Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Eco-awareness Committee - helping Okaloosa County Go Green
Go Green Okaloosa . com The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Green Awareness Taskforce will serve as the focal point for providing Green Advocacy and Awareness to the Fort Walton Beach Community, to help Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa County become designated as Green Communities, and serve as a central repository for information regarding government, private initiatives and programs regarding the conservation and preservation of natural resources.

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February 19, 2010 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting

February 19, 2010 | Miami, FL | $325

CEUs: 0.8 | GBCI CE Hours: 8 | Solid Waste I II III: 8.0

FBPE PDHs 0004040: 8.0 | Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm


Course Description

The course will focus on how to establish a GHG inventory and the rules, regulations and protocols surrounding them. The course will also offer an overview of the most accepted standards for GHG emissions reporting and the importance of third-party verification entities.


Objectives

By the end of the course learners will

· Understand the fundamentals of greenhouse gas accounting and the various mechanisms of carbon markets.

· Understand how to establish and assess an organization’s GHG profile and create a GHG inventory.

· List and identify the protocols and regulations associated with GHG accounting

· Describe national and international GHG trends and define what the implications of these trends mean for the future with regards to government policy and business development.

· Understand the built environment’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and the potential for reducing emissions in this sector.



Who Should Attend

This course is geared towards anyone interested in GHG management, especially consultants, sustainability managers/officers, and government officials. For instance, an entity asks an environmental consultant to help reduce its GHG emissions by calculating its carbon footprint and developing mitigation strategies. This course will give learners the tools needed to address these kinds of scenarios.



Onsite training is also

available for this course. Contact the course coordinator for details.

Excellence in Environmental Training

3900 SW 63 Blvd ♦ Gainesville, FL 32608

www.treeo.ufl.edu

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