ISO 14064-1/GHG Protocol Chief Implementer

Course Duration: 3 Days

Reporting organizational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a key means for identifying corporate risks and opportunities and driving efforts to decarbonize operations and value chains. Increasingly it is a regulatory requirement, customer requirement, or investor concern.

This course is designed for those charged with developing an organization’s GHG emissions inventory. It can be used by chief implementers of an organizational inventory regardless of the choice made in quantification and reporting standard: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard or ISO standard 14064-1:2018.

The curriculum covers the choice of accounting approach to GHG reporting, the identification of operational and reporting boundaries, identification of GHG sources, sinks, and reservoirs, quantification of emissions using modeling or measurement, reporting by scopes (direct emissions or scope 1, energy indirect emissions or scope 2, and other indirect emissions or scope 3).

The curriculum also addresses how organizations prepare for validation or verification, assure data quality, establish requirements for reporting, report emissions over time, and take into account the principles that underpin decisions about quantification and reporting.

This course will lay the foundation for reporting to voluntary or regulatory programs, identifying hot spots, and taking action to reduce GHG emissions.

Learning Objectives

  • To provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of GHG quantification and reporting principles and requirements
  • To equip participants with the knowledge and skills to implement an accurate and complete inventory of GHG emissions
  • To help organizations comply with regulatory and customer requirements
  • To prepare organizations for the identification of climate change risks both at the organizational level and throughout the corporate value chain

Course Outline

Day One

· Explain the principles of greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories

o Discuss the requirements found in both The GHG Protocol and the ISO 14064-1:2018 standard

· Define the organizational boundaries of a GHG inventory

o Select an organizational boundary appropriate for your entity’s GHG reporting

· Identify and define GHG emission sources and sinks

o Differentiate between emissions and removals

Day Two

· Apply operational boundaries and classification of GHG emissions

o Distinguish among the reporting categories of scopes 1, 2, and 3

o Develop a GHG Inventory Plan

· Select and apply GHG quantification methodologies

o Apply emission factors, GWP, and activity data in inventory models

o Calculate scope 1 and scope 2 emissions manually

· Collect, manage, and assess GHG data

o Evaluate data quality indicators

Day Three

· Maintain and improve the GHG inventory over time

o Practice calculations (with carbon calculator) for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

o Define procedures for base year recalculation

o Track inventory changes

· Document the GHG inventory

o Integrate traceability and audit readiness into documentation

o Prepare for internal or external assurance of inventory information

Who Should Attend

This course has been developed for:

  • Those tasked with the development of an inventory of GHG emissions at the organizational level
  • Key support staff such as facilities or maintenance managers, environmental managers, human resource specialists, and regulatory affairs staff
  • Internal auditors and risk management professionals

Course Materials

Each participant will receive a seminar manual including breakout exercises and case studies.

Note: The GHG Protocol is available as a free download; ISO 14064-1 is for sale by ISO or from a participant’s national standards organization.

Note: Omnex does not provide copies of standard(s) during training courses, but clients are encouraged to have their own copy.

Pre-Requisite

A background in environmental or energy management is useful but not required. Participants should possess basic quantification skills and an understanding of relevant corporate operations.

Upcoming Training

ISO 14064-1/GHG Protocol Chief Implementer Program is available in multiple locations globally, including the USA, Canada, Mexico, India, Europe, Thailand, Singapore, Middle East and China.