Carbon Disclosure Project: Training

Online Training Package and Support for CDP6 Information Request

The Carbon Disclosure Project and the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI) have developed an online training package to help with the completion of the CDP6 information request. The package includes two online courses. The first course, called "Carbon Disclosure Project: How to Respond to CDP6", was developed by CDP and GHGMI staff and faculty. The accompanying course called, "Basics of Organizational GHG Accounting", was developed in partnership with the GHG Protocol Team at the World Resources Institute. Together the courses enable corporations to respond to all of the information requests in CDP6.

The courses are now open for registration. The fee for the training package is US$1,750. Seats are limited and offered on a first come, first served basis. For those who have completed the Basics of Organizational GHG Accounting course, the fee for the CDP course is US$750. To enrol, click here or visit www.ghginstitute.org.

Carbon Disclosure Project: How to Respond to CDP6

This course provides specific guidance to companies completing the CDP6 information request. The course will provide the learner with:

Contextual information;

Guidance and explanation of the tools and framework used in CDP6; and

Exercises, examples, and case studies to further illustrate the use of the relevant guidance and tools.

Key concepts covered in the course include:

GHG reporting principles;

International and regional regulation of GHG emissions;

Management of the risks associated with GHG emissions;

Importance of recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities presented by global climate change regulations and GHG management;

Metrics for measuring and reporting GHG management progress;

Determining the GHG inventory and baseline;

Managing data quality in GHG reporting;

Key data in preparing a GHG management report for investors; and

Establishing key performance indicators for GHG management.

Jason Smith developed this course with input from other faculty at GHGMI as well as advisors from CDP. Jason is Vice-President of Key Accounts for ClimateCHECK, a greenhouse gas (GHG) management services and solutions provider. Jason and GHGMI faculty will be teaching this course. The course will take up to 8 hours to complete within a 3-week period during which interaction with faculty is available.

Basics of Organizational GHG Accounting

This course covers the basics of GHG accounting for organizations. The course is based on the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, while referring to the ISO 14064:Part 1 international standard for GHG inventories. The material covered in this course serves as the basis for almost all of the entity-level GHG reporting programs in the world, such as:

Carbon Disclosure Project

U.S. EPA Climate Leaders

U.S. DOE/EIA 1605(b) program

The Climate Registry

The California Climate Action Registry

The Chicago Climate Exchange

Mexico GHG Program

Philippine GHG Accounting & Reporting Program

The course includes quizzes and exercises to help you learn to apply key lessons. GHGMI provides a Certificate of Participation upon completion. A Certificate of Proficiency is available for an additional fee and requires the passing of an exam after completion of the course.

Key concepts covered in the course include:

GHG accounting principles;

Defining applications for GHG inventories;

Designing and development of GHG inventories;

Establishing GHG boundaries for an organization;

Identifying emission sources;

Tracking emissions over time, recalculations, and establishing a base year;

Setting GHG reduction targets;

Inventory quality management;

Preparing a GHG inventory report; and

Preparing for verification.

Ms. Taryn Fransen and Ms. Angel Hsu of the GHG Protocol Team at the World Resources Institute developed the course with Michael Gillenwater, Dean of GHGMI. This course will take up to 16 hours to complete within a 4-week period during which interaction with faculty is available.

Who should enrol in these courses?

The training package is designed for corporations responding to the CDP6 request for information. Officers with responsibility for climate change risks and opportunities, GHG measurement and management, and carbon trading will benefit from the package.

The courses are now open for registration on a first come, first served basis. Seats are limited. To enrol and for more information, go to www.ghginstitute.org.

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About the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute

The GHG Management Institute is a nonprofit founded by the GHG Experts Network, ClimateCHECK, and Govida eLearning, in partnership with World Resources Institute, Carbon Disclosure Project. Our mission is to train and develop a community of experts with the highest standards of professional practice in measuring, accounting, and managing greenhouse gas emissions. The GHG Management Institute is training tomorrow's experts how to manage and credibly account GHG emissions. This involves training individuals in the basics of GHG management and accounting, as well as training and accrediting professionals who meet the highest standards of expertise and ethical conduct.

The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute is policy neutral. We do not promote any specific protocol, standard or program. Our courses cover all relevant protocols, standards, programs, and guidelines.

We believe that it is vital that the population of professionals with the expertise to address GHG emissions is globally widespread. Climate change is a problem that requires a global solution. We offer financial assistance to other non-profits world wide, and to public agencies, and small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. We welcome grants, sponsorships, and contributions to further this mission and offer more scholarships. We are collaborating with other organizations in various regions of the world to provide training in other languages and in ways that address local conditions.

The Institute offers its courses primarily online through e-learning. It can also blend online learning with face-to-face workshops for larger groups with specific needs. E-learning gives participants a higher quality training experience, access to the world�s top experts, the flexibility to undergo training on your own time, and without the cost, trouble, and GHG emissions associated with travelling to workshops.

Management - The Dean of the Institute is Michael Gillenwater, founder of the GHG Experts Network, and co-author of the US EPA and the IPCC GHG guidelines. The Managing Director is Gao Pronove, former Coordinator of CC:Train and Executive Director of the Earth Council Geneva. Tom Baumann, co-founder and CEO of ClimateCHECK, is the Director of Professional Programs.