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THE ISO 14064 - GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNTING AND VERIFICATION
Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification
The ISO 14064 standard (published in 2006 and early 2007) is the latest additions to the ISO 14000 family of International Standards for environmental management. The ISO 14064 standards provide government and industry with an integrated set of tools for programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as for emissions trading.
What is ISO 14064?
ISO 14064 comprises three standards, respectively detailing specifications and guidance for the organisational and project levels, and for validation and verification.
ISO 14064 comprises three standards, respectively detailing specifications and guidance for the organizational and project levels, and for validation and verification.
The first part specifies requirements for designing and developing organization or entity-level GHG inventories. The second part details requirements for quantifying, monitoring and reporting emission reductions and removal enhancements from GHG projects. The third part provides requirements and guidance for the conducting of GHG information validation and verification.
They can be used independently, or as an integrated set of tools to meet the varied needs of GHG accounting and verification.
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| Scope |
Reference Standard
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| Organization |
ISO 14064 part 1 – Greenhouse gases: specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
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| Projects |
ISO 14064 part 2 – Greenhouse gases: specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removal enhancements.
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Validation and Verification
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ISO 14064 part 3 – Greenhouse gases: specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions. |
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ISO 14065 – Greenhouse gases: specification for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation and other forms of recognition. |
How does it work?
Requirements of the applicable GHG programme or intended user
SOURCE: ISO
ISO 14001 based EMS as a Basis
Application of ISO14001 together with the ISO14064 standards can provide an excellent framework for effective environmental management addressing the GHG impacts of an organisation.
GHG emission sources should be considered as significant aspects within environmental policies because of their impact on the environment. ISO 14064 provides tools for effective measurement of these impacts and ISO14001 an effective management system to initiate and progress improvement or containment actions.
Benefits of ISO 14064 Certification
ISO 14064 provides a set of unambiguous and verifiable requirements or specifications to support organizations and proponents of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction projects, thus aiming to achieve clarity and consistency between those reporting GHG emissions and stakeholders.
Implementing ISO 14064 is intended to achieve the following benefits:
- Promote consistency, transparency and credibility in GHG quantification, monitoring, reporting and verification;
- Enable organisations to identify and manage GHG-related liabilities, assets and risks;
- Facilitate the trade of GHG allowances or credits, ; and
- Support the design, development and implementation of comparable and consistent GHG schemes or programs.
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