Carbon Accounting and Reduction
A four-week online course on the process and best practices to measure carbon footprint and establish reduction targets for businesses.
Course level: Introductory
Taught by
David Jaber
Founder, Climate Positive Consulting
- 4 weeks / 4 hours per week
- 4 instructor-led live sessions
- Create a corporate climate action plan
- Class recordings available
- 100% online
- Completion certificate
About this course
Who is this program for?
Mid-career professionals
Learn skills to help you pivot into sustainability work
Business students
Understand the carbon footprint management that is increasingly required of businesses
Management consultants
Gain insights to integrate carbon consulting into your work
Impact investors
Review the carbon accounting behind climate-responsible investments
What climate skills you'll learn
Carbon accounting
Tools and best practices for measuring GHG emissions
Science-based targets
Programs and options for ambitious climate goals using the SBTi framework
Carbon footprint reduction strategies
What is a net zero strategy, and how can it be implemented
event concluded
Unpacking Scope 3 Emissions
- Oct 10, 2024
- 8:00am PT
The Terra.do difference
Live sessions
You will meet weekly with the instructor and fellow learners
Skills-based learning
You will engage in individual real-world assignments to immediately apply the skills you’ve learned
Personalized attention
Get individualized feedback on your assignments
Asynchronous and synchronous learning
Flexible learning options to fit your learning style
Meet the course creator
David Jaber
Founder, Climate Positive Consulting
David Jaber is the Founder of Climate Positive Consulting, a firm that analyzes carbon footprint, crafts climate strategy, and drives greenhouse gas reduction. Over the last 20 years, David has worked with more than 180 companies to help them advance environmental excellence. He is the author of “Climate Positive Business! How You and Your Company Hit Bold Climate Goals and Go Net Zero” and is a Project Drawdown Fellow. David holds engineering degrees from Rice University and University of California-Berkeley.
Course schedule
- Readings/viewings: GHG Protocol Corporate Standards
- Readings/viewings: GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain Standards
- Assignment: Investigate a company’s climate strategy
- Readings/viewings: Science Based Targets Initiative, Corporate Net Zero Standards
- Readings/viewings: N/A
- Assignment: Create a corporate climate action plan
Pricing and expected commitment
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Frequently asked questions
The course is four weeks long and runs from Oct 24 to Nov 15, 2024. Live sessions will run on Thursdays from 8:00am – 9:30am PT. Attendance is strongly encouraged, but recordings will also be made available.
Professionals working or interested in working in corporate sustainability who are looking to develop advanced knowledge and skills in carbon accounting for businesses will benefit most from this course. Individuals who see this course as part of a learning journey will benefit most, as there will be many opportunities for continued learning.
Absolutely. There are no prerequisites for this course and we welcome participants from all backgrounds and regions of the world to participate.
Many organizations have learning or professional development budgets for their employees. We encourage you to enquire about and utilize this budget to attend the course. Terra.do will help you get reimbursed for the course by providing an invoice, a certificate, and any other documentation you need. If you have approval from your company, we can also arrange for your company to pay directly.
We expect to run more cohorts given ongoing demand for this course.
Financial aid is not available for this course.
If you’re unsatisfied for any reason after the first session, we’ll refund you 100%. We only request that you give us feedback so we can improve.
You can defer your enrollment up until 14 days after the course starts.
If you have a question about this course that isn’t covered in the FAQ, please email us at carbon@terra.do.