GHG-201: Establishing GHG Reduction Goals & Management Structures
Recommended Exam Prep Course (Climate Science & Vulnerability Assessment)
Estimated Time: 55 minutes
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This course guides participants through the process steps required to establish and implement a GHG reduction goal. The instructors will provide brief case studies highlighting how their respective organizations adapted process elements to meet their business objectives. Key questions that will be addressed include determining objectives, establishing a baseline, establishing a business as usual forecast, setting GHG reduction targets, selling to senior management, and how to devise a viable implementation plan. The instructors will also provide direction on applicable tools and references, and they will lead discussion on how to overcome some of the most challenging obstacles.
Learning Objectives
Determining GHG management objectives, baselines, and ‘aggressiveness’ benchmarks
Forecasting business as usual emissions and setting reduction targets
Selling reduction targets and management goals to management
Communicating goals and progress internally and externally
Developing and implementing an initiative for reduction goals
Identifying the right approach for an organization
Understanding the methods available for developing targets
Engaging in peer benchmarking/comparison as well as best practices
Examining the structure of reduction goals (absolute vs. intensity, etc.)
Understanding the inter-annual variability in emissions and how it affects goal parameters
Course Architects
Matthew Aberant – Project Director, Sustainability and Energy, WSP
Nate Aden – Research Fellow, World Resources Institute
Eric Christensen – Practice Leader, Sustainability and Energy, WSP Group
Doug Huxley – Principal Technologist, CH2M Hill
Nanette Lockwood – Global Director, Climate Policy, Ingersoll Rand
Sonrisa Lucero – Sustainability Strategist, City and County of Denver
Chris O'Brien – Director of Higher Education Programs, Altenex
David Selawski – Senior Account Manager, Public Sector, CPower
Marian van Pelt – Vice President, ICF International
Susan Wickwire – Executive Director, Seattle 2030 District
Course Reviewers (2021-2023)
Alicia Betancourt, CC-P -- University of Florida Extension Director, Monroe County, University of Florida
Laura Armstrong, CC-P -- Director, Sustainability Program, Maryland Dept. of the Environment
Jacqueline Drumheller -- Sustainability Consultant (formerly at Alaska Airlines)
Jette Findsen — Senior Program Officer - Climate Investment Standards, American Carbon Registry
Adrienne Hollis — Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
John Kumm, CC-P -- Senior Engineer/Senior Project Manager, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
Jeffrey Yorzyk -- Director of Sustainability, HelloFresh