Energy and Climate Change Training Course

Duration 5 days 10 modules · 33 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Energy Managers, Sustainability Managers and others
Fee from USD 1,100 KSh 95,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 9 Nov 2026 Course code SD-ETR-004

Before you join: Participants should have basic familiarity with their organisation's energy use, emissions commitments, facilities, operations or investment processes.

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

Energy decisions now sit at the centre of operating cost, asset value, supply security, regulatory exposure and climate commitments. Managers must assess changing energy markets, identify credible emissions-reduction options and explain investment choices to finance, operations, regulators and communities. The challenge is not simply selecting renewable technologies; it is building an evidence-based transition pathway that accounts for demand, grids, carbon policy, procurement contracts, physical constraints and implementation risk.

This course develops the practical knowledge needed to analyse energy and climate change issues at programme, project and organisational level. Participants examine the energy system, greenhouse-gas accounting, climate science, transition scenarios, renewable generation, storage, electrification, energy efficiency and carbon markets. They use recognised methods including the GHG Protocol, marginal abatement cost curves, levelised cost of energy analysis, power purchase agreement assessment and transition risk analysis. The course connects technical energy choices with investment appraisal, governance, reporting and stakeholder communication.

Teaching combines instructor briefings, worked calculations, sector cases, group analysis and facilitated decision-making. Cases may include renewable procurement for a bank, diesel displacement for a mining operation, energy-efficiency planning for public buildings and decarbonisation options for an industrial facility. Participants leave with an energy and climate transition action plan, supported by reusable assessment templates and decision models that can be adapted to their own organisation.

The course suits professionals who influence energy use, capital projects, sustainability programmes, procurement, risk, finance or public policy. It is particularly relevant where organisations face rising energy costs, emissions targets, investor scrutiny, climate disclosure requirements or major infrastructure decisions.

What you will be able to do

  • Interpret energy system data, climate scenarios and emissions drivers for organisational decisions
  • Calculate Scope 1, Scope 2 and material Scope 3 emissions using GHG Protocol principles
  • Assess renewable energy and storage options using generation, cost and grid criteria
  • Build a marginal abatement cost curve to prioritise decarbonisation measures
  • Evaluate power purchase agreements, renewable certificates and on-site generation proposals
  • Apply transition and physical climate risk assessment to energy-related assets
  • Prepare an evidence-based business case for energy transition investment
  • Develop a phased energy and climate action plan with governance measures

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Explain energy transition choices confidently to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Identify material emissions sources and practical reduction opportunities
  • Assess renewable electricity proposals beyond headline tariff comparisons
  • Build credible decarbonisation business cases for capital approval discussions
  • Apply climate risk evidence to energy and asset planning decisions

For your organisation

  • Improved prioritisation of energy projects using cost, emissions and delivery criteria
  • More credible pathways toward emissions targets and transition commitments
  • Better evaluation of renewable procurement contracts and investment proposals
  • Reduced exposure to energy price volatility and carbon-related costs
  • Clearer governance for climate risk, energy data and implementation accountability

Course modules

10 modules over 5 days

Participants can explain how energy systems, market structures and climate drivers shape organisational choices.

  • Primary energy, final energy and useful energy distinguished through system mapping
  • Electricity market roles: generators, networks, retailers, traders and system operators
  • Merit-order dispatch and marginal pricing explained using hourly demand curves
  • Fuel price exposure traced through electricity, heat, transport and industrial processes
  • IPCC carbon budgets linked to temperature goals and emissions pathways
  • Nationally Determined Contributions assessed as drivers of energy policy direction

Participants can identify and calculate energy-related emissions using recognised inventory principles.

  • GHG Protocol organisational boundaries: equity share, financial control and operational control
  • Scope 1 combustion emissions calculated from fuel quantities and emission factors
  • Location-based and market-based Scope 2 methods compared for purchased electricity
  • Material Scope 3 energy categories screened using spend and activity data
  • Emission factors selected by geography, fuel specification, year and source
  • Data-quality scoring identifies estimation uncertainty and improvement priorities

Participants can diagnose energy demand and prioritise efficiency and electrification measures.

  • Energy balance diagrams identify major loads, losses and conversion inefficiencies
  • Interval-meter data analysed for baseload, peak demand and operating patterns
  • Energy intensity metrics normalised by production, floor area or service output
  • ISO 50001 energy review steps applied to significant energy uses
  • Electrification screening compares technical suitability, grid capacity and operating costs
  • Demand-side management options include load shifting, controls and peak reduction

Participants can assess the suitability of major renewable technologies for specific energy needs.

  • Solar photovoltaic yield estimated from irradiance, orientation, losses and capacity factor
  • Wind resource assessment considers wind speed, turbulence, wake effects and curtailment
  • Hydropower, geothermal, biomass and biogas matched to resource and site conditions
  • Capacity factor, availability and dispatchability compared across generation technologies
  • Land, permitting, water and biodiversity constraints screened before project selection
  • Technology maturity assessed using technical, commercial and supply-chain evidence

Participants can evaluate how storage, grids and flexible demand affect renewable energy projects.

  • Battery storage applications separated into energy shifting, backup and ancillary services
  • Round-trip efficiency, degradation and cycle life included in storage appraisal
  • Grid connection studies assess capacity, congestion, curtailment and upgrade requirements
  • Flexible demand scheduled against tariffs, renewable output and operational constraints
  • Microgrid architectures compare islanding capability, resilience and control requirements
  • Interconnection queues and permitting timelines incorporated into project schedules

Participants can compare renewable electricity procurement routes and key contract risks.

