Overview

Measurement of a company carbon footprint (greenhouse gas emissions) is an important tool in ameliorating climate change. It is also fast becoming a client expectation that consulting engineering firms measure and disclose their carbon footprint. This course will enable delegates to calculate the carbon footprint for a small to medium enterprise, providing both the theoretical background and practical calculation examples and a more complex case study.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

• Make a contribution to combating climate change by taking responsibility for your emissions.
• Make a contribution to the FIDIC Climate Change Charter.
• Be able to provide informed feedback to your clients on your company’s carbon footprint.
• Enhance your environmental management system/ ISO 14001.

Outcomes

• Understand the mechanism that causes climate change/ global warming.
• Understand the elements comprising a carbon footprint based on the GHG Protocol: Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3. 
• Calculate the carbon footprint of a small to medium enterprise.
• Define meaningful SMART targets to manage your company’s carbon emission.

Program Outline

• Small case studies about climate change impact, short term and long-term responses.
• Explanation of what causes climate change.
• Explanation of the GHG Protocol which is a standard used for calculating carbon emissions.
• Explanation of the calculation used for calculating emissions, including ‘emission factors’.
• Emission factors commonly encountered in consulting engineering, e.g., vehicle travel, air travel, electricity.
• Several short calculation examples to entrench basic calculation approach.
• Long case study to calculate a more comprehensive carbon footprint.
• SMART targets for emissions. 

Who Should Attend?

• Executives / Senior Management
• Middle Management
• Staff involved in proposals
• Staff involved in SHEQ
• Engineers
• Technicians
• Technologist
• Anyone passionate about combatting climate change