KOUT 2090 - Initiation to the Carbon Suite: from the Carbon Footprint to the Climate Roadmap
This course aims to equip students with some key practical knowledge on climate action from an industry perspective. How does an organisation perform a carbon footprint? How does it decide over the level and the speed of decarbonisation its activities must operate at? How does it undertake a climate roadmap?
This course will provide you with a broad overview of the key main steps any organisation with a carbon neutrality, a science based target or a net zero goal need to undertake.
It will cover the key concepts and principles behind an organisational footprint (Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions) explaining the most common footprint standards and reporting frameworks (GHG protocol) before running through a simple carbon footprint, a standard decarbonisation trajectory and a climate action plan.
After introducing these concepts, main tools, dataset and resources, the course will then explore how the key steps in climate action are concretely applied in six different sectors including 1) Oil & Gas, 2) Manufacturing, 3) Cities, 4) Real Estate 5) Transport and Logistics 6) Agriculture & Food.
At the end of the course, the students who have properly engaged in the course, will have :
- gained a good understanding of the differences between the scope 1,2 and 3 emissions and their sub-categories
- a better understanding on how to calculate a footprint, a trajectory and undertake a climate action plan
- been prepared to start a professional career in this field (of course, additional courses offered at PSIA on energy and decarbonization will allow to further deepen this knowledge).
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students understand the basics of carbon accounting and are able to articulate the critical emission drivers and challenge based on a description of an institution/organization activity
2. Students are able to perform carbon accountancy (across Scope 1 / 2 & 3) calculation based on activity data and primary or secondary emissions factor data
3. Knows how to select and use an emission factor based on the description of its specification Professional Skills : Analytical and problem decomposition abilities, general knowledge of some key industries and challenge regarding climate sustainability
Nicolas DAVEAU,Floriane ORTEGA
Séminaire
English
- In Class Presence: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
- Reading and Preparation for Class: 3 hours a week
- Research and Writing for Individual Assessments: 1 hour a week
This course is an introduction on the practicalities of climate action. It is suitable for those with no previous knowledge of carbon footprinting, trajectory and climate action as well as those with just a basic background knowledge.