Webinar: Online Graduate Certificate in GHG Management
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Webinar
Webinar: Online Graduate Certificate in GHG Management
to Europe/London
Location: Online

The GHG Managment Institute is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar about the Fall 2019 courses in the George Washington University Graduate Certificate in Greenhouse Gas Management. The hosts and certificate faculty will provide an overview of the program and the courses offered this Fall. This accredited certificate program can be taken online from any location in the world. Courses can be applied towards a full Master’s Degree in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at the George Washington University. Already enrolled in a graduate program? Courses are transferable. Topics covered in the graduate certificate program include: • GHG management in the context of the challenges posed by climate change • Fundamental concepts of GHG accounting • Methods for estimating GHG emissions, with emphasis on energy-related activities • Project-level mitigation through energy efficiency and renewable energy • Mitigation policies and programs, including carbon markets • GHG management data systems and reporting • Verifying emissions and emission reductions Webinar Details: - The session will be facilitated through GoToWebinar and can be accessed using a Mac, PC or a mobile device. Agenda: - Welcome and introductions - Program overview - Faculty remarks - Q&A Dr. Rachael Jonassen (George Washington University) advised the Department of Energy as it established the U.S. federal greenhouse gas reporting program and led development of greenhouse gas inventories for multiple federal agencies. Dr. Jonassen also co-authored protocols for greenhouse gas accounting and assessment of mitigation goals.  Tom Baumann (GHGMI) is the co-founder and Director of Knowledge Management at GHGMI. Tom is continually pushing the envelope for exploring how digital technologies can better serve GHG MRV.  To this end he is also the co-founder of Collaborase (an application that facilitates consensus-based mass collaboration, e.g. GHG MRV guidance). Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun (Econoler) is a manager and climate expert driven by meaningful and collaborative leadership and innovative models for change. His expertise is in carbon pricing instruments and emissions markets, electricity policy reforms, climate finance, and UNFCCC negotiations. Courses in this accredited certificate program can be taken online from anywhere in the world. Courses can also be applied towards a full Master’s Degree in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at the George Washington University. Already enrolled in a graduate program? Courses are transferable