The course Carbon Footprint offers you the chance to delve into a topic of growing global significance. With environmental concerns on the rise and companies seeking to become more sustainable, gaining an understanding of how to calculate and reduce one’s carbon footprint becomes essential. You will learn how to apply the GHG Protocol to calculate a company’s carbon footprint, as well as to understand the complexities of a product’s carbon footprint. This training will enable you to stand out in a a booming sector, where the demand for skilled professionals is growing all the time. By taking part, you will develop valuable skills for contribute to sustainability, positioning yourself as a broker in your workplace.
Sector-specific
40 hours
Climate Change
Carbon Footprint
The Carbon Footprint course is designed for professionals and graduates in the environmental sector who wish to deepen or update their knowledge of measuring and managing environmental impact. It is ideal for those seeking to understand how to calculate corporate and product carbon footprints, and to apply the GHG Protocol in their professional activities.
40 hours
Climate Change
Course objectives
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Understanding the concept carbon footprint and its impact on the environment.
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Learning how to calculate your carbon footprint personal and organisational.
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Identify strategies for reduce emissions greenhouse gas emissions.
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Develop environmental awareness to make sustainable decisions.
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Apply sustainable practices in everyday life and the workplace.
What does it prepare you for?
The course Carbon Footprint equips you to identify, calculate and effectively reduce your carbon footprint both at at corporate level as well as a product. You will learn how to use the GHG Protocol, a key tool for the accurate measurement of emissions. In addition, you will be able to implement sustainable strategies within your organisation, promoting a reduction in environmental impact and fostering a more responsible and environmentally conscious corporate culture the environment.
Teaching units
TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION
An Introduction to Climate Change
Greenhouse gases
Regulatory framework/international agreements and initiatives
Carbon footprint. General concepts
Carbon markets
TEACHING UNIT 2. CORPORATE CARBON FOOTPRINT. CALCULATION GUIDE. GHG PROTOCOL
An Introduction to Corporate Carbon Footprints
Conceptual Framework I. Organisational boundaries
Conceptual Framework II. Operational Limits
Corporate carbon footprint. Calculation
Corporate Carbon Footprint GHG Emissions Inventory Report
TEACHING UNIT 3. PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT
An Introduction to Product Carbon Footprints
Conceptual Framework I. Defining the boundaries
Conceptual Framework II. Development of process maps
Product carbon footprint. Calculation
Report on the GHG emissions inventory for the carbon footprint
TEACHING UNIT 4. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Introduction to the PAS 2050 standard
Introduction to ISO 14067
Introduction to ISO 14064
SCOPE 3
Carbon neutrality. PAS 2060