Standards on Climate Action
Climate action standards. European standards and International Standards; Climate action covers governance, greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions mitigation, net-zero or carbon footprint determination
Climate action standards. European standards and International Standards; Climate action covers governance, greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions mitigation, net-zero or carbon footprint determination
Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) (ISO 14021:2016)
60.60 Standard published
Adaptation to climate change - Principles, requirements and guidelines (ISO 14090:2019)
60.60 Standard published
Adaptation to climate change - Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment (ISO 14091:2021)
60.60 Standard published
Adaptation to climate change — Principles, requirements and guidelines
90.93 Standard confirmed
Adaptation to climate change — Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment
60.60 Standard published
Mechanism for financing local adaptation to climate change — Performance-based climate resilience grants — Requirements and guidelines
60.60 Standard published
Adaptation to climate change — Requirements and guidance on adaptation planning for local governments and communities
90.92 Standard to be revised
Leather - Environmental footprint - Product Category Rules (PCR) - Carbon footprints
90.93 Standard confirmed
Greenhouse gases - Carbon footprint of products - Requirements and guidelines for quantification (ISO 14067:2018)
60.60 Standard published
Plastics - Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics - Part 2: Material carbon footprint, amount (mass) of CO2 removed from the air and incorporated into polymer molecule (ISO 22526-2:2020)
60.60 Standard published
Plastics - Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics - Part 3: Process carbon footprint, requirements and guidelines for quantification (ISO 22526-3:2020)
60.60 Standard published
Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) — Amendment 1: Carbon footprint, carbon neutral
60.60 Standard published
Greenhouse gases — Carbon footprint of products — Requirements and guidelines for quantification
90.92 Standard to be revised
Graphic technology — Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of print media products
90.93 Standard confirmed
Graphic technology - Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of e-media
60.60 Standard published
Plastics — Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics — Part 2: Material carbon footprint, amount (mass) of CO2 removed from the air and incorporated into polymer molecule
60.60 Standard published
Plastics — Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics — Part 3: Process carbon footprint, requirements and guidelines for quantification
60.60 Standard published
Carbon footprint for seafood — Product category rules (CFP–PCR) for finfish
60.60 Standard published
Energy management and energy savings — Guidance for net zero energy in operations using an ISO 50001 energy management system
60.60 Standard published
Sustainable finance — Guidance on the application of sustainability principles for organizations in the financial sector
60.60 Standard published
Postal Services - Parcel Delivery Environmental Footprint - Methodology for calculation and declaration of GHG emissions and air pollutants of parcel logistics delivery services
60.60 Standard published
Guidelines for addressing climate change in standards
90.92 Standard to be revised
Greenhouse gas management and related activities — Framework and principles for methodologies on climate actions
90.93 Standard confirmed
Climate action standards: International Standards (ISO and IEC) and European Standards covering climate action include a set of standards to support organizations in their efforts to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goal SDG 13 'Climate action'.
See also topic: Adaptation to Climate Change / Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Financing.
In general terms Standards relevant for climate action should be related to one of more of the following topics such as:
- Energy efficiency, energy savings or energy recovery in any sector; o Renewable non-fossil energy
- Energy storage and 'smart grids'; low-carbon technologies, manufacturing processes, goods & services;
- Carbon capture & storage;
- Reduction of road & air traffic GHG emissions; encouraging cycling, walking & use of public transport systems, inland waterways & short sea shipping,
- Biological sequestration/conservation of CO2 emissions (e.g. afforestation, re-vegetation, forest/cropland management, reduced tillage, soil maintenance/remediation), including sinks & reservoirs of greenhouse gases (e.g. agricultural soil, peatlands, wetlands, forests, marshes, sea shore prairies, seagrass, etc);
- Elimination or substantial reductions of emissions of other greenhouse gases such as methane, N2O, PFCs, HFCs, SF6 & NF3;
- Building resilience & reducing vulnerability to climate-related disasters (heatwaves, floods, extreme weather events, etc.), covering any sector including transport, energy, supply chains, communication networks & other infrastructure, planning, insurance; risk prevention & risk/disaster management, ICT for early warning systems;
- Heat effects &/or adapting to drought, including water efficiency measures;
- Strengthening coastal defenses against erosion, storm surges & sea-level rise;
- Integration of climate change concerns in specific policy activities, developing capacity, strengthening the regulatory & policy framework; organizational management, planification of strategies, etc.
- Integration of socioeconomic issues associated with climate change options, such as behavioral patterns, societal acceptance & barriers to uptake of policies or technologies.
- Improvement of studies and research in the climate change processes &/or effects,
- Assessment of the impacts of climate change on human communities, and especially on women, including co-benefits of actions taken to reduce those impacts and just transition processes.
- Capacity building to enhance mitigation, adaptation and compliance with the rules, modalities and procedures related to compliance with the Paris Agreement
- Implementation of technical means to facilitate trading of carbon units related to the Paris Agreement, and in particular those related to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
- Financing of national plans, policies, specific plans, concrete projects and specific actions, related to the climate action