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
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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
90.20 Standard under periodical review
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
90.60 Close of review
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
90.60 Close of review
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
Greenhouse gas management and related activities — Framework and principles for methodologies on climate actions
90.60 Close of review
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