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ISO14064 Greenhouse Gas Lead Verifier - Module One: Introduction to Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Training Course

In-person Next: 24 Nov 2026 English Identifier: 169936127
ISO14064 Greenhouse Gas Lead Verifier - Module One: Introduction to Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Training Course

Course Overview

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Define the GHG effect, climate change, and identify its key drivers.
  • Summarise the current state of climate science and international policy.
  • Recognise current international efforts to combat climate change.
  • Understand drivers for GHG accounting and reporting.
  • Identify major GHG accounting standards and protocols.
  • Define GHG accounting and reporting principles and develop accounting boundaries.
  • Categorise GHG emissions as Scope 1, Scope 2 or Scope 3.
  • Workshops on Scope 1 and Scope 2

Who This Course Is For

  • Greenhouse Gas emissions and Climate Change practitioners.

  • Those intending to undertake the verification and validation of GHG Statements.

  • Those intending to become GHG Statement Lead Verifiers.

PRE-REQUISITE

  • This course is a pre-requisite to working as a GHG Verifier or Validator in a Verification or Validation Team.

  • To become a Lead Verifier or Validator, you must work on verification and validation assignments under supervision to gain sufficient experience and expertise.

About this course

This training course (consisting of four Modules) has been developed by SGS to provide practitioners with the skills and knowledge necessary to undertake a verification of a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory developed in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2019 using the verification standard ISO 14064-3:2019.

In order to successfully complete and a receive a full GHG Lead Verifier ‘Course Certificate’, attendance of all four modules and associated activities in sequence is required. Please note individual certificates will be issued on the completion of each module.

Module One provides an introduction to Climate Change, and to Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting concepts.

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