Climate Change Mitigation Training Course

Duration 5 days 10 modules · 33 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Sustainability Managers, Environmental Managers and others
Fee from USD 1,100 KSh 95,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 7 Nov 2026 Course code SD-EM-065

Before you join: Participants should understand basic organisational operations, budgets and environmental responsibilities, and should be comfortable working with spreadsheet-based data.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

Suggest a date or city

Showing the next six months. Later dates, other cities and private deliveries for your team are available on request.

Course overview

Climate change mitigation work often stalls between an emissions inventory and funded operational change. Organisations may know their Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions but lack defensible baselines, practical reduction options, credible targets, supplier engagement methods and a delivery structure. This creates exposure to rising energy costs, investor and regulator scrutiny, weak climate claims and missed asset-renewal decisions. The challenge is to turn emissions data into a sequenced plan that can be approved, financed, delivered and monitored.

This course develops the practical methods needed to build and manage a climate mitigation programme. Participants apply the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1 principles to set organisational and operational boundaries, assess emissions data quality and prioritise material sources. They establish science-based target logic, identify abatement options, construct marginal abatement cost curves, evaluate energy and fleet measures, engage suppliers and integrate climate criteria into procurement. The course also addresses internal carbon pricing, capital appraisal, governance, transition planning, performance indicators and evidence-based reporting.

Instruction combines focused briefings with realistic cases drawn from facilities management, manufacturing, transport, public infrastructure, financial services and procurement. Participants work with emissions datasets, project assumptions, supplier information and investment choices to test decisions under cost, operational and assurance constraints. They leave with a reusable climate mitigation roadmap pack containing an emissions-baseline structure, target framework, abatement-option register, marginal abatement cost curve, implementation plan and governance controls.

The course suits professionals who already work with environmental, energy, sustainability, risk, operations, procurement or reporting responsibilities and need to lead or support measurable emissions reduction.

What you will be able to do

  • Calculate organisational greenhouse gas emissions using GHG Protocol boundary and scope rules
  • Assess emissions-data quality using documented sources, emission factors and control checks
  • Set science-based emissions targets with baselines, milestones and accountable owners
  • Develop marginal abatement cost curves from emissions, capital, operating-cost and timing data
  • Evaluate energy, fuel, fleet and procurement measures using lifecycle-cost appraisal
  • Design supplier engagement plans for material Scope 3 emissions categories
  • Prepare climate mitigation roadmaps with governance, investment sequencing and performance indicators
  • Apply evidence controls to support assurance-ready emissions reporting and climate claims

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Build credible emissions-reduction proposals supported by cost, timing and evidence
  • Lead target-setting discussions with operational, finance and procurement stakeholders
  • Assess supplier climate information and request usable Scope 3 data
  • Prepare assurance-ready records for emissions inventories and public climate claims
  • Create a practical 90-day plan for a priority emissions source

For your organisation

  • Improves the quality and traceability of greenhouse gas inventory data
  • Produces prioritised emissions-reduction projects with clearer investment cases
  • Strengthens Scope 3 data collection and supplier performance expectations
  • Connects asset renewal, energy management and procurement decisions to climate targets
  • Reduces the risk of unsupported climate statements and poorly controlled disclosures

Course modules

10 modules over 5 days

Participants can explain the emissions concepts and business decisions that shape a credible mitigation programme.

  • Radiative forcing, carbon cycle and greenhouse gas lifetimes
  • CO2e conversion using global warming potential values
  • 1.5°C pathways, carbon budgets and near-term emissions trajectories
  • Distinguishing mitigation, adaptation, removals and avoided emissions claims
  • Physical and transition risks linked to decarbonisation decisions
  • Materiality assessment connecting emissions sources, costs and stakeholder expectations

Participants can define inventory boundaries and calculate material Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions categories.

  • GHG Protocol organisational boundaries: equity share, financial control, operational control
  • Scope 1 stationary combustion calculations from fuel purchase records
  • Scope 2 location-based and market-based electricity accounting methods
  • Scope 3 categories screened through spend, activity and supplier data
  • Emission factor selection, data-quality scoring and uncertainty documentation
  • ISO 14064-1 inventory principles: relevance, completeness, consistency, transparency, accuracy
  • Base-year recalculation policy for acquisitions, disposals and structural changes

Participants can establish data controls that make emissions figures traceable, reviewable and suitable for assurance.

  • Data collection plan assigning owners, sources, frequency and controls
  • Audit trails linking activity data, factors, calculations and disclosures
  • Meter reconciliation and reasonableness tests for energy consumption datasets
  • Supplier questionnaires structured for primary Scope 3 emissions data
  • Material misstatement thresholds and internal review of inventory evidence
  • Limited assurance readiness using documented controls and evidence files

Participants can formulate credible emissions targets and translate them into measurable organisational commitments.

  • SBTi near-term target criteria and boundary coverage requirements
  • Science-based target calculation using absolute contraction and sectoral methods
  • Net-zero target components: reductions, neutralisation and residual emissions
  • Baseline selection tested against data completeness and business change
  • Target governance linking milestones, accountable owners and capital decisions
  • Claims language separating validated targets from achieved performance

Participants can identify, assess and prioritise emissions-reduction options using cost, feasibility and delivery criteria.

  • Emission hotspot analysis using Pareto charts and process mapping
  • Abatement options from efficiency, electrification, fuel switching and procurement
  • Marginal abatement cost curve built from cost and emissions inputs
  • Technical feasibility screening using asset life, load profile and infrastructure constraints
  • Operational impacts assessed through safety, reliability and maintenance requirements
  • Double-counting checks for renewable certificates and contractual instruments

Participants can develop practical supplier and product actions for material Scope 3 emissions sources.

