ISO Greenhouse Gas Standard Adds To Industry Climate Control Efforts

The influential International Standards Organization (ISO) within weeks will issue new standards that will enable businesses to consistently quantify and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions under both voluntary and mandatory emission reduction programs, a significant addition to the growing number of private-sector efforts to tackle climate change. However, some sources are concerned the upcoming ISO standard could allow credits for less-stringent actions than those currently allowed under the private sector protocol developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI)...