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Climate change was also taken up by the WSC part- ners – ISO, IEC and ITU – who chose " Tackling climate change through standards " as the theme for World Standards Day, 14 October 2009. They declared in their message : "The three global organizations are coordinating their work to ensure that government, business and society are provided with the necessary tools to help combat global climate change and to support the reduction in greenhouse gas emis sions ISO customer e ISO 14064 standards for green- house gas accounting and verification provide a set of tools for programmes aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emis- sions, as well as for emissions trading. ISO 14064 is compatible with and complementary to the Clean Develop- ment Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) requirements. Yvo de Boer, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (ISO Focus, September 2009). by increasing energy efficiency, while facilitating sustainable development." Also organized in 2009 was the open session, " Energy – why International Standards are vital ", at the 32 nd ISO General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, in September, hosted by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). At the open session, the Septem- ber 2009 issue of ISO Focus was distributed to the attendees. The issue includes a feature on " Going green " highlighting ISO's climate change and energy efficiency initiatives, and an interview with the then Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Conven- tion on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Yvo de Boer. Open Session E.indd 1 20.07.2009 11:07:18 14 Annual Report 2009

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