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Carbon Footprint & GHG Accounting (ISO 14064) Training Course

Teaches how to build reliable greenhouse gas inventories under ISO 14064, turning energy, fuel and process data into traceable carbon footprint figures.

CC · Climate Change & Carbon ManagementAll Levels#2593ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Health, Safety, Environment & SustainabilityCategories:Climate Change & Carbon Management

Course Overview

This advanced practical course provides a structured framework for measuring organisational carbon footprints and quantifying greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with ISO 14064. It focuses on converting energy, fuel, process, and operational activity data into reliable, traceable, and decision-ready emissions information. The programme covers the practical process of establishing greenhouse gas inventories, including organisational and operational boundaries, emissions source identification, activity data collection, emissions factors, calculation methodologies, data quality, uncertainty, documentation, and reporting. Participants will develop practical capabilities to calculate emissions from different operational sources, evaluate data quality, document assumptions, review inventory results, and prepare structured greenhouse gas reports that can support management decisions, compliance requirements, verification processes, and sustainability reporting. The course also connects carbon footprint measurement with emissions reduction and environmental performance management, enabling organisations to identify significant emission sources, prioritise reduction opportunities, establish meaningful performance indicators, and strengthen their readiness for greenhouse gas reporting and verification.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyse the principles and requirements of ISO 14064 for greenhouse gas quantification and reporting.
  • Establish appropriate organisational and operational boundaries for greenhouse gas inventories.
  • Identify and classify direct and indirect greenhouse gas emission sources.
  • Assess the significance and relevance of emission sources across organisational activities.
  • Collect activity data and evaluate its quality, completeness, and traceability.
  • Select appropriate emission factors for different emission sources.
  • Calculate greenhouse gas emissions and express results as carbon dioxide equivalent.
  • Assess data quality, uncertainty, and assumptions affecting emission calculations.
  • Develop and document structured greenhouse gas inventories.
  • Review carbon footprint results and identify priority emission sources.
  • Develop practical approaches for reducing emissions and improving carbon performance.
  • Prepare documented greenhouse gas reports that support review, verification, and organisational disclosure.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for sustainability and environmental managers, climate and carbon specialists, energy and facilities professionals, HSE professionals, sustainability reporting teams, and personnel responsible for environmental performance measurement. It is also suitable for operations and plant managers, energy engineers, environmental consultants, risk and compliance professionals, data and reporting teams, and professionals involved in greenhouse gas inventories, carbon footprint assessments, or emissions reduction programmes. The programme is particularly relevant to organisations in industrial manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, transportation, buildings, utilities, government, and other sectors seeking to measure, manage, report, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Learning Outcomes

  • Interpret the core principles of greenhouse gas accounting under ISO 14064.
  • Establish organisational and operational boundaries for an emissions inventory.
  • Identify and classify greenhouse gas emission sources across organisational activities.
  • Collect activity data from energy, fuel, process, and operational sources.
  • Evaluate data quality, completeness, gaps, and uncertainty.
  • Select appropriate emission factors for different emission sources.
  • Calculate greenhouse gas emissions and convert results into carbon dioxide equivalent.
  • Develop structured and traceable emissions data records.
  • Document calculation methodologies, assumptions, and data sources.
  • Analyse inventory results and identify significant emission sources.
  • Prepare structured carbon footprint and greenhouse gas inventory reports.
  • Develop practical emission reduction measures and carbon performance improvement plans.

Course Outline

Day 1

Carbon Footprint Fundamentals & GHG Inventory Principles

  • Carbon footprint and greenhouse gas fundamentals
  • ISO 14064 principles and application
  • Greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide equivalent
  • Organisational emission sources
  • Organisational and operational boundaries
  • Identification of relevant emission sources
  • Data requirements for greenhouse gas inventories
  • Principles of accuracy, completeness, consistency, and transparency
  • Greenhouse gas data management systems
  • Practical Application: Establish organisational boundaries and develop an initial map of greenhouse gas emission sources
Day 2

Activity Data Collection & Emission Source Identification

  • Energy and fuel consumption sources
  • Purchased electricity and energy data
  • Stationary and mobile fuel consumption
  • Industrial process emissions
  • Refrigerant and leakage-related emissions
  • Transportation, facilities, and operational data
  • Classification of direct and indirect emissions
  • Activity data collection methodologies
  • Data quality and completeness assessment
  • Practical Application: Build an activity data register, map emission sources, and identify critical data gaps
Day 3

Emissions Calculation & Emission Factors

  • Greenhouse gas calculation principles
  • Selection and application of emission factors
  • Converting activity data into emissions
  • Carbon dioxide equivalent calculations
  • Fuel, energy, and electricity emissions
  • Emissions from operational and industrial processes
  • Treatment of incomplete or missing data
  • Assumptions, estimates, and alternative calculation approaches
  • Uncertainty and calculation quality assessment
  • Practical Application: Calculate a carbon footprint using operational activity data and appropriate emission factors
Day 4

GHG Inventory Development, Data Review & Verification Readiness

  • Developing a complete greenhouse gas inventory
  • Organising and documenting emissions data
  • Reviewing data sources and calculations
  • Data traceability and assumption management
  • Identifying calculation errors and inconsistencies
  • Inventory quality assessment
  • Reviewing inventory boundaries and emission sources
  • Carbon performance indicators
  • Preparing for review and verification
  • Practical Application: Review a greenhouse gas inventory, identify data and calculation weaknesses, and improve traceability
Day 5

GHG Reporting, Emission Reduction & Carbon Performance

  • Preparing carbon footprint and greenhouse gas reports
  • Documenting calculation methodologies and data sources
  • Presenting and analysing emissions results
  • Identifying priority emission sources
  • Evaluating emission reduction opportunities
  • Energy and operational efficiency improvement
  • Establishing emission reduction targets and performance indicators
  • Linking inventory results with sustainability strategy
  • Supporting environmental and climate-related disclosure
  • Final Workshop: Develop an integrated greenhouse gas inventory and carbon footprint framework covering boundaries, emission sources, activity data, emission factors, calculations, verification readiness, reporting, and an emission reduction action plan

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