ISO-14064

ISO 14064 GHG inventories ISO 3-part standard.

Definition

ISO 14064 3 parts: (1) ISO 14064-1:2018 'Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals': guidance design + develop + manage + report org-level GHG inventory (~equivalent GHG Protocol Corporate Standard structurally), categorization sources + sinks GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3), base year selection, organisational + operational boundaries, calculation methods, reporting + documentation requirements. (2) ISO 14064-2:2019 'Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancements': project-level GHG accounting (carbon credit projects, sequestration projects, emission reduction projects), used CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) Kyoto Protocol + voluntary markets. (3) ISO 14064-3:2019 'Specification with guidance for the verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements': third-party auditing/verification standard for GHG assertions, requirements verification bodies (similar ISO 17021 management system certification audit). Used GHG verification industry: SGS, DNV, TUV SUD, Bureau Veritas, etc. accredited bodies.

Origin

ISO 14064-1 + 14064-2 + 14064-3 published 2006 ; revised 2018 (Part 1) + 2019 (Parts 2 + 3) ; ISO TC207/SC7 (Greenhouse Gas Management) maintenance.

Example in context

Volkswagen Group publishes its annual Sustainability Report based on GHG Protocol Corporate Standard + ISO 14064-1 conformity, third-party SGS verified audit per ISO 14064-3 standard: Scope 1 + Scope 2 + Scope 3 emissions 2023 ~370M tCO2e total, audit opinion limited assurance ISO 14064-3.

Related terms

• ISO 14067 — product footprint ISO.