ISO/AWI 14070-2

Environmental management — Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Measurements — Part 2: Estimates of GHG Emissions from Anthropogenic Sources

Scope

Atmospheric measurements and analyses combined with spatially explicit anthropogenic and biogenic emissions modelling results are the basis for management of efforts to improve confidence in emissions quantification in the urban domain of cities and their immediately surrounding regions. The standards effort under development, 14070, addresses the need for robustly accurate quantification of GHG emission rates from urban environments, the location of a wide range of GHG emission sources and sinks estimated to be the source of 60% - 80% of global emissions. The approach taken is the description and management of a system combining 4 measurement and modelling elements, 14070 parts 1 – 4, that takes advantage of the strengths of each element. The standard on atmospheric measurement methods, (ISO 14070-1) now at the committee draft stage of development, is combined with those of emissions modelling of both anthropogenic (14070-2), and biogenic (14070-3), sources and sinks in urban settings. The last component (14070-4), will address the analysis methods necessary to combine parts 1 - 3 into a functional emissions quantification system.
The proposed standard ISO 14070-2, represents the second part in the series. This proposal for a new work item is a continuation of the work of TC207/SC7 WG 17.