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The role of NSBs in achieving net zero
With its long history of standards development and innovation, BSI – the UK’s NSB – is seen as a global leader in the international standards system. As one of the founder members of ISO, and a core member of the IEC, BSI has played an important role in creating the framework for standards development, based on convening stakeholders to build a consensus. In collaboration with NSBs from
developing countries, BSI is now looking to engage the full potential of the international standards system to accelerate progress to net zero. “I believe that the international
National Standards Bodies in the vanguard of the race to net zero
The race to net zero is a global challenge; only coordinated action across the world will create the momentum necessary for the decarbonization of economies that will keep global warming below 1.5°C. Cindy Parokkil, Government Engagement Manager, Standards Policy, at BSI, explains why National Standards Bodies (NSBs) across the globe can act as agents of change
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standards community needs to work with policy makers to ensure that they see standards not just as a measure of outcomes, but as a powerful, inclusive and agile policy tool to bring about the necessary change,” says Cindy Parokkil, Government Engagement Manager, Standards Policy, at BSI. The Secretary-General of the UN, Antonio
Guterres, could not have made the case for internationally agreed standards more plainly in his opening statement to COP26 when he proposed ‘clear standards’ to address the confusion over emissions reductions and net zero targets, with different meanings and different metrics in use. Mr. Guterres has taken this forward
by launching a High-Level Expert Group on the 31st of March 2022, to develop stronger and clearer standards to strengthen the credibility and accountability of net zero emissions cuts by non-state entities.
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