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Carbon Accounting

Learn how to measure, manage and report an organisation’s greenhouse-gas emissions.

5 learning units Live online worldwide Foundation

Carbon Accounting is CTI’s recommended starting point for most professionals who need to understand organisational emissions, prepare a greenhouse-gas inventory and support credible carbon-management and reporting decisions. It also provides the starting foundation for CTI’s Carbon Accounting & Offsetting, Strategic Carbon Management and ASRS pathways.

Choose the next available course intake when enrolling. Live session times are arranged with participants before commencement so CTI can find a time that works reasonably well for the group.

Course fee
AUD $1,100
Including GST
Delivery
5 weekly webinars
Approx. 1.5 hours each
Not sure where to begin?

For most new practitioners, start here.

Carbon Accounting provides the foundation for understanding how an organisation identifies, calculates, manages and reports greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Who this course is for

Professionals who need practical carbon-accounting capability.

Finance and accounting professionals
Sustainability and ESG teams
Managers and operational professionals
Consultants and professional advisers
People newly responsible for organisational emissions data or reporting
What you will learn

Build a practical greenhouse-gas inventory.

Understand Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions
Establish organisational and operational boundaries
Collect, manage and quality-check emissions data
Select and apply appropriate emission factors
Prepare an organisational greenhouse-gas inventory
Identify initial emissions-reduction opportunities
Course structure

Five practical learning units delivered live online.

Each learning unit includes a 1.5-hour live online webinar supported by practical workbook activities and course resources. Live session times are arranged with participants before commencement.

5
Learning units

A complete standalone foundation in organisational carbon accounting.

1.5 hr
Live webinar per unit

Facilitator-led online learning with opportunities to engage and ask questions.

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Workbook activities

Supporting materials help you apply the learning in practical organisational contexts.

After Carbon Accounting

Build from the foundation without unnecessary repetition.

Once you have completed Carbon Accounting, you can progress into broader CTI programs by completing only the additional learning required.

Carbon-management pathway
+3
Carbon Accounting & Offsetting

Add 3 dedicated offsetting units to complete the 8-unit integrated program. The separate standalone Carbon Offsetting course is 4 units and has separate commencement arrangements.

+2
Strategic Carbon Management

After the 8-unit integrated program, add 2 strategic units to reach the complete 10-unit program.

Climate-disclosure pathway
+5
ASRS Climate-disclosure Compliance

Eligible CTI Carbon Accounting graduates complete the 5 additional ASRS-specific learning units without repeating relevant carbon-accounting content.

Standalone ASRS program: 8 learning units
Participant feedback

Built for practical application.

By opening the course to final questions and investing time into making sure concepts were understood in context, it was obvious this course was built to leave students with a real understanding of how to apply carbon accounting in the real world.

Edward Laucke
Upcoming course intakes

Begin Carbon Accounting with the next available shared intake.

Carbon Accounting uses the same starting intake dates as CTI’s Carbon Accounting & Offsetting, Strategic Carbon Management and ASRS pathways. The course includes 5 live online learning units, with session times arranged with participants before commencement.

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Enrolment

Choose the option that works for you.

Individuals can enrol online, employers can request an invoice, and organisations can discuss private or tailored team delivery.

Individual enrolment

Pay securely online

Enrol directly and pay securely through CTI’s online checkout.

AUD $1,100 incl. GST
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Employer payment

Request an invoice

Suitable for employers requiring a tax invoice, purchase order or bank-transfer payment process.

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Organisations

Training several people?

CTI can provide private cohorts and tailored Carbon Accounting training for teams and organisations.

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