GHG
May 1- 4, 2012
University of Toronto
Wallberg Building, Room 342
184-200 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
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Background
Globally, 3,000 organizations in 60 countries voluntarily measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and climate change strategies through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
The largest North American Provinces and States have established climate-risk management programs. California has announced a GHG cap-and-trade program. The program is a central element of California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) and covers major sources of GHG emissions in the State such as refineries, power plants, industrial facilities, and transportation fuels. The regulation includes an enforceable GHG cap that will decline over time.
In 2009 the Ontario (Canada) Ministry of the Environment (MOE) filed O. Reg. 452/09 - the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulation, under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA). The regulation was accompanied by guidelines regarding GHG reporting requirements. The regulation went into effect on January 1, 2010.
Ontario has also announced that the Ministry will develop a program to encourage voluntary reporting. This is in anticipation of inclusion of many emitters in future emerging North America–wide requirements, with which Ontario will likely align.
Internationally, as more organizations and countries move toward regulation of GHG emissions, thousands of carbon-intensive facilities in each of those countries will be required to measure and report their carbon footprint.
Certified GHG Professional
One of the challenges organizations will face is how to determine the competency of staff and/or consultants engaged to compile GHG inventories. Another is how to evaluate the credentials of staff and consultants who provide GHG professional services. Who is qualified to quantify and verify GHG reports?
A Certified GHG Professional mitigates these concerns by engaging professionals who have earned a personnel certification to a program that has been developed through an impartial, independent and industry-supported process. These professional credentials validate that an individual has the knowledge, skills and competencies to perform a specific job function.
The University of Toronto’s Centre for Environment has partnered with HRCarbon to offer the ‘Carbon Professional Path’, leading to CSA Standards globally recognized professional GHG Inventory Quantifier Certification that will demonstrate your competence to develop, quantify, assess and report GHG inventories. No Pre-requisite is required and you need not have an environmental background to take this course.
A Certificate of Completion from University of Toronto is issued on completion of this course. Attendees who successfully complete the CSA exam will receive GHG Inventory Quantifier Certification. Certificates may be used to qualify for eligibility for Continuing Education Credits from professional associations. Please contact your association to confirm its requirements.
CSA Standards is a leading North American developer of standards, codes and personnel certification programs. The GHG personnel certification program is the latest in CSA Standards' services providing professional credentials in the emerging carbon management market.
Carbon Professional Path
Applying the requirements of ISO 14064 for determining GHG emission boundaries, quantifying an organization’s GHG emissions and in identifying specific company actions or activities aimed at improving GHG management, the learner will gain the knowledge to quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
The course includes the requirements of inventory quantification, quality management and reporting, based on key protocols and standards like the World Resources Institute / World Business Council on Sustainable Development’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
You will explore how to reduce your organization’s carbon footprint through reduction projects that are best suited to the organizational mandate.
The Carbon Professional Path program also prepares you to undertake the CSA Standards GHG Inventory Quantifier examination. The program will review all examination topics and will reinforce the fundamentals of planning, calculating, managing and reporting GHG inventories through practical examples.
Course Objectives
- Examine the implications of functioning in a low-carbon economy
- Assess the role of carbon credits and offsets as a climate-change mitigation mechanism
- Develop a Carbon Management Framework for your organization
- Calculate a Corporate Carbon Footprint
- Identify suitable mitigation strategies for achieving carbon reductions actions
- Communicate your Carbon Management mandate, strategy and performance to internal and external stakeholders
- Plan a GHG inventory process
- Use data to calculate and analyze emissions results
- Prepare reports to meet internal and external stakeholder requirements
- Review materials pertinent to the CSA GHG Inventory Quantifier examination
- Prepare to take the CSA GHG Inventory Quantifier examination
- Course Exam (Examination to be held by an independent examination centre at a time, date, location best suited to you)
This program does not require an environmental background.
- Climate Change Professionals/Consultants/Engineers
- Industry and NGOs interested in GHG management, accounting, reporting,auditing and risk management
- Lawyers
- Accountants
- Compliance, Governance and Risk managers;
- Facility Managers
CSA Application Form (also required)
Fee is $2,172.35 and includes GHG Inventory Quantifier Course ($1500) CSA Certification Examination and Application Fees ($595 + 13% HST = $672.35).
Tuition Receipt for Income Tax purposes will be issued.
Certificate of Completion from University of Toronto is issued on completion of this course.
- Attendees who successfully complete the CSA exam will receive GHG Inventory Quantifier Certification.
- No Pre-requisite is required and you need not have an environmental background to take this course.
- Certificates may be used to qualify for eligibility for Continuing Education Credits from professional associations. Please contact your association to confirm its requirements.
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