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By Katherine Hunter, BSI British Standards

Status of the standardization debate. By Katherine Hunter, BSI British Standards. Scope of Presentation. BSI British Standards Benefits of standards Standards for calculating and managing GHG emissions Background to PAS 2050. BSI as the UK’s National Standards Body.

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By Katherine Hunter, BSI British Standards

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  1. Status of the standardization debate By Katherine Hunter, BSI British Standards

  2. Scope of Presentation • BSI British Standards • Benefits of standards • Standards for calculating and managing GHG emissions • Background to PAS 2050

  3. BSI as the UK’s National Standards Body • Facilitate standards development • 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. What are Standards? • An agreed way of doing things • Any level, any parties • Specification, Code of Practice, Guidelines, etc • BS0 • BSI – the UK’sNational Standards Body

  5. 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

  6. Standards Portfolio CONSENSUS ISO European Standard Benefits: Consumer Awareness Marketing Potential Risk Management Credibility Types of Documents: Technical Specifications Codes of Practice Method Guide British Standard Publicly Available Specification Private Standard Company Manuals CONTROL

  7. 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

  8. Standardization activity - measurement Organization • ISO 14064-1 Specification with guidance at the organization level for the quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals • WBCSD/WRI Greenhouse Gas Protocol – applies any organization that wishes to calculate its GHG inventory/accounts Products and services • Draft PAS 2050: for measuring the embodied GHG emissions of products and services • ISO standards on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

  9. Standardization activity – offset projects • ISO 14064-2 Specification with guidance at the project level for the quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions reductions or removal enhancements • WBCSD/WRI Protocol for Project Accounting – a tool for determining the greenhouse gas emission reduction benefits of climate mitigation projects • International Emission Trading Association (IETA) Voluntary Carbon Standard • The Gold Standard • The Carbon Neutral Company Protocol • DEFRA Code of Practice (consultation in 2007)

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Where next? • Proliferation of standards – impact on credibility? • Reporting – consistent approach. • Consensus-driven v. proprietary. • Voluntary approach v. regulatory. • Wider sustainability issues.

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