  • Supplier segmentation by emissions, spend, influence and data maturity
  • Scope 3 engagement plans using supplier codes and scorecards
  • Procurement specifications for low-carbon materials, logistics and services
  • Product carbon footprint boundaries using life-cycle assessment principles
  • Supplier target clauses, data requests and corrective-action timelines
  • Customer use-phase emissions addressed through product design and guidance

Participants can assess common operational decarbonisation measures for energy-intensive assets and transport.

  • Energy baseline normalisation using weather, production and occupancy drivers
  • ISO 50001 energy review concepts applied to significant energy uses
  • Electrification business cases comparing heat pumps, boilers and grid factors
  • Renewable electricity procurement: on-site generation, PPAs and certificates
  • Fleet transition assessment covering route profiles, charging and total cost
  • Fugitive emissions reduction through refrigerant management and leak detection

Participants can build an investable transition plan that sequences projects against budgets and dependencies.

  • Capital appraisal incorporating lifecycle cost, carbon price and residual value
  • Internal carbon pricing models: shadow price, fee and implicit price
  • MACC sequencing based on dependencies, lead times and budget cycles
  • Transition plan milestones aligned with asset replacement and procurement calendars
  • Financing options for efficiency projects, renewables and fleet conversion
  • Board decision papers presenting emissions, cost, risk and implementation assumptions

Participants can establish accountability, reporting indicators and evidence controls for mitigation performance.

  • Climate governance roles across board, executive, operations and procurement
  • KPIs combining absolute emissions, intensity, energy and implementation progress
  • IFRS S2 climate disclosure concepts for governance, strategy, risk and metrics
  • Transition plan disclosures supported by controls, assumptions and accountable owners
  • Green claims reviewed against evidence, boundaries and consumer-protection requirements
  • Performance reviews triggering corrective actions when milestones slip

Participants can organise a mitigation programme with clear ownership, monitoring routines and immediate next actions.

  • Mitigation roadmap architecture: baseline, targets, initiatives, investment and milestones
  • RACI matrix assigning delivery, approval, consultation and information responsibilities
  • Implementation risks tracked through dependency logs and escalation thresholds
  • Monthly performance cadence using leading indicators and emissions outcomes
  • Stakeholder communication plan tailored to workforce, suppliers, investors and regulators
  • Personal 90-day application plan anchored to a priority emissions source

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. GHG inventory boundary and data-collection template
  2. Emissions data-quality and assurance-control checklist
  3. Science-based target and milestone framework
  4. Marginal abatement cost curve model
  5. Scope 3 supplier engagement plan
  6. Climate mitigation roadmap and governance RACI matrix

Who should attend

  • Sustainability Managers — responsible for converting emissions commitments into funded reduction programmes
  • Environmental Managers — need defensible inventories, controls and emissions-reduction actions
  • Energy and Facilities Managers — identify and justify building, utility and fuel-reduction projects
  • Procurement Managers — address supplier emissions through sourcing criteria and contract requirements
  • Operations and Engineering Managers — prioritise feasible decarbonisation actions within asset constraints
  • Risk, Finance and ESG Reporting Professionals — connect climate targets with investment, governance and disclosures

Skills and tools covered

Greenhouse gas accountingScience-based target settingAbatement cost analysisScope 3 engagementTransition planningClimate governance

Tools and standards

GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, ISO 14064-1, Science Based Targets initiative Corporate Net-Zero Standard, Marginal Abatement Cost Curve

How the course runs

Training methodology

The course uses short instructor briefings to establish methods and decision rules, followed by case work using emissions inventories, energy data, supplier information and investment assumptions. Small-group exercises address boundary setting, data-quality assessment, target design, abatement-cost analysis and transition-plan choices. Participants test decisions through structured scenarios involving capital constraints, operational dependencies and reporting requirements. Facilitated reviews compare approaches and identify practical controls. Individual application planning helps participants transfer the methods to a current organisational priority.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should understand basic organisational operations, budgets and environmental responsibilities, and should be comfortable working with spreadsheet-based data. Prior exposure to energy use, emissions reporting, procurement, facilities, sustainability, risk or operational improvement is useful. Participants will benefit from familiarity with their organisation's major sites, assets, suppliers or emissions sources. The course does not require prior carbon-accounting certification, advanced climate science, engineering design expertise, financial-modelling expertise or prior knowledge of the GHG Protocol. Calculations are explained and applied step by step.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

Participants should have basic familiarity with organisational operations, budgets or environmental responsibilities and be comfortable reviewing spreadsheet data. No prior carbon-accounting qualification, engineering specialism or climate science background is required.

Bring a laptop for working with course materials and, where permitted, a recent emissions inventory, energy dataset, climate target or project proposal. Sensitive organisational data is not required; anonymised or representative figures can be used.

It is designed for sustainability, environmental, energy, facilities, procurement, operations, finance, risk and ESG reporting professionals. It is particularly useful for people expected to convert climate commitments into operational projects and management information.

Greenhouse gas accounting courses focus mainly on measurement and calculation, while ESG reporting courses focus on disclosure requirements. This course uses emissions information as a starting point for target setting, abatement decisions, investment planning, supplier action and implementation governance.

Participants can use the templates to improve an existing inventory, identify emissions hotspots, evaluate reduction projects or structure a transition plan. The final application plan focuses on a priority emissions source or current organisational commitment.

Each training day runs from 08:30 to 16:30 and provides about 6.5 contact hours. The programme progresses through ten three-hour modules, with time allocated to briefings, case analysis, group work, simulations and application planning.

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