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International standards organizations join forces for climate action

11/11/2024

The time is now: International Standards organizations join forces to highlight the critical role of standards in accelerating climate action The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) have come together for the first time at the dedicated Standards Pavilion at COP29 to ensure greater recognition of standards in the global climate action agenda.

Monday 11 November - 9AM AZT / 6AM CET - Baku, Azerbaijan: As COP29 gets underway in Azerbaijan today, leading organizations IEC, ISO and ULSE, along with eight other standards organizations, have opened the event by highlighting a shared commitment to position standards at the heart of COP outcomes and successful climate action.

The 11 organizations, recognizing the world is at a serious turning point for climate action, have for the first time joined forces as the Standards Pavilion at COP29. All the Pavilion partners are aligned in this effort to help climate decision makers gain a better understanding of the value of standards in delivering sustainable solutions. The unique convening aims to use the global gathering to amplify efforts, accelerate progress and ensure greater recognition of standards in the global climate agenda.

The Standards Pavilion will feature a range of collaborative workshops and panel discussions across the Convention in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024.

By joining forces, through these sessions, the organizations aim to promote the integration of standards into national and international climate policies for informed, effective and accountable decision-making by policymakers and business leaders.

We want to see standards being embedded in the negotiated outcomes of COP. says Philippe Metzger, IEC Secretary-General & CEO. The very 'raison d' tre' of international standards is that they can be adopted across borders. In fact, a large number of countries are already realizing their plans of scaling renewable energy, reducing industry carbon emissions and supporting a circular economy with the help of international standards and conformity assessment, he continued.

ISO President, Dr Sung Hwan Cho, said that as the world comes together for COP29, the urgency of the climate agenda had never been greater. Through the Standards Pavilion, we are sending a strong message to the world that International Standards have a crucial role to play in accelerating climate action, Dr Cho said.

International Standards are essential to providing recognition, credibility and accountability, and supporting global climate policy implementation.

Trusted, globally agreed standards help turn climate commitments and plans into effective, measurable action - they provide a consistent and harmonized approach to climate action that can be adopted across borders.

We are proud to bring the Standards Pavilion to COP29 and to be collaborating with all Pavilion Partners to accelerate effective climate action.

International standards are an opportunity to bring consistency, clarity, and consensus to our global climate challenges, and we see them as part of the solution to the critical issues COP exists to solve, said Dr. George Borlase, interim executive director and vice president, standards development at UL Standards & Engagement. The application of international standards instils unity to address these issues because they are developed through collaboration, transparency, and knowledge sharing, and deliver impact in both developed and developing nations.

COP represents a unique opportunity for the standards community to enhance the profile of international standards in the climate space. By strengthening and expanding the collaboration with other organizations, multistakeholder alliances, coalitions and leading private sector actors active in this field, the organizations hope to leverage the power of harmonized, international standards for a safer and more sustainable world.

The key theme for this year's COP revolves around two mutually reinforcing parallel pillars: enhance ambition of countries for their national plans and enable action to turn ambition into action.

Trusted, globally agreed standards are crucial for turning these climate commitments into measurable actions.

We invite all attendees at COP29 to join us in the collaborative effort to create a more sustainable and resilient world.

The 11 standards organizations represented at the Standards Pavilion at COP29 include:

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE)

Azerbaijan Standardization Institute (AZSTAND)

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Better Cotton

Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI)

International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)

Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC)

Attendees and media can visit the Standards Pavilion - the dedicated space at COP29 for advancing climate action with standards - in the Blue Zone, Area E, B15.

More information about the Standards Pavilion, including the Pavilion Programme for COP29, is available at www.standardspavilion.org.

For more information or interviews, including access to the official Standards Pavilion Media Kit for COP29, please contact:

IEC

ISO

UL Standards & Engagement

James Wood

Director of Communications

IEC

+41 22 919 03 13

media@iec.ch / jwo@iec.ch

Vanessa Von der M hll

Head of Communications & Engagement

ISO

+41 79 842 97 34

press@iso.org / vondermuhll@iso.org

Patrick Wilmot

Senior Communications Manager

ULSE

+1 224 714 0410

Patrick.Wilmot@ul.org
LINK: https://www.iec.ch/blog/international-standards-organizations-join-for...
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