CARBON ACCOUNTING

This course helps students to develop the technical knowledge and business skills critical for the effective implementation of carbon accounting within an organisation.

Students learn how to:

- Measure, monitor, and report organisational greenhouse gas (carbon) emissions.

- Build the business case for renewables and energy efficiency upgrades.

- Reduce greenhouse gas (carbon) emissions for corporate social responsibility objectives or compliance purposes.

- Understand climate-risk reporting requirements.

- Use or evaluate carbon accounting software and apply it as a business intelligence tool.

Students are taken through:

- The technical aspects of carbon footprinting.

- Global warming potential and emissions scopes.

- Carbon accounting standards and guidelines.

- Practical implementation of carbon accounting systems.

- Carbon reduction measures and processes.

- Unique capital upgrade business case development tools.

- Overcoming data collection pitfalls.

- Reporting; voluntary & compliance.

- Capturing business benefits from intelligence tools.

The course program includes:

- Ecological footprint vs carbon footprint.

- Why footprint? How did we get here?

- Carbon accounting rules and standards.

- Emissions factors in detail.

- GHG scopes.

- Organisational and operational boundaries.

- Base year and base year recalculation.

- Emissions legislation and regulations.

- NGERs & global clean energy legislation.

- National Accounts Factors 2023.

- Measurement, data management, and reporting tools.

- Energy audits.

- Carbon reduction measures including equipment upgrades and passive cooling and heating.

- Business case development for carbon reduction measures.

- Capturing and managing data in the workplace.

- Monitoring.

- Uncertainty and confidence Intervals.

- Climate Active operation.

Students undertaking the course receive:

- A structured program of delivery that meets workforce training standards.

- A learner guide with course materials case studies, toolkits, and assessment.

- All of the class slides and recordings of classes.

- Free access to a commercial-grade carbon accounting tool.

Course Format Online: 

5 modules x 1.5 hours per session.

Course Format In-Person: 

2 days that can be scheduled to suit the organisation.

Course Prerequisites: 

None

Course Costs: 

$1045 incl GST per person (negotiable depending on the number of participants).

Completion of course: 

Participants wishing to gain a Statement of Attainment for this course will need to complete a series of workbooks and undertake a formal assessment.

If you would like to enquire about scheduling this course online or in-person at your workplace or another venue convenient for you, please let us know via the 'ENQUIRE NOW' button here or contact us via email winton@ecoprofit.com.au or phone +61 (0) 400 232 200.