Introduction to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecasting
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
This Basic (Level I) eLearning course is vital to our comprehensive Forecasting
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fundamentals eLearning series. It serves as the
foundation, providing you with the essential knowledge to navigate the
complexities of forecasting greenhouse gas emissions effectively.
Target Audience
Industry plant technical managers, engineers, maintenance personnel, project
engineers, and engineering and technical personnel involved in managing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
You Will Learn
- List greenhouse effects as applied to global temperature change
- List emittance factors of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and ozone
- Understand the relationship between the energy transition and greenhouse gas emissions
- Identify the principal options used for abating greenhouse gas emissions
- Understand the two main greenhouse gas accounting methods to quantify emissions
- Gain a working understanding of the tools used to measure greenhousegas emissions
- Understand the difference between absolute greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse gas intensity
- Understand greenhouse gas inventories at project, asset, and portfolio levels
- Define forecasting and its relevance in managing future greenhouse gas emissions
- Understand the purpose and objectives of forecasting greenhouse gas emissions
- Gain a working understanding of the processes in forecasting greenhouse gas emissions
Course Content
- Introduction to Greenhouse Gases
- The Energy Transition and GHGs
- GHG Accounting Methods and Measuring GHGs
- GHG Forecasts