ISO at COP31:
Convening partnerships, driving climate action
9-20 November 2026
Join us at the Standards Pavilion
The Standards Pavilion is at the heart of ISO’s presence at COP31: a collaborative space bringing together the International Standards community, policymakers, businesses and partners to explore how standards can help turn climate ambition into practical action.
Join us in the COP31 Blue Zone at the Standards Pavilion, D620, to take part in interactive discussions, exchange ideas and explore practical solutions for accelerating climate implementation.
Visit the Standards Pavilion
Check out our inspiring programme and discover how International Standards are driving climate solutions that can help fast-track your climate goals.
Explore the sessionsISO in the Global Climate Action Agenda
From background infrastructure to recognized implementation tools
The Global Climate Action Agenda brings governments and non-Party stakeholders together to accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement. Its Plans to Accelerate Solutions identify the practical barriers that need to be addressed to scale climate solutions – including standards, regulation, finance, technology and capacity building.
International Standards are increasingly being recognized as part of the practical implementation tools needed to turn climate commitments into action.
At COP30, 63% of the 117 Plans to Accelerate Solutions identified the maturity of standards as a critical lever for unlocking progress.
Building on this momentum, ISO is engaging across the COP31 Action Agenda to help strengthen the common frameworks, methodologies and tools needed for credible and coordinated climate action.
63% of the 117 Plans to Accelerate Solutions identified the maturity of standards as a critical lever for unlocking progress.
Hosting a Plan to Accelerate Solutions
Harmonizing global carbon accounting
ISO has a direct role in delivering the Global Climate Action Agenda. Together, ISO and GHG Protocol are the host initiative for the Plan to Harmonize Global Carbon Accounting Standards, under the objective to harmonize carbon markets and carbon accounting standards.
The partnership is working towards a more coherent global system for greenhouse gas measurement and reporting across corporate, product and project levels, helping reduce fragmentation and strengthen the comparability and credibility of emissions data.
Supporting implementation across other plans
Beyond carbon accounting, ISO is already supporting other Plans to Accelerate Solutions, including net-zero transition planning for financial institutions, renewable and low-emissions hydrogen, and sustainable finance.
Through COP31 and towards the next Global Stocktake in 2028, ISO will continue working with partners to put standards to work as practical tools for credible, measurable climate action.
Explore ISO's climate priorities
ISO standards provide practical frameworks and tools that can help turn climate ambition into implementation. Explore how ISO is putting standards to work across key areas of climate action.
Carbon accounting
Energy
Food loss & waste
Climate adaptation
Net zero
Carbon accounting
Building trust in greenhouse gas accounting.
ISO and GHG Protocol are working towards a harmonized portfolio of standards for greenhouse gas accounting, helping make emissions measurement and reporting more consistent, comparable and interoperable.
Explore ISO's work on carbon accounting →
Energy
Providing the technical foundation for energy action.
International Standards can help connect energy policy objectives with implementation, providing common approaches to energy performance, management, investment decisions and measurement of results.
Explore ISO's work on energy →
Climate adaptation
Turning climate adaptation into action.
ISO standards provide a connected pathway from understanding climate risks to planning, implementation and finance, helping translate climate risk information into locally relevant action.
Explore ISO's work on climate adaptation →
Food loss & waste
Moving from measurement to action on food loss and waste.
Recently published, ISO 20001 provides organizations across the food supply chain with a practical management system to measure and monitor food loss and waste, identify its causes and take systematic action to prevent and reduce it.
Explore ISO's work on food loss and waste →
Net zero
Turning net-zero commitments into credible action.
International Standards can provide common frameworks and methodologies to support organizations on the path to net zero, helping them move from commitments towards credible planning, implementation, measurement and progress.
ISO’s events & programme
ISO will take part in a range of activities, where we’ll engage with key stakeholders and share insights on how standards can drive impactful climate action. This is your chance to dive into the practical applications of standards in addressing urgent climate challenges – from financing solutions to effective policy implementation.
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Get involved
Join ISO in driving positive change as we unite to combat climate change through International Standards. Here’s how you can get involved:
Meet experts, policymakers, and innovators
Join engaging sessions that showcase the vital role of International Standards in driving successful climate action.
Partner with us
Work with the standards community to close gaps in climate action.
Amplify the message
Use our COP31 toolkit to spread the word.
Media contacts
For media inquiries regarding ISO's participation in COP31 and the role of International Standards in climate action, please contact our Communications team. We are happy to provide information, arrange interviews, and share resources.
