ANSI Launches Pilot Accreditation Program for Greenhouse Gas Validation, Verification
February 29, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) launched a pilot accreditation program for bodies facilitating the inventory, reduction and removal of greenhouse gases (GHG).
The pilot GHG accreditation program will operate according to requirements defined in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14065:2007 - Greenhouse gases - Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition.
The initiative will support the efforts of GHG programs across the U.S. by providing an accredited network of independent, third-parties that verify and validate nationwide efforts to reduce emissions and complete carbon credit inventories, said ANSI.
Programs such as the California Climate Action Registry and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) evaluate bodies that provide independent validation and verification of GHG emission reductions and removals.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cooperative of 10 states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region plus several Canadian provinces, also mandates that the GHG emission reports provided by electric generating units be validated and verified by independent bodies.
Beginning in 2009, all voluntary reports submitted to The Climate Registry (TCR) must also be validated and verified by an independent, accredited body, said ANSI.
TCR is a collaborative initiative between 40 states, the District of Columbia, seven Canadian provinces and two Mexican states.
The pilot program will assess organizations against The Climate Registry's Verification Protocol (currently under revision), as well as the following ISO standards:
ANSI will accept applications for the pilot program from March 15 through May 15, 2008.
More information about the requirements and the application process for the ANSI Accreditation Program for Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification can be found at http://www.ansi.org/ghg.
Source: American National Standards Institute (ANSI).