Greenhouse gases - Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals (ISO 14064-1:2006)

This part of ISO 14064 specifies principles and requirements at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greehouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals. It includes requirements for the design, development, management, reporting and verification of an organization's GHG inventory. ISO 14064 is GHG programme neutral. If a GHG programme is applicable, requirements of that GHG programme are additional to the requirements of ISO 14064.

Treibhausgase - Teil 1: Spezifikation mit Anleitung zur quantitativen Bestimmung und Berichterstattung von Treibhausgasemissionen und Entzug von Treibhausgasen auf Organisationsebene (ISO 14064-1:2006)

Der vorliegende Teil von ISO 14064 legt die Grundsätze für und die Anforderungen an die quantitative Bestimmung und Berichterstattung von Treibhausgasemissionen und dem Entzug von Treibhausgasen auf Organisationsebene fest. Er enthält Anforderungen an Planung, Erstellung, Management, Berichterstattung und Verifizierung der Treibhausgasbilanz einer Organisation.
ISO 14064 ist gegenüber Treibhausgas-Programmen neutral. Wenn ein Treibhausgas-Programm anwendbar ist, gelten die Anforderungen dieses Treibhausgas-Programms zusätzlich zu den Anforderungen von ISO 14064.
ANMERKUNG   Wenn eine Anforderung von ISO 14064 eine Organisation oder einen Antragsteller eines Treibhausgas¬projektes daran hindert, eine Anforderung des Treibhausgas-Programms zu erfüllen, hat die Anforderung des Treibhausgas-Programms Vorrang.

Gaz à effet de serre - Partie 1: Spécifications et lignes directrices, au niveau des organismes, pour la quantification et la déclaration des émissions et des suppressions des gaz à effet de serre (ISO 14064-1:2006)

L'ISO 14064-1:2006 spécifie les principes et les exigences, au niveau des organismes, pour la quantification et la rédaction de rapports sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) et leur suppression. Elle comprend des exigences pour la conception, la mise au point, la gestion, la rédaction de rapports et la vérification de l'inventaire des GES d'un organisme.

Toplogredni plini - 1. del: Specifikacija z navodilom za količinsko določanje in poročanje o emisijah in odstranjevanju toplogrednih plinov na ravni organizacije (ISO 14064-1:2006)

Ta del standarda ISO 14064 določa načela in zahteve za količinsko določanje in poročanje o emisijah in odstranjevanju toplogrednih plinov (GHG) na ravni organizacije. Vključuje zahteve v zvezi s pripravo, razvojem, upravljanjem in preverjanjem evidenc toplogrednih plinov v organizaciji ter poročanjem o njih. ISO 14064 je nevtralen glede programa toplogrednih plinov. Če se uporablja program toplogrednih plinov, zahteve tega programa toplogrednih plinov veljajo dodatno poleg zahtev standarda ISO 14064.

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Greenhouse gases - Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for
quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals (ISO 14064-
1:2006)
Treibhausgase - Teil 1: Spezifikation mit Anleitung zur quantitativen Bestimmung und
Berichterstattung von Treibhausgasemissionen und Entzug von Treibhausgasen auf
Organisationsebene (ISO 14064-1:2006)
Gaz à effet de serre - Partie 1: Spécifications et lignes directrices, au niveau des
organismes, pour la quantification et la déclaration des émissions et des suppressions
des gaz à effet de serre (ISO 14064-1:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14064-1:2012
ICS:
13.020.40 Onesnaževanje, nadzor nad Pollution, pollution control
onesnaževanjem in and conservation
ohranjanje
SIST EN ISO 14064-1:2012 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14064-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2012
ICS 13.020.40
English Version
Greenhouse gases - Part 1: Specification with guidance at the
organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse
gas emissions and removals (ISO 14064-1:2006)
Gaz à effet de serre - Partie 1: Spécifications et lignes Treibhausgase - Teil 1: Spezifikation mit Anleitung zur
directrices, au niveau des organismes, pour la quantitativen Bestimmung und Berichterstattung von
quantification et la déclaration des émissions et des Treibhausgasemissionen und Entzug von Treibhausgasen
suppressions des gaz à effet de serre (ISO 14064-1:2006) auf Organisationsebene (ISO 14064-1:2006)
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Foreword
The text of ISO 14064-1:2006 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 “Environmental
management” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO
14064-1:2012 by CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by August 2012.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14046-1:2006 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 14046-1:2012 without any
modification.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14064-1
First edition
2006-03-01
Greenhouse gases —
Part 1:
Specification with guidance at the
organization level for quantification and
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions
and removals
Gaz à effet de serre —
Partie 1: Spécifications et lignes directrices, au niveau des organismes,
pour la quantification et la déclaration des émissions et des suppression
des gaz à effet de serre

