ISO and its Carbon Footprint standardization work WTO

ISO and its Carbon Footprint standardization work WTO CTE Information Session on “Carbon Footprint and Labelling Schemes” Rob Steele, ISO Secretary-General Klaus Radunsky, ISO Working Group Convener for ISO 14067 WTO, Geneva, 2010 -02 -17

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International Standards and “Private Standards” § Trade, public policies and international standards § Formal international standardization § Private standards in the ICT sector, in agri-food and on social/environmental issues § Claims, labels, certification, schemes and compliance ISOCS ID 15455229 3

ISO work responding to climate change (1) Greenhouse Gas Work (TC 207/SC 7) § GHG quantification and reporting § Competence of GHG validation/verification teams § Requirements for GHG bodies for use in accreditation § Carbon footprint of products and organizations Energy efficiency and performance § Concepts and terminology § Building performance and efficiency § Equipment standards (heat pumps) § ISO 50001 energy performance Renewable energy sources § Solar: H/C technologies, terminology, performance ratings, test methods § Wind: Gears, turbines, IEC joint work § Biofuel specs: gas, solid and liquid ISOCS ID 15455229 4

ISO work responding to climate change (2) Measuring impacts of climate change § UN-ISO cooperation on Global Terrestrial Observing System: river discharge, snow/land cover, biomass Transportation § Electric vehicles, batteries, vehicle-togrid technologies § Intelligent transport systems Sustainability perspectives § ISO 26000 on Social Responsibility § Bioenergy sustainability criteria § Sustainability in building construction § Sustainable event management 250) § ISO workshop on sustainable business districts § Sustainable tourism ISOCS ID 15455229 5

Development of ISO 14067 on Carbon footprint of products (Part 1 Quantification and Part 2 Communication) Presented by: Klaus Radunsky ISO Working Group Convener Information Session on PCF & Labelling Schemes WTO, Geneva, 17 Feb 2010 ISOCS ID 15455229 6

Overview § § § § § Development of ISO 14067 - milestones ISO TC 207/SC 7/WG 2 ISO 14067 -1, contents ISO 14067 -2, contents Comparison of objectives Role of CFP Harmonization Challenges Next steps Vision and realities ISOCS ID 15455229 7

Milestones § § § Apr 2008: 1 st meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Vienna) Jun 2008: 2 nd meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Bogota) Nov 2008: NWIP on CFP agreed Dec 2008: WD of ISO 14067 Jan 2009: 3 rd meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Kota Kinabalu) Apr 2009: WD 1 of ISO 14067 Jun 2009: 4 th meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Cairo) Sept 2009: WD 2 ISO 14067 Oct 2009: 5 th meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Vienna) Dec 2009: WD 3 ISO 14067 Feb 2010: 6 th meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Tokyo) Mar 2010: CD of ISO 14067 ISOCS ID 15455229 8

ISO/TC 207/SC 7 WG 2 § Convenors: Klaus Radunsky (Austria); Daegun Oh (Korea) § Secretary: Katherina Wührl (DIN, DE) § 107 Experts from ~ 30 countries (including DC such as China, Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Brazil) § Capacity building program by Sweden (SIS-Sida project): MENA region (Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan) § Liasions – Within TC 207, with other TCs – With other organisations (ANEC, IAI, EC, IEC, GEN, WRI/WBCSD) ISOCS ID 15455229 9

ISO 14067 Carbon footprint of products - Part 1: Quantification Contents § § § § § INTRODUCTION SCOPE NORMATIVE REFERENCES TERMS AND DEFINITIONS PRINCIPLES METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK – GENERAL – GOAL AND SCOPE DEFINITION OF THE QUANTIFICATION OF CFP – GOAL OF CFP STUDY – SCOPE OF CFP STUDY (FUNCTIONAL UNIT, BOUNDARIES, OFFSETTING, DATA & DATA QUALITY, USE STAGE & USE PROFILE) – INVENTORY ANALYSIS OF CFP – GENERAL – TIME PERIOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF GHG EMISSIONS – TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC GHG EMISSION SOURCES AND SINKS (ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, LAND USE CHANGE) – ALLOCATION TO CO-PRODUCTS – IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CFP INTERPRETATION OF CFP REPORTING ANNEXES (informative): A (GWP), D (Limitations), E (LUC) ISOCS ID 15455229 10

