Overview
Carbon Accounting & GHG Management - Key to a Low-Carbon Future is a professional certificate course about the global transition to a low-carbon energy system offered by UN Global Compact Network Singapore as one of the Enterprise Sustainability Programme (ESP) Decarbonisation Courses.
Course Description & Learning Outcomes
Module 1: Primary learning objective: To help participants develop an understanding of the importance of climate change, the key relevant developments, and to equip them with basic knowledge and skills to start measuring and recording their business’ carbon footprint. Main topics are: - Greenhouse Gases and an Introduction to Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions accounting - Regulations and Trends in Decarbonisation and Carbon Pricing - The Business case for Decarbonisation - Measuring Emissions with our Carbon Emissions and Recording Tool (CERT) - Project Case study using CERT Module 2: Primary learning objective: To help participants understand the basic methodologies for reducing carbon footprint, and discover concrete ideas for projects and opportunities to reduce carbon footprint in their respective industry/sector. Main topics are: - Journey to Net Zero: Setting decarbonization targets and goals - General principles of Reducing Carbon Footprint - Project portfolio prioritization using the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) tool - Offsets and Voluntary Carbon Market - Sector Experts Best Practices - Peer Learning Activity
Schedule
Date: 28 Mar 2024, Thursday
Time: 8:45 AM - 5:30 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: 180 Kitchener Rd, #06-10, Singapore Sustainability Academy, 208539
Pricing
Speakers
Trainer's Profile:
Mr Terence Tan, Director (Carbon Management), UN Global Compact Network Singapore
Terence Tan is the Director (Carbon Management), of UN Global Compact Network Singapore. In this role, he oversees operational and strategic decarbonisation activities for CPLC (Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition) Singapore, which is the decarbonisation arm of GCNS. Terence has a B.Eng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. He attended the Cambridge University Prince of Wales Business and Sustainability Program for Senior Executives, as well as training on various ISO standards such as 50001 and 14064.
Trainer's Profile:
Ms Claire Ong, Assistant Manager (Partnerships & Business Missions), CPLC Singapore, UN Global Compact Network Singapore
Ms Claire Ong is the Assistant Manager (Partnerships & Business Missions) at Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Singapore, the decarbonisation arm of UN Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS). She facilitates capability building initiatives to support companies in their carbon management journey. Additionally, Ms Ong facilitates initiatives to build a strong community and support system for companies in the area of decarbonisation. Ms Ong is passionate about contributing to sustainable development, in which businesses and society can thrive in a low-carbon economy. Previously, she had worked in the natural rubber sector, where she engaged various stakeholders in driving traceability and sustainability across the natural rubber supply chain. Ms Ong holds a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies from the National University of Singapore and is trained in the ISO 14064/67 standards.
