Greenhouse Gas (all programs)
SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2020-25 – Reminder bulletin: Verified Carbon Standard – VCS Version 4
Action required
Any existing and applicant organizations for the VCS Program must follow VCS Version 4: 2019-09-19.
Affected customers
Existing SCC GHGAP customers who take part in the VCS Program and new applicants.
Background
Old version of the standard: VCS Standard v3.7, Obsolete
New version of the standard: VCS Standard v4.0, VCS Version 4 was released on 19 September 2019
SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2020-26 – ICAO-CORSIA Scheme under GHGAP – Applications Now Accepted
Action required
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) verification bodies (VBs) who are interested in being accredited for the ICAO-CORSIA scheme should now submit their application to SCC.
Affected customers
SCC-accredited and applicant GHG VBs, as well as any other interested VBs who have not yet applied for SCC accreditation.
SCC Requirements and Guidance for Accreditation of GHG Verifiers for ICAO-CORSIA Emissions and Emissions Unit Cancellation Reporting
This document specifies the requirements and guidance for the accreditation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Verifiers for International Civil Aviation Organization’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2020-20 – Extension for Submission of CORSIA 2019 Emissions Reports and Verification Reports to Oct 31, 2020
Action required
None at this time
Affected customers
Existing SCC GHGAP customers and new applicants
SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2020-15 - Transition requirements for SCC’s Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program
Action required
All accredited Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program (GHGAP) organizations must ensure they complete transition reviews to the applicable standards by the deadline.
Affected customers
Existing SCC GHGAP customers and new applicants.
Background
Old versions of the standards: ISO 14064-1:2006, ISO 14064-2:2006, ISO 14064-3:2006, ISO 14065:2013
New versions of the standards: ISO 14064-1:2018, ISO 14064-2:2019, ISO 14064-3:2019, ISO 14065:202X
Federal Government’s Output Based Pricing System (OBPS) Framework, and Ontario’s Cap and Trade Program Related Activities
Action required
None at this time.
Accreditation Services - Bulletin 2014-06
To all interested parties in SCC’s Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program, regarding implementation of ISO 14065:2013.
This serves as an official notification regarding the publication and implementation of ISO 14065:2013 in SCC’s Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program (GHGAP).
Accreditation Services - Bulletin 2014-09
The applicable criteria for the Standards Council of Canada’s (SCC’s) accreditation program for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Verifiers and Validators is ISO 14064, ISO 14065, and IAF MD6. Also, SCC expects verifiers and validators to apply all elements of ISO 14064 parts 1, 2, and 3, along with any regulatory or sector program requirements. Note that organizations can apply for accreditation with SCC as either a verifier, or validator, or both.
Accreditation Services - Bulletin 2014-14
Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program Customers – Validation/Verification Bodies only,
As a signatory to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), Standards Council of Canada (SCC) applies the IAF documents to its accreditation operations. IAF MD6:2014, the IAF Mandatory Document for the Application of ISO 14065:2013 Issue 2 is a normative document that is being applied by SCC in its Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program. Issue 2 was published March 23, 2014 with a one-year implementation period.