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ISO 14064-1:2006(E)
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Contents Page
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions . 1
3 Principles . 6
3.1 General . 6
3.2 Relevance . 6
3.3 Completeness . 6
3.4 Consistency . 6
3.5 Accuracy . 6
3.6 Transparency . 6
4 GHG inventory design and development . 6
4.1 Organizational boundaries . 6
4.2 Operational boundaries . 7
4.3 Quantification of GHG emissions and removals . 8
5 GHG inventory components . 10
5.1 GHG emissions and removals . 10
5.2 Organizational activities to reduce GHG emissions or increase GHG removals . 10
5.3 Base-year GHG inventory . 11
5.4 Assessing and reducing uncertainty . 12
6 GHG inventory quality management . 12
6.1 GHG information management . 12
6.2 Document retention and record keeping . 12
7 Reporting of GHG . 13
7.1 General . 13
7.2 Planning the GHG report . 13
7.3 GHG report content . 13
8 Organization's role in verification activities . 14
8.1 General . 14
8.2 Preparing for verification . 14
8.3 Verification management . 15
Annex A (informative) Consolidating facility-level data to the organization level . 17
Annex B (informative) Examples of other indirect greenhouse gas emissions . 18
Annex C (informative) Greenhouse gas global warming potentials . 19
Bibliography . 20
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 14064-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management.
ISO 14064 consists of the following parts, under the general title Greenhouse gases:
— Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse
gas emissions and removals
— Part2:Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of
greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancements
— Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions
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Introduction
0.1 Climate change has been identified as one of the greatest challenges facing nations, governments,
business and citizens over future decades. Climate change has implications for both human and natural
systems and could lead to significant changes in resource use, production and economic activity. In response,
international, regional, national and local initiatives are being developed and implemented to limit greenhouse
gas (GHG) concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere. Such GHG intitiatives rely on the quantification,
monitoring, reporting and verification of GHG emissions and/or removals.
This part of ISO 14064 details principles and requirements for designing, developing, managing and reporting
organization- or company-level GHG inventories. It includes requirements for determining GHG emission
boundaries, quantifying an organization's GHG emissions and removals, and identifying specific company
actions or activities aimed at improving GHG management. It also includes requirements and guidance on
inventory quality management, reporting, internal auditing and the organization's responsibilities for verification
activities.
ISO14064-2 focuses on GHG projects or project-based activities specifically designed to reduce GHG
emissions or increase GHG removals. It includes principles and requirements for determining project baseline
scenarios and for monitoring, quantifying and reporting project performance relative to the baseline scenario
and provides the basis for GHG projects to be validated and verified.
ISO 14064-3 details principles and requirements for verifying GHG inventories and validating or verifying GHG
projects. It describes the process for GHG-related validation or verification and specifies components such as
validation or verification planning, assessment procedures and the evaluation of organization or project GHG
assertions. ISO 14064-3 can be used by organizations or independent parties to validate or verify GHG
assertions.
Figure 1 displays the relationship between the three parts of ISO 14064.
0.2 ISO14064 is expected to benefit organizations, governments, project proponents and stakeholders
worldwide by providing clarity and consistency for quantifying, monitoring, reporting and validating or verifying
GHG inventories or projects. Specifically, use of ISO 14064 could
— 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 enhancements,
— facilitate the development and implementation of an organization's GHG management strategies and plans,
— 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, and
— facilitate the crediting and trade of GHG emission reductions or removal enhancements.
Users of ISO 14064 could find benefit from some of the following applications:
a) corporate risk management: for example, the identification and management of risks and opportunities;
b) voluntary initiatives: for example, participation in voluntary GHG registry or reporting initiatives;
c) GHG markets: for example, the buying and selling of GHG allowances or credits;
d) regulatory/government reporting: for example, credit for early action, negotiated agreements or national
reporting programmes.
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Figure 1 — Relationship between the parts of ISO 14064
0.3 Consistent with the objective of building on existing International Standards and protocols on corporate
GHG inventories, this part of ISO 14064 incorporates many key concepts and requirements stated by World
Business Council for Sustainable Development/World Resources Institute in Reference [4]. Users of this part of
