Carbon Accounting 101 Masterclass – Feb 2024 Dubai
22nd – 23rd February 2024
Dubai U.A.E.
Course Overview
Understanding and managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is foundational to reducing an organization’s footprint and managing its resource utilization and risks. This course will provide participants with an understanding of the value proposition for GHG management, fundamental accounting principles, disclosure, verification and reporting frameworks, and common practices for leveraging GHG data.
Course Facilitator:
Our Course Facilitator is a Chartered
Accountant (SA) & a PhD in Public
Sector Management. Practiced from
(KPMG) & worked there as an Audit
Manager. At present, he is a Programme
Director for Accounting Education at
the University of the Free State (SA).
COURSE BENEFITS & OBEJCTIVES
Understanding the value of conducting a GHG inventory
Accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and understanding common protocols
Differentiating between common regulatory and voluntary reporting frameworks
Establishing boundaries for accounting and reporting
Collecting, measuring, reporting and disclosing GHG emissions
Leveraging GHG inventories to drive operational change
Day-01 | Day-02 |
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GHG accounting principles Defining applications for GHG projects Design and development of GHG projects Identifying sources, sinks and reservoirs and establishing GHG boundaries for the project and the baseline Determining the baseline Quantifying GHG emissions Monitoring GHG emissions Managing data quality Preparing a GHG project report Preparing for verification Requirements Phase – Inventory Quality Management, Data Analysis and Reporting, User Interface, Integration and IT Considerations Evaluation Phase Design Phase Implementation Phase System Development Deployment The benefits of developing a forest GHG inventory Overview of existing GHG reporting programs that include forests How to set boundaries in a forest GHG inventory Quantifying emissions and removals Monitoring, documenting and reporting GHG accounting standards and programs | Determine the portion of actual energy savings from an EE project Express the eligible energy savings in proper GHG terms, and report (or audit) the GHG impacts of EE projects under the rules of common GHG programs. Important Principles and Concepts of GHG Verification Overview of GHG Verifier Requirements Preparations for a Verification Engagement Reviewing GHG Documentation and Controls Reviewing GHG Data Uncertainty Assessment Assessing Risk Verification Approach and Plan Executing the Verification Assessing GHG Controls Assessing GHG Procedures and Data Introduction to GHG inventory guidelines Approaches to data collection Uncertainties Methodological choice and identification of key categories Time series consistency Quality Assurance / Quality Control and Verification |