PAS 2060:2014 Specification for the demonstration of carbon neutrality bsi. Publishing and copyright information The Bsl copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. ISBN9780580836701 ICS13.020.30 No copying without BSl permission except as permitted by copyright law. Publication history First published April 2010 Second edition April 2014 PAS 2060:2014 Contents Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Demonstrating carbon neutrality 5 Determination and substantiation of the subject and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 6 Quantification of the carbon footprint 9 7 Commitment to carbon neutrality 10 8AchievementofGHGemissionsreductions 11 9 Offsetting residual GHG emissions 13 10 Explicit declarations in respect of carbon neutrality 14 11 Maintaining carbon neutral status Annexes Annex A (normative) Permissible declarations in respect of carbon neutrality in accordance with PAs 2060 . 18 Annex B (informative) Qualifying explanatory statements (QES) checklists ... 22 Annex C (informative) Standards and methodologies that can be presumed to meet the principles of this PAs . 28 Annex D (informative) Guidance on the determination of carbonneutralityforevents: 30 List of tables TableA.1-Permissibledeclarations inrespectof carbonneutrality in accordance with this PAS and conditions of application .. 18 Table B.1 - Checklist for QES supporting declaration of commitment to carbon neutrality : 22 TableB.2-ChecklistforQESsupportingdeclarationofachievement ofcarbonneutrality 25 TableB.3-QESopennessandclarity 27 Table C.1 - Examples of documents providing methodologies appropriate for use in the quantification and reduction of GHG emissions .... 28 Table C.2 - Examples of schemes which can provide carbon credits and offsets that meet the principles in 9.1.2 ... 29 Table C.3 - Examples of standards and codes identified as appropriate performance against this PAS .. 29 @ The British Standards Institution 2014