Over the last months the international ISO Standard has been working on a specification for principles, requirements and guidelines for quantifying and reporting the carbon footprint of products. Initial draft versions of the ISO 14067 standard guidelines proposed an objection to the market-based framework (ie. reporting through tracking mechanisms such as the Guarantee of Origin) for purchased electricity. This would have resulted in conflicting guidance to other well known existing standard frameworks, notably the Greenhouse  Gas Protocol Scope 2 Guidance.

Recs International welcomes three new members: GGNE, Optiment and SCB Group.

RECS International is expanding! Are you looking to be part of an energetic team supporting the transition to renewable electricity? Then let us know! Take a look at the open positions on our website here and on LinkedIn here.

RECS International will be starting a working group to discuss new IT frameworks, most notably blockchain. 

RECS International is pleased to see the large interest in the yearly conference, the REC Market Meeting. This shows that the significance of the role of consumers in the renewable energy transition is being recognised by actors throughout the industry, from producers to traders to consumers and other stakeholders. 

Those who work with the Guarantee of Origin are anxiously following the developments of the upcoming Renewable Energy Directive (REDII). The European Commission, Parliament and Council have now moved forward into the next phase of the negotiations: the trialogues.

RECS International is excited to be expanding the secretariat. A list of open positions can be found below. Please use “RECS careers + position title” as the subject of the email.  Associate postion Director postion Intern postion For more information or to apply for these positions, email the secretariat directly at secretariat@recs.org

Please view the press release via the link below for information related to CNMC. RECS International members are encouraged to reach out to the secretariat for more information on this topic. Update 18/12/2017: the suspension of CNMC has now been avoided, see link below.

RECS International is pleased to welcome a new member: Gaia Environment from Singapore.