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Standards and their role in the carbon debate

Standards and their role in the carbon debate. Anne Hayes Head of Market Development – Sustainability BSI British Standards anne.hayes@bsi-global.com. Scope of Presentation. BSI British Standards and plus points to standards A PAS is…. Standards for measuring and managing GHG emissions

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Standards and their role in the carbon debate

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  1. Standards and their role in the carbon debate Anne Hayes Head of Market Development – Sustainability BSI British Standards anne.hayes@bsi-global.com

  2. Scope of Presentation • BSI British Standards and plus points to standards • A PAS is…. • Standards for measuring and managing GHG emissions • PAS 2050

  3. BSI British Standards • Who we are: • Part of BSI group • Royal Charter company with an MoU with Government • Our role: • Create, maintain, develop standards • Manage stakeholder representation from Industry, Government, Regulators and Consumers for committees • Represents the UK internationally at ISO and IEC • Supports the UK Government’s commitment to EU standardization as the representative for CEN and CENELEC

  4. British Standards • World’s oldest National Standards Body (NSB) • 2,000 standards published p.a. • 27,000 current British Standards • 1,300 UK committees • 22,500 committee places • 210 European and international secretariats

  5. What are Standards? • An agreed way of doing things • Best practice • VOLUNTARY not legislation • Created by experts • Any level, any parties • Specification, Code of Practice, Guidelines, etc • BS0 • BSI – the UK’sNational Standards Body

  6. Standards Portfolio CONSENSUS ISO European Standard British Standard Publicly Available Specification Private Standard Company Manuals CONTROL

  7. What is a PAS? Publicly Available Specification BSI British Standard PAS It is a consultative document Any organization, association or group that wish to document standardized best practice on a specific subject can commission a PAS OR A British Standard must reach full consensus. Whereas a PAS invites comments from interested parties BSI British Standard Timescales for development are 12 – 18 months plus. Whereas a PAS is 8 – 12 months

  8. Climate Change & energy – 4 steps Standards for measuring and managing GHG emissions Measurement Reduction Offset Declaration Organization footprint: boundaries & methodology Product and services footprint: requirements Standards promoting good practice for improving resource and energy efficiency Standards for quality of offset projects Standards providing framework & boundaries for carbon neutral claims and reporting to ensure credibility & comparability

  9. PAS 2050 Title • Measuring the embodied greenhouse gas emissions in products and services Aim • Develop a STANDARD method for measuring the embodied GHG emissions of products and services • To enable organizations to measure the climate change related impacts of their products and services Partners

  10. PAS 2050 Scope • Specifies requirements for the measurement of the GHG emissions associated with the provisions of products and services • Applies to all products and services with consideration given to how and whether it may need customising for specific product groups, e.g. food, buildings, electronics etc  • Considers all lifecycle stages along the supply/value chain of a product or service, i.e. from raw materials to end of life • Includes the six GHGs identified under the Kyoto protocol • Can be used by all sizes and types of organization

  11. Structure of consultation • Steering Group • Business • Academics • LCA experts • NGO • Stakeholder Review • Invited by sponsors, BSI and Steering Group • Gather & build on existing best practice • UK & Internationally • Review Panel • Wide consultation of 500+ organisations (UK & Internationally)

  12. PAS 2050 Consultation Steering Group Stake- holders Scheduled Review Panel Date Complete PAS 1st Draft  10th August 2007  SG PAS review and comments resolution meeting   7th September 2007 Consultation with Key Stakeholders    14th September 2007 Review Panel Wider consultation independently facilitated by BSI, approx. 500 participants (to include the Key Stakeholders)    18th February 2008

  13. Where next? • Future for PAS 2050 • Possibly ISO standard • One part of bigger picture • European Standards on Energy Management • Work starting in ISO on energy efficiency • Standards developed outside formal process • Footprinting • Offsets • Working of one set…..

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