- Standards Progress: Climate Technologies and Carbon Management 2026
- Chapter 6 · Readings
Readings from the other desks
Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.
6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
The instruments that shape the systems of Climate Technologies and Carbon Management, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.
| Instrument | Body | Scope | Status | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures [18] | ISSB | global | PUBLISHED 2023 · AMENDED 2025 | disclosure |
| EU carbon border mechanism [17] | European Commission | EU | IN FORCE 2026 | border pricing |
| EU removal and carbon farming framework [22] [40] | European Commission | EU | PUBLISHED 2024 | removal rules |
| Core Carbon Principles [15] | ICVCM | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | credit quality |
| Corporate Net-Zero Standard [24] | SBTi | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | targets |
| GHG Protocol Corporate Standard [23] | GHG Protocol | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | accounting |
| ISO 14068 [36] | ISO | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | carbon neutrality |
| ISO 14064-2 [43] | ISO | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | project quantification |
| Class VI well rules [19] | US EPA | US | IN FORCE | storage permits |
| Section 45Q tax credit [37] | US Congress | US | IN FORCE | capture incentive |
6.2Readings from the other desks
Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.
| Desk | Edition | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards Progress | Standards Progress: Climate Technologies and Carbon Management 2026 | In preparation | NR-NXS-XT-17-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| GCRI Systems Evidence | Systems Evidence: Climate Technologies and Carbon Management 2026 | Drafted, in stewardship review | NR-XTECH-CLIMATETECH-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| GRF Public Deliberation | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| GRA Capital Readiness | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| Academy Capability | Capability: Climate Technologies and Carbon Management 2026 | In preparation | NR-RA-XT-17-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Index Measurement | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit |
6.3Contribute to this chapter
The state of the Nexus Standards parts and of the external standards they adopt: adoption, conformance attested by those who apply them, crosswalks, and domain and industry profiles. The parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); conformance is attestation, not certification. Material for this chapter goes to the Standards Progress desk; what belongs to another desk is forwarded, not refused.
Nexus Standards reads an edition for standards progress: what was adopted, what conformed, what crosswalks exist and what is still a gap.
If you adopted or assessed a standard, send the clause, the version and the evidence. The desk will map it to the profile it belongs in.
