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Carbon Accounting in the Water Industry



This course is available at these future events:
Gold Coast 2010

The aim of this course is to provide water industry practitioners with the skills and knowledge to 1) understand the risks posed by climate change to their organisation; 2) calculate their greenhouse gas footprint; and 3) assess and develop strategies for reducing their exposure to physical climate change risk.

The water industry is a significant energy consumer and generator of direct and cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions from collection and treatment systems. As a consequence, our industry is intricately linked with climate change, in both cause and effect.  It is now also well understood that there will inevitably be a change in the climate due to human induced global warming. This will pose a physical risk for the infrastructure and operations of the industry.

In the current social and political environment, it is important that organisations understand the magnitude and nature of their climate change risk and develop strategies to reduce it. Many water organisations are already moving towards “carbon neutrality” or "zero net emissions" by calculating, reducing and offsetting their greenhouse gas emissions.

This is a practical course with real-world Australian case studies and “hands-on” workshops.

ISSUES ADDRESSED

Day 1

  • Climate change risks and the drivers for greenhouse gas reductions in the water industry
  • Implications of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) System, Emission Trading Scheme and other regulatory programs for water organisations
  • The practicalities of NGERS and CPRS for water organisations
  • Workshop: Climate change risk assessment & response strategy

Day 2

  • Workshop: Calculating a general greenhouse gas inventory
  • Fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater systems
  • Workshop: Calculating a greenhouse gas inventory for a water organisation, including different types of wastewater treatment plants

Day 3

  • Strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the water industry
  • "Carbon neutrality" and generating accredited offsets 
  • Workshop: Developing a credible greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy for a water organisation
  • Case studies: The use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

WHAT DO YOU GET ?

  • Access to world leading practitioners
  • Course notes and CD-ROM
  • Detailed Australian case studies

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?

Any water sector professional that requires an introduction to all aspects of the principles of climate change risk and greenhouse gas emissions assessment and reduction specifically in the water industry.  This includes:

  • Climate Change / Protection Officers
  • Managers responsible for greenhouse gas emissions
  • Government enforcement agencies
  • Engineers and technical managers
  • System designers

PRESENTERS:
Jeff Foley
Chris Lund