Introduction to ISO 14064 : 2006

Greenhouse gases

By
Patra Yongnorasatekul
23 February 2012
 ISO 14064 Parts

Title
► Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification
ISO 14064-1 and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals
Purpose
►Provide principles and requirements for the development of an
Organization’s GHG inventories
Title
►Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification,
monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions or
removal enhancements
ISO 14064-2
Purpose
►Provides principles and requirements for the development of activities
specifically designed to reduce GHG emissions or increase GHG
removals.

Title
►Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of
the GHG assertion
ISO 14064-3 Purpose
►Provides principles and requirements for verifying GHG
inventories and validating or verifying GHG projects
 ISO 14064 Parts
Relationship between the parts of ISO 14064:2006
ISO 14064-1 ISO 14064-2
Design and develop organizational Design and implement GHG
GHG inventories projects

GHG inventory GHG project

documentation documentation
and reports and reports

Requirements of the
Level of assurance GHG assertion applicable GHG
GHG assertion
consistent with programme or
Validation and/or
Verification needs of intended intended users
Verification
user

ISO 14064-3

Verification process Validation and verification process

ISO 14065 Programme

Programme
Requirements for validation or specific
specific
verification bodies
 Benefits of ISO 14064

 Enhance the environmental integrity of GHG

quantification
 Enhance the credibility, consistency and
transparency of GHG quantification, monitoring and
reporting, including GHG project emission
reductions and removal enhancement
 Facilitate the development and implementation of
an organization’s GHG management strategies and
plans
 Benefits of ISO 14064

 Facilitate the development and implementation of

GHG projects
 Facilitate the ability to track performance and
progress in the reduction of GHG emissions and/or
increase in GHG removals
 Facilitate the crediting and trade of GHG emission
reductions or removal enhancements
 ISO 14064-1

Title
►Specification with guidance at the organization
level for quantification and reporting of
greenhouse gas emissions and removals
ISO 14064-1
Purpose
►Provide principles and requirements for the
development of an Organization’s GHG
inventories
 ISO 14064-1

Carbon Footprint for

ISO 14064-1
Organization (CFO)
 What is ISO 14064-1?

 ISO 14064-1 basically is a standard that specifies:

• Principles
• Requirements
for quantification and reporting of GHG emissions and
removals.

 It includes requirements for

• Design,
• Development, an organization's GHG inventory
• Management,
• Reporting and Verification.

 Applicability
Throughout its principles, procedures and requirements, the
standard provides clarity and consistency on developing GHG
inventories and related documents, reports, methods of
development.
 Principles

Relevance

Completeness

Principles
Consistency
of
ISO 14064-1
Accuracy

Transparency
 Overview

Defining Organizational
Boundaries

Establishing Operational
Boundaries

Identifying
GHG Emission

Calculating
GHG Emission

GHG Report

Verification
 Defining Organizational/Operational Boundaries

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 Defining Organizational Boundaries

The Control Approach

 An organization using a control approach shall include all

operations over which it has financial or operational control
 If the organization has control of the operation then all GHG
emissions and removals (100%) from the operation shall be
included in the inventory
 Defining Organizational Boundaries

The Equity Share Approach

 An organization using an equity share approach accounts for

the proportion of the emissions which corresponds to their
percentage ownership in the operation.
 If the organization owns 100%, it accounts for 100% of the
GHG emissions and removals in its inventory. If it owns 20%
then 20% of emissions/removals are reported.
 Defining Operational Boundaries

1. Direct GHG emissions

Direct GHG emissions from facilities within its organizational

boundaries related to:
• Direct emissions from stationary combustion
• Direct emissions from mobile combustion
• Direct process emissions
• Direct fugitive emissions
 Defining Operational Boundaries

2. Energy indirect GHG emissions

Energy indirect GHG emissions from :

• Indirect emissions from electricity use
• Indirect emissions from steam, heat, cooling
 Defining Operational Boundaries

3. Other indirect GHG emissions

Other indirect GHG emissions which should reflect the complete

value chain, including:
• Energy-related activities not included in energy indirect GHG
emissions
• Wastes
• Business travel
• Transportation and distribution to the client
• Employee commuting
Example
 Example

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 Organizational GHG Inventory Quantification

Identify GHG sources and sinks Choose what you quantify

Select quantification
Choose how you quantify
methodologies

Select and collect GHG activity

Collect information
data

Select or develop emission Select or develop the factor to

factors convert information to tCO2e

Calculate GHG emissions and Calculate to reach tCO2e values

removals
 Selection of Quantification Methodologies

Direct
Measurement

Calculation Combination
Calculation of GHG Emissions
 Baseline

Base-year GHG inventory

 Usually 12 month period (e.g. calendar, fiscal year)

 Be defined, quantified and documented
 Use a consistent approach to quantify in later years
 Be complete with regard to all sources
 Be verifiable
 Example

tCO2

time
Base-year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

GHG inventory of the organization

 Organizational Activity

Organizational activities to reduce GHG emissions or increase GHG

removals:
• Directed actions
• GHG emission reduction or removal enhancement projects
 Verification Principles

“Verification” is the systematic, independent and documented

process for the evaluation of a greenhouse gas assertion against
agreed verification criteria.
 Independence
• Remain independent of the activity being verified
• Free from bias and conflict of interest
 Ethical conduct
• Trust, integrity, confidentiality and discretion throughout the
verification process
 Fair presentation
• Reflect truthfully and accurately verification activities, findings,
conclusions and reports
 Due professional care
• Skills and competencies
 Key Stakeholders Involved

The responsible party is held

accountable by the intended The verifier provides
user for the accuracy and comfort to the intended
completeness of the user that the report is
information accurate and complete.

The verifier must be independent

from the responsible party to give an
unbiased opinion to the intended
user.
 Verification Process

Application

Document Review
• Pre-assessment
• Verification planning
• Reporting of initial findings

Verification (Site visit)

Verification report/statement
 Verification Process

Document review

• Pre-assessment of the client’s organization to confirm

operational boundaries, GHG inventory, emission measurement
methods, organizational arrangements and data quality
management and reporting system
• Developing the verification plan
• Reporting of initial findings
 Verification Process

Verification (Site visit)

• Evidence collection through interviews and facility visits

• Review of GHG information systems and controls
• Checking accuracy of computations and assessment against
verification criteria.
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