Full course description
Value-chain Greenhouse Gas Accounting
This non-credit course teaches you the methods and skills needed to quantify Scope 3 or value-chain emissions for an organization following globally-accepted standards and frameworks, as well as how to quantify the life-cycle emissions associated with a specific product. You will also learn how to use value-chain emissions to identify the greatest GHG reduction opportunities across a company's entire value chain. Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions that occur as a result of activities outside of an organization's own operations but often represent its largest source of emissions. Quantifying Scope 3 emissions enable organizations to comprehensively manage their emissions-related risks and opportunities and provide a more transparent and holistic account of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or impact. Therefore, understanding the sources of Scope 3 emissions can help an organization know where to focus its reduction efforts and is foundational to effective GHG mitigation and management. This is the third course in a series of four courses that satisfy the requirements for the Professional Certificate in Greenhouse Gas Accounting.
Course Modality: This non-credit course is offered asynchronously online and is entirely self-paced. This course will utilize Canvas, an online learning management system. Upon registration, please visit your student dashboard to access Canvas.
The course begins upon registration, and you have one year from your start date to complete the course. Once you complete all four courses in the certificate program, you will receive an electronic
Course Instructor: Amy Wolkowinsky and Dr. Debbie Huntzinger
Cost: $499
For more information, contact: ContinuingEd@nau.edu
About this program:
NAU provides one-of-a-kind professional training in GHG accounting:
Over the past decade, there has been steady growth in climate action by corporations and communities, with many organizations setting ambitious, long-term GHG emission reduction and/or “net-zero” emission targets. Organizations see aggressive emission reduction goals as good for business and a way to market themselves as climate-friendly. However, organizations cannot manage what they don’t measure. Therefore, the need for skilled GHG accountants is growing exponentially.
We anticipate that most individuals can complete all four courses and finish the program within about 4 to 8 months, depending on how much time they devote each week. Each individual course is $499 and has an expiration date of one year.
You will receive a non-credit certificate of completion and a digital badge from NAU at the end of the 4-course series.
Hands-on, flexible learning designed in collaboration with industry leader
The Professional Certificate in GHG Accounting is designed to provide you with fundamental knowledge and a robust skills-based training in GHG accounting and organizational-level climate action. The certificate includes four (4) courses that provide you with relevant, up-to-date GHG accounting training that meets industry & professional needs. Each course is thoughtfully designed around hands-on activities using real-world data and continually updated to keep pace with the evolving landscape of carbon accounting. The courses are entirely self-paced and designed to be taken in sequence, with the content building on previous courses to promote skill developments.
Certificate Director:
Dr. Huntzinger is a Professor of Climate Science and an engineer by training. Throughout her career, she has focused on improving the understanding of complex environmental systems and our ability to forecast their future variability. Much of Dr. Huntzinger's research focuses on advancing the understanding of the land carbon cycle’s interactions and feedback with Earth’s changing climate and in improving GHG accounting at the organizational and corporate levels. She has taught the principles of GHG accounting to students for 15 years and developed this certificate program after observing the growing need for robust training in GHG emissions accounting.
ACCESSIBILITY
Professional disability specialists are available at Disability Resources to facilitate a range of academic support services and accommodations for students with disabilities. If you have a documented disability, you can request assistance by contacting Disability Resources at 928-523-8773 (voice), ,928-523-8747 (fax), or dr@nau.edu (e-mail).
Refunds
Students may withdraw from a course with a full refund up to one week prior to the course start date. There is a 50% administration fee for withdrawals from one week prior to the course start date until the day the course begins. After the course start date, refunds are no longer available.