ISO 14064

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Carbon Footprint: Can of Coke

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 Introduction – ISO 14064
• Began in 2002 with identification of need for harmonization of diverse GHG
programs proliferating at international, national, regional and local levels

• The development process included over 11international negotiation meetings and

the efforts of 175 experts representing over 45 countries.

• Approved for international use in March 2006.

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 Publication of ISO 14064 Standards
ISO 14064 : 2006 – Part 1
Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals,

ISO 14064 : 2006 – Part 2

Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification and reporting
of greenhouse gas emissions reductions or removal enhancements, and

ISO 14064 : 2006 – Part 3

Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse
gas assertions.

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Relationship between the parts of ISO 14064

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Relationship between the parts of ISO 14064
Assign resources

Corporations Design GHG inventory GHG Projects

Collect data

Account for GHG emissions

ISO 14064-1 ISO 14064-2

Set GHG targets

Reduce GHG emissions

Report GHG emissions

Verify GHG emissions ISO 14064-3

ISO 14065
Validators/Verifiers ISO 15066

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 Benefits
Organizations, governments, project proponents and stakeholders could
benefit from:
• 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.

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Benefits Contd.

Users could find benefit from:

• Corporate risk management

• Voluntary initiatives
• GHG markets
• Regulatory / Government reporting programmes

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 Objective
• Develop flexible, regime-neutral tools for use in voluntary or regulatory GHG
schemes
• Promote and harmonize best practices
• Support the comparability and environmental integrity of GHG assertions
• Assist organizations to manage GHG-related opportunities and risks
• Support the development of GHG reduction programmes and emission credits
trading markets

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 ISO 14064 - 1

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 Scope
• Specifies principles and requirements at the organization level for quantification
and reporting of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals.
• Includes requirements for the design, development, management, reporting and
verification of an organization's GHG inventory.

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.

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 Terms and Definitions
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 (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).

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 Terms and Definitions Contd.
Greenhouse gas source
Physical unit or process that releases a GHG into the atmosphere

Greenhouse gas sink

Physical unit or process that removes a GHG from the atmosphere

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.

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 Terms and Definitions Contd.
Energy indirect greenhouse gas emission
GHG emission from the generation of imported electricity, heat or steam
consumed by the organization

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

Greenhouse gas inventory

An organization's greenhouse gas sources (2.2), greenhouse gas sinks
(2.3), GHG emissions and removals

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 Terms and Definitions Contd.
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.

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 Terms and Definitions Contd.

Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)

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 .
NOTE 2
Annex C contains global warming potentials produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change.

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).

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Principles
Relevance Select sources, data and methods
appropriate to assessing the chosen
product’s life cycle GHG
emissions

Completeness Include all GHG emissions and

storage that provide a ‘material’
contribution to a product’s life cycle
emissions
Consistency Enable meaningful comparisons in
GHG-related information
Accuracy Reduce bias and uncertainty
as much as is practical
Transparency When communicating, disclose
enough information to allow third
parties to make decisions

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 GHG Inventory Design and Development
Define Inventory Boundaries

Two options:

• The Control Approach:

The organization would quantify the GHG emissions from all facilities over
which it has Operational control, or Financial control.

• The Equity Share Approach:

The organization would account for its portion of GHG emissions from its
facilities. E.g. for a 50:50 joint venture company, the organization would
account for 50% of the total emissions.

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 Case Study
A company decides to report Carbon Footprint using ISO 14064. This company has three
subsidiary and GHG emission for respective subsidiary has been calculated as indicated
below:

Company % equity Ops control Emission

HQ - Yes 25,000
kgCO2 eq
Subsidiary-A 80% Yes 10,000
kgCO2 eq
Subsidiary-B 50% Yes 20,000 kg
CO2 eq
Subsidiary-C 20% No 15,000 kg
CO2 eq
Task: To quantify the GHG emission at corporate level considering the following approach:
• Operational control
• Equity control
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GHG Inventory Design and Development Contd.

Facilities to be considered for inclusion:

• Combustion facilities
• Process facilities
• Locations
• Laboratory/Research facilities
• Vehicle operations

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 GHG Inventory Design and Development Contd.

• Operational Boundaries

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 GHG Inventory Design and Development

Emissions to be considered for inclusion:

• Direct
Combustion emissions from boilers, kilns, generators, on-road and off-road
vehicles
Process emissions from manufacturing processes, waste water treatment,
waste incineration etc.

• Energy Indirect
Energy indirect from electricity consumed.

• Other Indirect
Combustion emissions from contractors vehicles etc.
Process emissions from suppliers’ processes.