ISO 14067 Carbon footprint of products - Part 2: Communication Contents § § § § § INTRODUCTION SCOPE NORMATIVE REFERENCES TERMS AND DEFINITIONS OBJECTIVE PRINCIPLES USE OF PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES GUIDANCE ON COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COMMUNICATION OF CFP – General (Declarations, Requirements for Declarations Directed to End Consumers, Confidentiality, Units of measurement, Age of data) – Declaring Overall Emissions – Declaring emissions for specific stages of the life cycle – Declarations making Comparisons § VERIFICATION § Annex (normative): The content of the CF-PCR document ISOCS ID 15455229 11

Comparison of objectives/expectations (1) PAS 2050 Ø internal assessment of life cycle GHG emissions of products; Ø Facilitates evaluation of alternative product configurations; Ø Benchmark for programmes aimed at reducing GHG emissions; Ø Allows for comparison of goods and services; Ø Supports reporting on corporate responsibility; Ø Provides a common basis for reporting and communicating life cycle GHG emissions; Ø Provides an opportunity for greater consumer understanding of life cycle GHG emissions WRI/WBCSD Ø Guidance for companies and other organizations to prepare an inventory of emissions associated with a product; Ø Primary purpose to support public reporting of product life cycle GHG emissions to help users reduce these emissions; Ø Public reporting refers to providing emissions-related information for a product, in accordance with the reporting requirements specified under the standard; Ø Standard Ø does not directly enable comparative assertions or product labeling; Ø Is not intended to support the accounting of GHG emission offsets or ISOCS ID 15455229 12 claims of carbon neutrality;

Comparison of objectives/expectations (2) ISO Ø Benefits organizations, governments, project proponents and stakeholders by providing clarity and consistency for quantifying, monitoring, reporting and verifying the carbon footprint of products; Ø Part 1 specifies principles and requirements for studies to quantify Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP), based on the method of life cycle assessment (LCA); Ø Part 2 specifies Ø requirements for the development of information to communicate the carbon footprint of products, calculated according to Part 1 of ISO 14067; Ø Guidelines how to use such information on the CFP; ISOCS ID 15455229 13

Harmonization § Harmonization: common goal for PAS 2050, WRI/WBCSD & ISO § Focus on requirements § Also relevant: principles; terms & definitions; verification § Means of harmonization § Limits of harmonization § Added value of more than one approach ISOCS ID 15455229 14

Role of CFP § Refers to the calculation of the amount of GHG emissions associated with a company, event, activity, or the lifecycle of a good/service, § Enables to ascertain and manage GHG emissions along the supply chain § Safeguards the survival of companies in the changing regulatory and economic business landscape § Furthers the understanding of the risks and opportunities in the supply chain § Allows to focus effort in response to new regulatory, shareholder and consumer pressures ISOCS ID 15455229 15

Challenges - CFP § Basic challenge: – right balance between practicality – environmental integrity/credibility – Role of PCRs – Timing § Harmonization WRI/WBCSD – PAS 2050 – ISO 14067 – Common basis: Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040) – ISO: also ISO 14020 (labelling) and ISO 14064 (verification) ISOCS ID 15455229 16

Next steps Next meeting: 6 th meeting WG 2: León (Mexico) July 2010 Current planning: § CD registration § DIS registration § FDIS registration § IS publication March 2010 Sept 2011 March 2012 Faster track option: § DIS registration § FDIS registration § IS publication March 2010 June 2011 Oct 2011 ISOCS ID 15455229 17

Vision and realities § Transition to a zero/low-carbon society implies that the CFP of all products and services have to be managed § Economic crises offers a unique opportunity to restructure the supply chains of products § Bottom-up efforts along supply chains complement top-down efforts at national and international level § Reducing the risks of climate change may require negative global GHG emissions after 2050 ISOCS ID 15455229 18

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