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WASHINGTON DC (November 11, 2026) – Greenhouse Gas Protocol is pleased to welcome two new members to its Independent Standards Board (ISB): Ming Xu and Steve Davis. These appointments build on the inaugural cohort of the ISB and further strengthen the depth and breadth of the Board's expertise, sectoral perspective and geographic representation.
Made up of leading global experts, the ISB oversees the standards development process and approves final GHG Protocol standards and guidance. Working closely with the GHG Protocol Secretariat and under the oversight of the Steering Committee, it helps ensure transparent, accountable and rigorous standard-setting.
Joining the ISB are two distinguished experts, Ming Xu and Steve Davis. Ming Xu is the Chair Professor of Carbon Neutrality and Associate Dean of the School of Environment at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. His research focuses on environmental systems engineering, life cycle assessment and environmental artificial intelligence.
Steve Davis is a professor of Earth Systems Science and Director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University. His research focuses on how different human activities are affecting climate and air quality, how those environmental changes in turn jeopardize human wellbeing and the relative priority of solutions.
Alexander Bassen, Chair of the GHG Protocol Independent Standards Board, said, “The Independent Standards Board benefits greatly from the breadth of perspectives and expertise of its members. We are delighted to welcome Ming Xu and Steve Davis, whose contributions will be invaluable to GHG Protocol’s standards update process."
In addition to appointing these new members, the Steering Committee also renewed the terms of six current ISB members whose initial terms were set to expire this year: Heather Keith, Owen Hewlett, Anthony Cheung, Suzanne Greene, Viola Lutz and Inhee Chung. Each will serve a further two-year term, providing continuity and institutional knowledge as the Board advances its ongoing work.
These appointments and renewals reflect the continued implementation of the governance reforms first announced in 2023 and GHG Protocol's continued commitment to evolving its governance model to meet the needs of a rapidly changing greenhouse gas accounting and reporting landscape. Established to strengthen credibility, efficiency and trust in standard setting, the governance model brings together the Steering Committee, Independent Standards Board, Technical Working Groups and the GHG Protocol Secretariat to support the development and maintenance of high-quality greenhouse gas accounting standards and guidance.
Additional information on the Independent Standards Board's role and responsibilities is available in the ISB Terms of Reference. For an overview of GHG Protocol's governance structure and governance bodies, please see Our Governance.
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