Certificate Programme in Carbon Credit Quality and Due Diligence
About This Course
The Certificate Programme in Carbon Credit Quality and Due Diligence is organized by the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University.
Understanding carbon credit quality and conducting due diligence on carbon credit projects is a critical pre-condition to a variety of commercial decisions. At the simplest level, this can be useful for a business seeking to purchase carbon credits for the purposes of supporting its climate goals (e.g. compensation, neutralisation) while protecting its own reputation.
This comprehensive course is designed for professionals who are eager to dive deeper into the core elements of carbon credit quality and the practical steps required for conducting due diligence.
Over the four days, participants will gain a detailed understanding of the core elements that impact carbon credit quality, become familiar with key project documentation, and be introduced to various analytical tools. They will examine and discuss case studies of both good and bad quality with hands-on opportunity to put into practice the lessons learned.
What You'll Learn
Course objectives / Learning outcomes
Understand Carbon Credit Quality:
- Understand the role of carbon standards and methodologies, the various existing quality benchmarks, and the core quality elements such as Additionality, Baselines, Permanence, and Carbon Accounting/Robust Quantification.
Outline Available Tools & Techniques:
- Be familiarized with key project documentation and various available tools that support analysis, as well as the application of these tools to support the due diligence process.
Describe Design Considerations:
- Understand the various design considerations that can impact the due diligence outcomes, such as stakeholders, methodology selection, and jurisdiction context.
Entry Requirements
While no pre-requisites are needed to enrol in the course, participants with relevant background and/or experience may have a better understanding of the course content.
The programme is suitable for:
• Executives seeking to advance their careers and gain expertise in carbon origination, trading and services.
• Executives in adjacent sectors (Financial Services; Risk Management; Legal Sector) seeking to enhance their knowledge of carbon credit quality for the purposes of supporting transactions and/or investments in the carbon services and trading sector.
• Executives transitioning into new roles that require knowledge of sustainability and carbon management practices, such as sustainability consultants, carbon project developers.