The London Declaration

The London Declaration was officially signed at ISO Week 2021 in London, which brought together standards-related organizations from 163 countries, led by the British Standards Institute (BSI) and the International Standard Organization (ISO). The Declaration of London is a commitment of global standards to support climate behavior and develop international efforts to achieve climate goals, specifying as follows.

• •  Take climate into account for all new standards that are created, and retrospectively consider these requirements whenever revise existing standards.
• •  Facilitate the involvement of civil society and those most vulnerable to climate change in the development of International Standards and publications.
• •  Develop and publish an Action Plan and Measurement Framework detailing concrete actions and initiatives and a reporting mechanism to track progress.

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In the London Declaration, Director General of BSI Standards said that consensus-based standards are in a unique position to enact positive climate action and can accelerate the time to reach climate goals thanks to the important role standards play by governments and industry. The promise of companies and governments to achieve net zero continues, but the direction of the method is lacking. In this regard, standards are emerging as a global method and framework that can make substantial changes.

Net-zero

Net zero means that the net emission is zero when the amount of carbon emitted and the amount of carbon removed are added. In other words, it is called 'carbon neutral' by making the absorption source absorbs again as much as the emission source emits, thereby reducing the actual greenhouse gas emission to zero. Achieving net zero requires policies, technologies, and actions. Improving the efficiency of food production, changing dietary choices, halting deforestation, and reducing waste are great ways to reduce carbon. As countries around the world declare zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, carbon neutral has become a global trend.

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