institutionalizing the ghg protocol kevin boehmer, canadian standards association mark barthel,...
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GHG Protocol
Kevin Boehmer, Canadian Standards Association
Mark Barthel, British Standards Institution
WBCSD/WRI Side Event - The GHG Protocol in the real worldJune 12, 2003
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What is ISO?What is ISO?An NGO established in 1947
a federation of 140 national standards bodies and 500 international/regional liaison members
comprised of 2,850 technical committees, subcommittees and working groups
over 13,000 international standards published to date - not including technical reports and guides
30,000 experts a year participate in ISO meetings
15 ISO meetings take place somewhere in the world each day!
ISO standards are consensus based
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TC 207 - Environmental ManagementTC 207 - Environmental Management
Working Group 5 on Climate Change Established in 2002. Malaysia-Canada leadership. Developing new International Standard for
quantifying, reporting and verifying entity- and project level GHG emissions / removals.
Working Group 5 on Climate Change Established in 2002. Malaysia-Canada leadership. Developing new International Standard for
quantifying, reporting and verifying entity- and project level GHG emissions / removals.
National “Mirror” Committees
- Government - Business
- Service Providers - NGOs
National “Mirror” Committees
- Government - Business
- Service Providers - NGOs
Domestic
International
ISO WG5 on Climate Change - ISO WG5 on Climate Change - Structure
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ISO 14064 - Greenhouse gases(1 Standard in 3 Parts)
Part 1:
Specification for the quantification, monitoring and reporting of entity emissions and removals
Part 2:
Specification for the quantification, monitoring and reporting of project emissions and removals
Part 3:
Specification and guidance for validation, verification and certification
ISO WG5 DeliverablesISO WG5 Deliverables
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Part 1:Part 1: S Specification for the quantification, pecification for the quantification, monitoring and reporting of entity monitoring and reporting of entity emissions and removals (WD2)emissions and removals (WD2)
ScopeNormative ReferencesDefinitionsPrinciplesApplication
Relationship with national and international regulatory regimesRelationship between source, facility and entity Relationship between entities and projects The entity GHG inventoryEntity boundariesAvoiding double counting
Facility emissions and removalsGreenhouse gases Facility-level dataOperational boundariesBase yearsQuantification [Adjustment] [Recalculation] of base years and GHG inventories
Managing data quality and uncertainty
Data management systemEvaluating uncertainties
Entity GHG reportingReporting planReport content and formatRecord keepingDissemination and availability of entity GHG reports
VerificationPreparing for external verificationFirst Party verification
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Part 2:Part 2: S Specification for the quantification, pecification for the quantification, monitoring and reporting of project monitoring and reporting of project emissions and removals (Int. Draft)emissions and removals (Int. Draft)
Scope
Normative references
Definitions
Principles
ApplicationRelationship with national and international regulatory regimes
Relationship between entities and projects
The project cycle
Requirements for GHG projectsGreenhouse gases
Project master plan
Project eligibility
Project design
GHG aspects and boundary
Leakage
Permanence
Baseline
Additionality
Exclusions
Quantification of GHG emissions and removalsQuantification of GHG emission reductions and removal enhancementsQuality assurance and quality control planMonitoring planReporting plan
Validation of the project master planGHG reportsVerification of GHG reports
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Part 3:Part 3: Specification and guidance for Specification and guidance for validation, verification and certification validation, verification and certification (WD2)(WD2)
Scope
Normative references
Definitions
Principles and fundamentals of validation and verificationPrinciples of validation and verification
Validation and verification requirementsGeneral
Quality control
Validation or verification scope, objectives and criteria
Strategic review
GHG sample design
Validation and verification planning
Conducting an opening meeting
Assessment against internal and GHG scheme principles and requirements
Assessment of internal control environments
Assessment of the GHG assertion
Completion of the validation or verification
Validation and verification statement
Annex A – Guidance notes
Annex B – Skills and competencies for validators and verifiers
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ISO WG5 ScheduleISO WG5 Schedule
60 12 18 24 30 36
1st Working
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12/026/02 6/03 12/03 6/04 12/04 6/05
1st 2nd WG5 Working Drafts
WG5 Meetings
WG5 Actual Dates
months
months
ISO Target Dates
1st Committee
Draft
Draft International
Standard
Final Draft International
Standard
International Standard
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What Value Will ISO Add?What Value Will ISO Add?Process Systematic participation by up to 140 countries
and liaison bodies.
ISO standards represent international consensus.
ISO standards are “living documents”.
Verifiability WG5 intends to develop GHG quantification standards that can be verified by independent third parties.
WG5 is developing a validation/verification standard.
Infrastructure ISO federation includes extensive network of national bodies and associated accreditation/verification systems.
Opportunity to reduce transaction costs.
Reputation The ISO mark has credibility.
ISO standards are used as international benchmarks of “best” practice.
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Will ISO WG5 Standards be Will ISO WG5 Standards be Compatible with the GHG Protocol?Compatible with the GHG Protocol?
Yes. WG5 reaffirmed at its 3rd meeting that “the Standard’s entity and project Parts should be compatible with the WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol documents”.
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Requirements (What?)
Guidance (How?)
Verification
GHG Protocol – Corporate
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ISO Entity Requirements
ISO Validation/ Verification Requirements and Guidance
GHG Protocol – Project Module
ISO Project Requirements
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What Might the Link Look Like?What Might the Link Look Like?
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Kevin Boehmer
Secretary, ISO TC207 Working Group 5, Climate Change
Canadian Standards Association
5060 Spectrum Way
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L4W 5N6
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +1 416 747 2231
Fax: +1 416 747 2473
Web: www.csa.ca
Thank youThank you
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