What you'll learn:
- What means carbon neutrality for an organization and how to achieve it
- How to classify GHG emissions
- The calculation of the carbon footprint
- How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Greenhouse gas removal methods
- What represents the offsetting of emissions
- How to report on carbon neutrality
Carbon neutrality — balancing an organization's greenhouse gas emissions with reductions and removals so that the net contribution to global warming is zero — has moved from a marketing aspiration to a strategic and regulatory expectation. Investors, customers and regulators increasingly expect organizations to measure their carbon footprint, set net zero targets and back their claims with credible data.
This course gives you a complete overview of the pathway to carbon neutrality for any organization, regardless of sector or size — based on the international standards for carbon neutrality and GHG accounting: ISO 14068-1, ISO 14064-1 and the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard.
What you will learn
The fundamentals — the main greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, the classification of emissions into scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3, what carbon neutrality and net zero mean (and how they differ), and the principles an organization should follow on the road to carbon neutrality
Carbon footprint quantification — identifying GHG emission sources across the organization and calculating GHG emissions: the foundation of carbon accounting
Emission reductions and removals — the hierarchy of actions toward carbon neutrality, practical ideas for reducing emissions, and methods for enhancing greenhouse gas removals
Carbon offsetting — how carbon credits work, and how they are used to offset unabated emissions as the last step in the hierarchy — not the first
Reporting and claims — carbon neutrality reporting, and how to make credible carbon neutrality claims while avoiding greenwashing
Who this course is for
Sustainability, ESG and environmental professionals building carbon management skills
Managers and business owners preparing their organization for net zero commitments or customer and supply-chain requirements
ISO 14001 practitioners and auditors extending their scope from environmental management to GHG management
Consultants supporting clients with carbon footprint calculation and decarbonization strategies
Anyone starting a career in carbon accounting or corporate sustainability
Upgrade your knowledge of GHG emissions management and carbon neutrality with a course that is condensed, practical and easy to follow.
