The urgency and scale of the climate crisis, combined with the need for a swift and effective global response, have put reducing greenhouse gas emissions firmly at the top of the agenda for governments, businesses and societies. There is general agreement that large-scale, globally coordinated action is needed to achieve net zero goals and meet broader climate and sustainability commitments.

However, the sheer complexity and scale of the challenge ahead, along with the sheer number of stakeholders, currently means there is no consensus on how best to get there. As an integral part of the global quality infrastructure, the accreditation will be instrumental in promoting the adoption of clearer, more robust, fair and efficient zero-purity transition pathways worldwide. (Maria Varbeva-Daley, more at environmentjournal.online)