ISO 14064 are encouraged to refer to Reference [4] for additional guidance on applying relevant concepts and
requirements.
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0.4 Some clauses require users of this part of ISO 14064 to explain the use of certain approaches or decisions
taken. Explanation will generally include documentation of the following:
— How approaches were used or decisions taken.
— Why approaches were chosen or decisions made.
Some clauses require users of this part of ISO 14064 to justify the use of certain approaches or decisions
taken. Justification will generally include documentation of the following:
— How approaches were used or decisions taken.
— Why approaches were chosen or decisions made.
— Why alternative approaches were not chosen.
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Greenhouse gases —
Part 1:
Specification with guidance at the organization level for
quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and
removals
1Scope
This part of ISO 14064 specifies principles and requirements at the organization level for quantification and
reporting of greehouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals. It includes requirements for the design,
development, management, reporting and verification of an organization's GHG inventory.
ISO14064 is GHG programme neutral. If a GHG programme is applicable, requirements of that GHG
programme are additional to the requirements of ISO 14064.
NOTE If a requirement of ISO 14064 prohibits an organization or a GHG project proponent from complying with a
requirement of the GHG programme, the requirement of the GHG programme takes precedence.
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
greenhouse gas
GHG
gaseous constituent of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorbs and emits radiation at
specific wavelengths within the spectrum of infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the atmosphere,
and clouds
NOTE GHGs include carbon dioxide (CO ), methane (CH ), nitrous oxide (N O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),
2 4 2
perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF ).
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2.2
greenhouse gas source
physical unit or process that releases a GHG into the atmosphere
2.3
greenhouse gas sink
physical unit or process that removes a GHG from the atmosphere
2.4
greenhouse gas reservoir
physical unit or component of the biosphere, geosphere or hydrosphere with the capability to store or
accumulate a GHG removed from the atmosphere by a greenhouse gas sink (2.3) or a GHG captured from a
greenhouse gas source (2.2)
NOTE 1 The total mass of carbon contained in a GHG reservoir at a specified point in time could be referred to as the
carbon stock of the reservoir.
NOTE 2 A GHG reservoir can transfer greenhouse gases to another GHG reservoir.
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NOTE 3 The collection of a GHG from a GHG source before it enters the atmosphere and storage of the collected GHG in
a GHG reservoir could be referred to as GHG capture and storage.
2.5
greenhouse gas emission
total mass of a GHG released to the atmosphere over a specified period of time
2.6
greenhouse gas removal
total mass of a GHG removed from the atmosphere over a specified period of time
2.7
greenhouse gas emission or removal factor
factor relating activity data to GHG emissions or removals
NOTE A greenhouse gas emission or removal factor could include an oxidation component.
2.8
direct greenhouse gas emission
GHG emission from greenhouse gas sources (2.2) owned or controlled by the organization
NOTE This part of ISO 14064 uses the concepts of financial and operational control to establish an organization's
operational boundaries.
2.9
energy indirect greenhouse gas emission
GHG emission from the generation of imported electricity, heat or steam consumed by the organization
2.10
other indirect greenhouse gas emission
GHG emission, other than energy indirect GHG emissions, which is a consequence of an organization's
activities, but arises from greenhouse gas sources (2.2) that are owned or controlled by other organizations
2.11
greenhouse gas activity data
quantitative measure of activity that results in a GHG emission or removal
NOTE Examples of GHG activity data include the amount of energy, fuels or electricity consumed, material produced,
service provided or area of land affected.
2.12
greenhouse gas assertion
declaration or factual and objective statement made by the responsible party (2.23)
NOTE 1 The GHG assertion may be presented at a point in time or may cover a period of time.
NOTE 2 The GHG assertion provided by the responsible party should be clearly identifiable, capable of consistent
evaluation or measurement against suitable criteria by a validator (2.34) or verifier (2.36).
NOTE 3 The GHG assertion could be provided in the form of a greenhouse gas report (2.17) or GHG project plan.
2.13
greenhouse gas information system
policies, processes and procedures to establish, manage and maintain GHG information
2.14
greenhouse gas inventory
an organization's greenhouse gas sources (2.2), greenhouse gas sinks (2.3), GHG emissions and removals
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2.15
greenhouse gas project
activity or activities that alter the conditions identified in the baseline scenario which cause GHG emission
reductions or GHG removal enhancements
2.16
greenhouse gas programme