  • On-site generation, green tariffs and PPAs compared by control and risk
  • Physical and virtual power purchase agreements distinguished through settlement mechanics
  • PPA term sheets reviewed for volume, tenor, pricing and delivery provisions
  • Renewable energy certificates assessed for ownership, retirement and claims integrity
  • Additionality tests distinguish existing supply claims from new capacity support
  • Basis risk measured between contract settlement point and consumption location

Participants can build financially credible comparisons of energy transition investment options.

  • Levelised cost of energy calculated from capital, operating and generation assumptions
  • Net present value and internal rate of return applied to energy projects
  • Marginal abatement cost curves rank measures by cost and emissions reduction
  • Sensitivity analysis tests energy prices, carbon prices, discount rates and output
  • Avoided-cost analysis captures demand charges, fuel savings and maintenance reductions
  • Financing structures compared: corporate balance sheet, lease, project finance and ESCO

Participants can assess climate-related risks and integrate them into transition planning.

  • Physical risk hazards mapped using acute events and chronic climate trends
  • Transition risks assessed across policy, technology, market, legal and reputation drivers
  • TCFD disclosure pillars connected to governance, strategy, risk and metrics
  • Scenario analysis tests asset resilience under alternative policy and demand futures
  • Carbon pricing mechanisms compared: taxes, emissions trading systems and internal prices
  • Just transition considerations address workforce, affordability and community impacts

Participants can establish governance, reporting controls and assurance-ready evidence for energy programmes.

  • Energy transition governance assigns board oversight, executive ownership and delivery accountability
  • RACI matrices clarify responsibilities for data, projects, approvals and reporting
  • Project stage gates control feasibility, procurement, construction and commissioning decisions
  • Key performance indicators track energy, emissions, cost, reliability and delivery milestones
  • Audit trails retain source data, calculation logic, contracts and approval records
  • Limited assurance readiness tested through evidence sampling and control walkthroughs

Participants can produce a phased action plan for an energy and climate priority.

  • Baseline findings converted into prioritised energy and emissions reduction opportunities
  • Abatement measures sequenced by readiness, cost, dependencies and expected impact
  • Implementation roadmaps specify owners, milestones, budgets and decision gates
  • Risk registers capture technical, commercial, regulatory and stakeholder uncertainties
  • Stakeholder maps identify decision-makers, affected groups and communication requirements
  • Ninety-day action plans define immediate analyses, approvals and data requests

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

What you take back to work

  1. Energy and emissions baseline template
  2. GHG Protocol boundary-setting checklist
  3. Renewable option screening matrix
  4. Marginal abatement cost curve model
  5. Power purchase agreement review checklist
  6. Energy and climate action plan

Who should attend

  • Energy Managers — assess energy cost, supply and decarbonisation options
  • Sustainability Managers — connect emissions targets with credible energy programmes
  • Facilities and Operations Managers — prioritise efficiency, electrification and renewable projects
  • Procurement Managers — evaluate renewable electricity contracts and supplier emissions data
  • Finance and Investment Analysts — test energy transition business cases and climate risks
  • Public-Sector Policy Officers — assess energy policy instruments and implementation choices

Skills and tools covered

Energy market analysisGHG inventory developmentRenewable project appraisalDecarbonisation planningClimate risk assessmentEnergy investment cases

Tools and standards

GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, ISO 50001, TCFD Recommendations, Marginal Abatement Cost Curve

How the course runs

Training methodology

The course uses short instructor briefings to establish concepts, followed by worked examples, sector cases, small-group analysis and structured decision simulations. Participants interpret energy and emissions data, compare renewable options, construct investment logic and test transition choices against operational constraints. Cases reflect public infrastructure, commercial property, industrial operations, financial services and resource-intensive activities. Facilitated application planning helps participants translate course methods into priorities, evidence requirements and next steps for their own role.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should have basic familiarity with their organisation's energy use, emissions commitments, facilities, operations or investment processes. Experience in sustainability, engineering, finance, procurement, policy, risk or asset management is helpful. Participants should be comfortable reading simple charts, comparing costs and discussing organisational data. No engineering degree, advanced climate science knowledge, energy modelling software or prior greenhouse-gas accounting qualification is required. The course explains core technical concepts before applying them to investment and operational decisions.

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 need basic familiarity with energy use, facilities, operations, sustainability, procurement, finance or policy work. The course introduces the necessary climate, energy market and technical concepts before using them in analysis.

Participants should bring a laptop for calculations and group analysis where possible. Useful optional material includes recent utility bills, emissions data, energy targets, project proposals or relevant policy documents.

It suits managers and specialists who influence energy costs, emissions reduction, asset projects, renewable procurement, climate risk or public energy programmes. It is appropriate for both technical and non-technical professionals working with energy decisions.

This course focuses on organisational energy transition decisions, including emissions, procurement, finance, risk, governance and implementation. It does not train participants to design electrical systems, size equipment or perform detailed engineering calculations.

Participants can use the templates to establish an energy baseline, screen renewable options, assess investment proposals and prepare an action plan. The methods also support internal discussions with finance, operations, procurement and senior management.

Each day runs from 08:30 to 16:30 and provides about 6.5 contact hours. The five days move from energy and emissions fundamentals through renewable technologies, procurement, economics, climate risk, governance and action planning.

Questions about this course?

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