SGS ISO 14064 GHG Lead Verifier
This course provides Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change practitioners with the necessary skills and knowledge to undertake a verification of a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory developed in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2018 using the verification standard ISO 14064-3:2019.
Course Overview
What you'll learn
The purpose of this training course is to provide practitioners with the skills and knowledge necessary to undertake a verification of a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory developed according to ISO 14064-1 using the verification standard ISO 14064-3.
The course is suitable for those with an interest in developing a career in GHG verification, or practitioners wanting to understand the verification process to develop internal audit processes
About this course
The course is made up of three modules:
A. Introduction to Carbon Accounting
B. GHG Inventory Management
C. GHG Verification – ISO 14064-3
On completion of Modules A and B participants will be able to:
• Identify key drivers for action on climate change
• Summarise relevant policy and legislation
• Describe the concepts of GHG inventories, carbon footprints and carbon neutrality
• Identify and summarise different types of GHG standards and methodologies
• Explain the approaches for organisational and operational boundaries in GHG reporting
• Use different methodologies for calculating GHG emissions
• Understand the requirements of ISO 14064-1 and the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol
• Describe Reporting Principles
• Have a practical understanding of how to calculate emissions and prepare an inventory
• Identify key requirements in GHG control systems and procedures
• Prepare a GHG Report
On completion of Module C participants will be able to:
• Explain the key aspects of standards related to verification – ISO 14064-3, ISO 14065 and ISO 14066
• Understand the Verification Process according to 14064-3
• Prepare for a verification by developing a verification agreement and understanding the requirements for a verification team
• Develop a verification approach including a strategic review, risk analysis, verification plan and sampling plans
• Understand how to undertake a verification through assessment of compliance with verification criteria and data
• Issue verification findings
• Prepare a verification statement
• Understand the purpose of a technical review