An overview on the basics of greenhouse gas accounting principles and practices.
$99
Online - self-paced
4 hours to complete
Overview
This course provides an overview of the foundations of greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting for organizations. Conducting a GHG emissions inventory is a foundational piece of ESG planning. A GHG inventory provides actionable information for an organization to reduce its climate impact and transparency to current and future investors, asset managers, and other interested stakeholders to assess an organization’s impact on the climate and progress toward carbon neutrality.
About this course
To be successful in this course, we recommend English language fluency and computer literacy. Skills with Microsoft Excel or other quantitative software are helpful skills.
By the end of this course, you will have learned about:
- Climate Change
- The Need for GHG Inventories
- GHG Inventory Protocols & Selection Principles
- Boundaries
- Allocation Rules of GHG Accounting
- Overview of Calculation Methodologies
- GHG Inventory Quality
- Verification
- Goal Setting
Upon successfully completing this course you will earn an electronic badge that can be shared on your resume or social media.
Certificate program
This course is a part of the following certificate program:
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