Why ISO 14001 is beneficial towards Climate Change Reduction
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Our biggest challenges that face us all is responding to climate change and the risks it poses. Internationally, work has progressed from the formation of United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which is predominantly used to signify both the Convention (agreed in 1994) along with the Secretariat and frequently also the countries that are members of the Convention.
The Paris Agreement ?came into effect on 4 November 2016. Under the Paris Agreement countries agree to hold the global temperature increase due to increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to below 2 °C, aiming at 1.5 °C.?The policy and regulatory framework associated with the Paris Agreement have now merged.
?The Paris Agreement creates opportunities for us as organisations across the board.
For users of ISO 14001 the question is?‘How does ISO 14001 help organisation to mitigate and adapt to climate change??
Here are some listed positive net effects 14001 has on businesses;
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-Helps Reduce your overall natural wasted resources
-Helps reduce your Carbon emissions (Average household produces 19.3 to 91.5 Tonnes per year)
-Reduces and improves hazardous chemicals in the natural environment
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