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Quantification of GHG emissions and
removals

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 Quantification of GHG emissions and removals
Contd.
Identification of GHG sources and sinks

• Shall identify and document GHG sources contributing to its direct GHG emissions.
• If GHG removals are quantified, the organization shall identify and document GHG
sinks contributing to its GHG removals.
• Separately document suppliers of imported electricity, heat or steam consumed by
the organization.
• If other indirect GHG emissions are quantified, the organization should separately
identify and document GHG sources contributing to its other indirect GHG
emissions.
• Shall categorize identified GHG sources and sinks, as appropriate.

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 Quantification of GHG emissions and
removals Contd.

Selection of Quantification methodologies

• Shall select and use quantification methodologies that will reasonably minimize
uncertainty and yield accurate, consistent and reproducible results.

• Quantification methodologies are often prescribed by GHG programmes and

can be classified as follows:

1. Calculation based on
• GHG activity data multiplied by GHG emission or removal factors,
• The use of models,
• Facility-specific correlations, and
• Mass balance approach.

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 Quantification of GHG emissions and removals
Contd.

Selection of Quantification methodologies

2. Measurement, either
• Continuous, or
• Intermittent

3.Combination of measurement and calculation.

The organization shall explain its selection and changes if any of to

quantification methodologies previously used.

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 Quantification of GHG emissions and removals
Contd.
Selection and Collection of Activity data

Shall select and collect GHG activity data consistent with the requirements of
the selected quantification methodology

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 Quantification of GHG emissions and removals
Contd.

Selection or development of GHG emission or removal factors

The organization shall select or develop GHG emission and removal factors
that
• Are derived from a recognized origin,
• Are appropriate for the GHG source or sink concerned,
• Are current at the time of quantification,
• Take account of quantification uncertainty and are calculated in a manner intended to
yield accurate and reproducible results, and
• Are consistent with the intended use of the GHG inventory

The organization shall explain its selection or development of GHG emission

or removal factors and changes, if any.

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 Quantification of GHG emissions and removals
Contd.
Calculation of GHG emissions and removals

Shall calculate GHG emissions and removals in accordance with the

quantification methodology selected.

Where GHG activity data are used to quantify GHG emissions or removals,
GHG emissions and removals shall be calculated by multiplying GHG activity
data by GHG emission or removal factors.

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GHG Inventory Components
• GHG Emissions and Removals
• Document the following:
• Direct GHG emissions for each GHG;
• GHG removals;
• Energy indirect GHG emissions;
• Other indirect GHG emissions;
• Direct CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass.
• The organization should document separately at facility and organization levels
other categories of GHG emissions and removals as appropriate.
• The organization shall use tonnes as the unit of measure and shall convert the
quantity of each type of GHG to tonnes of CO2e using appropriate GWPs.

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GHG Inventory Quality Management
• GHG information management
• Prepare GHG Information Management System
• Document retention and record keeping
• Retain and Maintain documentation supporting the design, development and
maintenance of the GHG inventory to enable verification.
• Documentation in paper, electronic or other format, shall be handled in
accordance with the organization's GHG information management procedures
for document retention and record keeping.

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Reporting of GHG

• General
• Prepare a GHG report to facilitate GHG inventory verification, participation
in a GHG programme, or to inform external or internal users.
• Determine the content, structure, public availability and methods of
dissemination of GHG reports, based on requirements of the applicable
GHG programme, internal reporting needs and the needs of intended users
of the report.

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Reporting of GHG (Contd.)

• GHG report content:

• Description of the reporting organization;
• Person responsible;
• Reporting period covered;
• Documentation of organizational boundaries;
• Direct GHG emissions, quantified separately for each GHG, in tonnes of
CO2e;
• A description of how CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass are
treated in the GHG inventory;
• If quantified, GHG removals, quantified in tonnes of CO2e;
• Explanation for the exclusion of any GHG sources or sinks from the
quantification;

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Reporting of GHG (Contd.)

• GHG report content (Contd.):

• Energy indirect GHG emissions associated with the generation of imported
electricity, heat or steam, quantified separately in tonnes of CO2e;
• The historical base year selected and the base-year GHG inventory;
• Explanation of any change to the base year or other historical GHG data, and
any recalculation of the base year or other historical GHG inventory;
• Reference to, or description of, quantification methodologies including
reasons for their selection;
• Explanation of any change to quantification methodologies previously used;
• Reference to, or documentation of, GHG emission or removal factors used;

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Reporting of GHG (Contd.)

• GHG report content (Contd.):

• Description of the impact of uncertainties on the accuracy of the GHG
emissions and removals data ;
• A statement that the GHG report has been prepared in accordance with this
part of ISO 14064;
• A statement describing whether the GHG inventory, report or assertion has
been verified, including the type of verification and level of assurance
achieved.

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Verification Management

• Verification plan for a organization

• Verification process
• Competence of verifier
• Verification Statement

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