Carbon footprint essentials : how to conduct a CO2 inventory

Everything you need to know to start measuring and reducing the CO2 emissions of your organization.

Created by: Simon Allain
Fondateur @Carbon University

What Will I Learn?

• Understand greenhouse effect, global warming and the international framework on climate change
• Know the main international methods for CO2 inventory (GHGP, ISO 14064-1), their principles and how an organization can conduct a CO2 inventory
• Set organizational and inventory boundaries
• Identify emission sources and collect data
• Choose appropriate emission factor and activity data
• Calculate emissions for each source
• Analyze results, set reduction targets and build an action plan
• Manage emissions : monitoring and continuous improvement
• Reporting and external communication on CO2 inventory and management

Requirements

• Basic maths and spreadsheet skills

Target audience

• Project manager
• CSR manager
• HQSE manager
• Any person willing to learn one of the essential skills for the transition to a sustainable economy