Carbon Literacy

Course description

The essential one day course for staff and decision makers on the facts, impacts, procedures and business value of climate change, carbon emissions, carbon markets, carbon footprinting and future legislation. Companies in every industry need to understand the issues surrounding climate change that are beginning to affect their businesses. These include: carbon emission measurement, monitoring and reductions, the carbon markets, carbon trading, offsetting strategies, as well as how carbon taxation may affect their companies. Governments around the world are putting a price on carbon, either through taxation or with a trading scheme. Companies will have to start disclosing and reporting on their annual emissions.

Who should do the course

• Company Employees – that would like to change careers or add skills that can help them gain promotion in their department and even lead their company environmental polices and department. Examples:
• Management – those who need to make decisions with regards to operating within a low carbon economy
• Finance and Admin – understand carbon accounting and add this skill to your team
• Sustainability – gain knowledge to drive your companies carbon footprint assessment and the reduction opportunities that flow from this assessment
• Marketing – better understand the carbon markets and how to position your companies Eco-Advantage to your customers

Why do the course

• Understand the business opportunities and risks associated with climate change
• Be empowered to make decisions to move your company towards a low carbon company
• Take the first step towards a green consulting career

Course outline

What is Carbon and Carbon Dioxide
The Carbon Cycle
Fossil fuels: oil & coal
Global Warming and the Greenhouse Gas Effect
Impacts – Social, Economic and Environmental
Future Scenarios

International bodies (UNFCCC; IPCC etc)
Kyoto Protocol
Markets and Trading
Flexibility Mechanisms (CDM, JI, ET)
Clean Development Mechanism
Carbon Projects
Voluntary and Mandatory markets
Value of the markets

Adaptation
Mitigation
The business case for carbon management
Benefits, risks and opportunities
Planning
Measuring
Reducing
Offsetting
Reporting and communication

Certification/Accreditation

Carbon Literacy Courses strictly adhere to the GHG protocol and ISO 14064. Both of these standards are considered global Best practice for carbon accounting and are accepted globally.

Cost

R2250 (excluding VAT)

Contact:

Bianca Uliana
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Cell: 072 494 1841