DIN Touts Standards That Help Fight Climate Change

Climate Change Standards

BSI BIP 2105
Environmental Management Report : Focus on climate change

BSI BS ISO 14064-1
Greenhouse gases Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals

BSI BS ISO 14064-2
Greenhouse gases Part 2: Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancements

BSI BS ISO 14064-3
Greenhouse gases Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions

ISO 14050
Environmental management — Vocabulary

ISO 16813
Building environment design Indoor environment General principle

ISO 14065
Greenhouse gases — Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition

UNI UNI/TR 11286
Greenhouse gases - Analysis of the potential use of the standards ISO 14064 and ISO/DIS 14065 in the field of GHG emissions, with specific reference to the provisions of Directive 2003/87/ EC

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DIN Touts Standards That Help Fight Climate Change

October 16, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS

Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.

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DIN reported that a 2007 study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) showed that standards provide essential answers regarding climate change - for instance, by helping accelerate the development of climate-friendly technologies and by providing solutions for sustainably mitigating the effects of climate change.

Energy Management Systems
DIN said one good example of the role of standards in climate protection is the new European standard DIN EN 16001, Energy management systems, which helps organizations take a systematic approach to the continual improvement of their energy efficiency.

According to this standard, systematic energy management can help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and lower energy costs. The standard enables businesses of all sizes to develop and implement a policy and objectives that take into account legal requirements and energy aspects.

The 'Carbon Footprint' of Products
According to surveys carried out by the German Federal Environment Agency, foodstuffs and product consumption account for about 40% of the GHG emissions for which each consumer is responsible. The "carbon footprint" of products is therefore an essential aspect of climate protection.

In this regard, DIN pointed to the Innovation with Norms and Standards (INS) project "Carbon footprint of products - Quantification in SMEs," which deals with the effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in small-and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).

This project serves as constructive support for current standards work, such as an international standards project that specifies rules for carbon footprint quantification that will enable consumers to compare the carbon footprints of various products.

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