Services for climate action

The effects of global climate change are already being felt directly by many people. That’s why it is important to contribute to reducing emissions and to promote sustainable processes and products.

Whether greenhouse gas management, sustainability concepts, emissions inventories, product carbon footprints, life cycle assessments, green energy sources or climate protection projects - our experts support you in advancing and evaluating your initiatives. Start or optimize your company’s decarbonization journey. We support you, for example, as independent auditors and certifiers for your legal or market-based climate protection requirements.

As an accredited validation and verification body, we provide the following services:

• Verification of allocation applications and emissions reports for installations subject to the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) (accredited body according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029:2020 with DIN EN ISO 14065:2022 and Regulations (EU) No. 2018/2067 and (EU) No. 2018/2066).
  • Evaluation of emissions reports in accordance with Section 15 of the Fuel Emissions Trading Act of 12.12.2019 (BEHG) in national fuel emissions trading in accordance with the Emissions Reporting Ordinance 2030 of 21.12.2022 (EBeV 2030)
• Evaluation and confirmation of the information in accordance with Art. 26 of the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation (2024/573), so-called F-Gas Regulation.
• Verification of the product carbon footprint, calculated by the customer in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14067 and evaluated by us in accordance with ISO 14064-3
• Verification of the corporate carbon footprint, calculated by the customer in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14064-1 and evaluated by us in accordance with ISO 14064-3
• Validation and verification of climate change mitigation projects, to be accounted for by the client in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14064-2:2020 and evaluated by us in accordance with ISO 14064-3 and, where applicable, other standards, such as those from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) or International Carbon Registry (ICR).
• Validation and verification of climate protection projects, to be balanced by the customer in accordance with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS/Verra) and evaluated by us in accordance with ISO 14064-3 and VCS guidelines.
• Verification services under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/956 and implementing acts such as EU 2023/1773. Our services include the evaluation of methodologies for determining product-related GHG emissions (Annex IV), verification of emissions data in non-EU supply chains, review of GHG calculation models in industrial plants, and compliance check for the mandatory CBAM verification phase starting in 2026.

Information about the validation/verification process of the validation and verification body TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH can be found here.

In addition to validations and verifications, we offer the following services as a certified body and provider of expert assessments for environmental information:

• Certification of sustainable hydrogen and derivatives, specifically:
  • Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) under CertifHy
  • Renewable and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Fuels according to
    TÜV Rheinland Standard H2.21 v2.1
    Information about the certification of green hydrogen and the
    TÜV Rheinland H2.21 standard can be found here.
• Certification of sustainable biofuels
  • According to EU-recognized certification systems for biofuels, e.g. REDCert and ISCC, (registration process ongoing)
• Evaluation of green energy sources, e.g. green declared electricity or emission-balanced natural gas
• Execution of energy audits in accordance with Section 8 of the Energy Services Act (EDL-G), in accordance with DIN EN 16247-1
• Execution of environmental assessments for the approval scope 35.11.6 Electricity generation from renewable energies (e.g. wind, biomass, solar and geothermal energy) with and without external procurement for distribution
• Evaluation and certification of in-house calculation methods and accounting systems for life cycle assessments and product and corporate carbon footprints (LCA, PCFs and CCFs)
• Certification of standard-compliant emission balances and calculations, also including CO₂-offsetting measures

Being impartial and being regarded as impartial is essential for TÜV Rheinland in order to provide services that build trust.
The Validation and Verification Body TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH is committed to impartiality and bears the responsibility to ensure that decisions are based on objective evidence obtained during the validation/verification process and are not influenced by any interested parties. The Validation and Verification Body TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH identifies potential conflicts of interest by activity and stakeholder and implements measures to minimize or eliminate these potential conflicts. No commercial, financial or other pressure is allowed to compromise the impartiality of the Body.

Find out more about the process for complaints and appeals.

Trust in the extensive expertise of our climate action and sustainability experts. As an internationally operating certification service provider, we ensure that our auditors are always up to date with the current standard of knowledge. Thanks to the large number of climate change mitigation projects we have audited in the past, we also have extensive experience in a wide range of industries.

Let us validate and verify your climate action and sustainability efforts. We will be happy to discuss which services are most appropriate for you.