Deadline extended for GHG Emission Data Transfer Standard consultation

4 April 2016 Driving innovation

“We have taken the decision to extend the consultation deadline in order to align with the pilot project,” said Michael Berger, Head of Technical Unit at PEFC International. “By doing this, it will enable us to fully include the results from the pilot project as we finalize the standard.”

You can now submit your feedback up to 4 May 2016.

The use of the PEFC framework to transfer Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission related data along the supply chain has been the subject of increasing interest among the bioenergy sector and other industry sectors processing forest-based materials in recent years.

In response, a Task Force has developed a draft document as an attempt to outline requirements for a strictly voluntary mechanism for the transfer of GHG emission related data along the PEFC certified supply chain.

“We would like to encourage all interested parties to take part in this public consultation,” continued Dr. Berger. “The responses we get from the consultation form an important part of the next stage of development as we continue to refine this new standard.”

The development of this set of technical requirements is following PEFC International’s “Technical documents development procedures”, outlined in PEFC GD 1003:2009, which includes a public consultation on an enquiry draft version. It is the objective of the Task Force to proceed with the development so that it can be approved by the PEFC General Assembly in 2016.

Interested stakeholders are invited to use our Online Consultation Tool to provide comments on the Emission Data Transfer – Requirements by 4 May 2016. Only comments submitted through the online consultation tool will be considered.