Why Attend
Climate change has taken center-stage as the pre-eminent global environmental challenge of the 21st century. Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change has, as a result, become a principal objective of business. Delivering these cuts efficiently has led to over 40 governments at regional, national and international level to develop carbon trading regimes.
Instructor-led training that uses interactive learning methods, including class discussion, small group activities, and role-playing
Understanding the basics: the first step is to understand what climate change and emission trading services are and what they mean for your organization; Emissions trading program: the development of a climate change and emission trading program and setting of exposure acceptance parameters; Develop a management strategy: selecting internal emission reductions; purchasing credits and/or generating credits in order to ensure compliance of the ‘Kyoto Protocol’; Climate Change & Emissions Trading Workshop: workshop case study will learn how to implement each of the action-steps
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DAY 1
Understanding the Basics
What does climate change mean?
What is global warming?
What are greenhouse gases?
What is your company’s exposure to climate change impacts?
What are emissions trading and carbon credits?
Overview of climate change policy and the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ requirements
Video: Climate change
Delegate exercise: outline the emission trading principles
DAY 2
Emissions Trading - System Design
Forms of emissions trading
What are the benefits of emission trading services?
Open and closed emission trading systems
Establishing baselines and setting emission exposure acceptance criteria
Banking and borrowing emission trading and allocated limits
Assessing climate change risks and their financial implications
Video: Emission trading
Delegate exercise: produce a framework for emission trading strategy
DAY 3
Develop Management Strategy
The three main emission trading service options
Internal emission reductions
Purchasing credits for compliance
Generating credits by investing in external projects
What is the most cost-effective emission trading route?
Developing a combined option portfolio
Creating opportunities to capitalize on reduced emissions
Delegate exercise: selecting emission trading options
DAY 4
Climate Change & Emissions Trading - Delegate’s Workshop
Review of the ‘EU Emissions Trading Scheme’
Identifying greenhouse gas emission inventories of your operations
Assessing and evaluating your climate change emission risks and impacts
Developing an emissions trading policy and strategy
Selecting your emission trading service portfolio
Producing your emissions trading services program
Establishing your climate changing and emission monitoring and reporting systems
Video: Climate change and emission trading
DAY 5
Monitoring & Recording Emission Reductions
Identifying your emission reduction monitoring requirements
Monitoring and verifying emission reductions system
Registering your emission reductions to facilitate carbon trading
Quality stamping validity of the emissions reductions
Video: Carbon Trading
Key Point Summary of Course Topics
Award of Certificates
Close of Course