ISO and its Carbon Footprint standardization work

WTO CTE Information Session on“Carbon Footprint and Labelling Schemes”

Rob Steele, ISO Secretary-GeneralKlaus Radunsky, ISO Working Group Convener for ISO 14067

WTO, Geneva, 2010-02-17

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• IT tools• Standards

development procedures

• Consensus building

• Dissemination

162 national members98% of world GDP

97% of world population

192 active TCs3 183 technical bodies50 000 experts

Central Secretariatin Geneva153 FTE staff

Collection of 17 765ISO Standards

1230 standards produced in 2008

The ISO System as at Dec 2009

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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

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ISO work responding to climate change (1)Greenhouse Gas Work (TC 207/SC7) 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

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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-to-

grid 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

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Development of ISO 14067 onCarbon footprint of products

(Part 1 Quantification and Part 2 Communication)

Presented by:Klaus Radunsky

ISO Working Group Convener

Information Session on PCF & Labelling SchemesWTO, Geneva, 17 Feb 2010

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Overview

Development of ISO 14067 - milestones ISO TC207/SC7/WG2 ISO 14067-1, contents ISO 14067-2, contentsComparison of objectives Role of CFPHarmonization ChallengesNext stepsVision and realities

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Milestones

Apr 2008: 1st meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Vienna) Jun 2008: 2nd meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Bogota) Nov 2008: NWIP on CFP agreed Dec 2008: WD of ISO 14067 Jan 2009: 3rd meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Kota Kinabalu) Apr 2009: WD 1 of ISO 14067 Jun 2009: 4th meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Cairo) Sept 2009: WD2 ISO 14067 Oct 2009: 5th meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Vienna) Dec 2009: WD 3 ISO 14067 Feb 2010: 6th meeting of ISO/TC 207 WG 2 (Tokyo) Mar 2010: CD of ISO 14067

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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 TC207, with other TCs–With other organisations (ANEC, IAI, EC, IEC, GEN,

WRI/WBCSD)

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ISO 14067 Carbon footprint of products - Part 1: QuantificationContents 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)

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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

ISO 14067 Carbon footprint of products - Part 2: Communication Contents

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Comparison of objectives/expectations (1)

PAS 2050

internal assessment of life cycle GHG emissions of products;Facilitates evaluation of alternative product configurations;Benchmark for programmes aimed at reducing GHG emissions;Allows for comparison of goods and services;Supports reporting on corporate responsibility;Provides a common basis for reporting and communicating life cycle GHG

emissions;Provides an opportunity for greater consumer understanding of life cycle

GHG emissions

WRI/WBCSD

Guidance for companies and other organizations to prepare an inventory of emissions associated with a product;

Primary purpose to support public reporting of product life cycle GHG emissions to help users reduce these emissions;

Public reporting refers to providing emissions-related information for a product, in accordance with the reporting requirements specified under the standard;

Standard does not directly enable comparative assertions or product labeling; Is not intended to support the accounting of GHG emission offsets or

claims of carbon neutrality;

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Comparison of objectives/expectations (2)

ISO

Benefits organizations, governments, project proponents and stakeholders by providing clarity and consistency for quantifying, monitoring, reporting and verifying the carbon footprint of products;

Part 1 specifies principles and requirements for studies to quantify Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP), based on the method of life cycle assessment (LCA);

Part 2 specifies requirements for the development of information to communicate the

carbon footprint of products, calculated according to Part 1 of ISO 14067; Guidelines how to use such information on the CFP;

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Harmonization

Harmonization: common goal for PAS2050,

WRI/WBCSD & ISOFocus on requirementsAlso relevant: principles; terms & definitions;

verificationMeans of harmonizationLimits of harmonizationAdded value of more than one approach

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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

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Challenges - CFP

Basic challenge: – right balance between practicality – environmental

integrity/credibility–Role of PCRs–Timing

Harmonization WRI/WBCSD – PAS2050 – ISO 14067–Common basis: Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040)– ISO: also ISO 14020 (labelling) and ISO 14064

(verification)

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Next steps

Next meeting: 6th meeting WG 2: León (Mexico) July 2010

Current planning: CD registration March 2010 DIS registration Sept 2010 FDIS registration Sept 2011 IS publication March 2012

Faster track option: DIS registration March 2010 FDIS registration June 2011 IS publication Oct 2011

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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

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