voluntary or mandatory international, national or sub-national system or scheme that registers, accounts or
manages GHG emissions, removals, emission reductions or removal enhancements outside the organization or
greenhouse gas project (2.15)
2.17
greenhouse gas report
stand-alone document intended to communicate an organization's or project's GHG-related information to its
intended users (2.24)
NOTE A GHG report can include a greenhouse gas assertion (2.12).
2.18
global warming potential
GWP
factor describing the radiative forcing impact of one mass-based unit of a given GHG relative to an equivalent
unit of carbon dioxide over a given period of time
NOTE Annex C contains global warming potentials produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
2.19
carbon dioxide equivalent
CO e
2
unit for comparing the radiative forcing of a GHG to carbon dioxide
NOTE 1 The carbon dioxide equivalent is calculated using the mass of a given GHG multiplied by its global warming
potential (2.18).
NOTE 2 Annex C contains global warming potentials produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
2.20
base year
historical period specified for the purpose of comparing GHG emissions or removals or other GHG-related
information over time
NOTE Base-year emissions or removals may be quantified based on a specific period (e.g. a year) or averaged from
several periods (e.g. several years).
2.21
facility
single installation, set of installations or production processes (stationary or mobile), which can be defined
within a single geographical boundary, organizational unit or production process
2.22
organization
company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether
incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration
2.23
responsible party
person or persons responsible for the provision of the greenhouse gas assertion (2.12) and the supporting
GHG information
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NOTE The responsible party can be either individuals or representatives of an organization or project, and can be the party
who engages the validator (2.34) or verifier (2.36). The validator or verifier may be engaged by the client or by other
parties, such as the GHG programme administrator.
2.24
intended user
individual or organization identified by those reporting GHG-related information as being the one who relies on
that information to make decisions
NOTE The intended user can be the client (2.25), the responsible party (2.23), GHG programme administrators,
regulators, the financial community or other affected stakeholders (such as local communities, government departments or
non-governmental organizations).
2.25
client
organization or person requesting validation (2.31) or verification (2.35)
NOTE The client could be the responsible party (2.23), the GHG programme administrator or another stakeholder.
2.26
directed action
specific activity or initiative, not organized as a greenhouse gas project (2.15), implemented by an
organization to reduce or prevent direct or indirect GHG emissions or increase GHG removals
NOTE 1 ISO 14064-2 defines a GHG project.
NOTE 2 Directed actions can be continuous or discrete.
NOTE3 GHG emission or removal differences that result from directed actions may occur within or outside the
organizational boundaries.
2.27
level of assurance
degree of assurance the intended user (2.24) requires in a validation (2.31) or verification (2.35)
NOTE 1 The level of assurance is used to determine the depth of detail that a validator or verifier designs into their
validation or verification plan to determine if there are any material errors, omissions or misrepresentations.
NOTE 2 There are two levels of assurance (reasonable or limited) that result in differently worded validation or verification
statements. Refer to ISO 14064-3:2006, A.2.3.2, for examples of validation and verification statements.
2.28
materiality
concept that individual or an aggregate of errors, omissions and misrepresentations could affect the
greenhouse gas assertion (2.12) and could influence the intended users’ (2.24) decisions
NOTE 1 The concept of materiality is used when designing the validation or verification and sampling plans to determine
the type of substantive processes used to minimize risk that the validator or verifier will not detect a material discrepancy
(2.29) (detection risk).
NOTE 2 The concept of materiality is used to identify information that, if omitted or mis-stated, would significantly mis-
represent a GHG assertion to intended users, thereby influencing their conclusions. Acceptable materiality is determined by
the validator, verifier or GHG programme, based on the agreed level of assurance. See ISO 14064-3:2006, A.2.3.8, for
further explanation of this relationship.
2.29
material discrepancy
individual or an aggregate of actual errors, omissions and misrepresentations in the greenhouse gas
assertion (2.12) that could affect the decisions of the intended users (2.24)
2.30
monitoring
continuous or periodic assessment of GHG emissions and removals or other GHG-related data
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validation
systematic, independent and documented process for the evaluation of a greenhouse gas assertion (2.12) in
a GHG project plan against agreed validation criteria (2.32)
NOTE 1 In some cases, such as in first-party validations, independence can be demonstrated by th
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