ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Verification

To combat global warming, a growing number of organizations are looking to voluntarily monitor and report their GHG emissions and better manage their carbon footprint. ISO 14064 provides a framework for GHG accounting and verification for organizations seeking to measure and reduce GHG emissions.

Application of the GHG Principles is essential to ensure an accurate and fair account of GHG-related information. Principles are the foundation of the requirements and will guide organizational implementation.

Suitability: Select GHG sources, GHG sinks, GHG reservoirs, data, and methodologies appropriate to the needs of the intended user.

Completeness: Include all relevant GHG emissions and removals.

Consistency: Enable meaningful comparisons in greenhouse gas verification-related information.

Accuracy: Reduce bias and uncertainty as much as possible.

Transparency: Disclose sufficient and appropriate greenhouse gas-related information to enable intended users to make decisions with reasonable confidence.