The Paris Agreement calls for a global economy with zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to achieve ‘Carbon Neutrality’. This means that greenhouse gas emissions must be equal to or less than the emissions removed through absorption/substitution and requisition.
Organisations that want to be leaders in this effort must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, as well as those of their value chain, to zero as quickly as possible.
To make immediate claims about their commitment to Carbon Neutrality, Organizations can use carbon credits to offset unabated emissions of greenhouse gases. This requires meeting certain hierarchy of actions and quality requirements of carbon credits.
Organizations can follow a standardized path, principles, and requirements on Carbon Neutrality by using the following standards or programs as a reference:
RINA can support organisations in their efforts towards Carbon Neutrality through several means:
RINA has extensive experience in the field of sustainability and is accredited and recognised by the accreditation bodies that own the main certification schemes in the area of sustainability.
RINA is a DOE (Designated Operational Entity) accredited by UNFCCC to conduct validation and verification of CDM projects. We are also recognised by VERRA and the GOLD STANDARD FOUNDATION for the validation and verification of VCS and GS4GG projects, respectively. Additionally, RINA is accredited by Accredia for verification according to Directive 2003/87/EC for the EU ETS.
