Website: Greenhouse Gas Institute

Ginny Brown

Initial Publication Date: April 29, 2016

Summary

"Our mission is to address climate change by building and supporting a global community of experts with the highest standards of professional practice in measuring, accounting, auditing and managing greenhouse gas emissions; meeting the needs of governments, corporations and organizations large and small."

We are training tomorrow's experts on the principles, concepts and techniques to manage and credibly account for GHG emissions. Our work involves training on the basics of GHG accounting, auditing and management, as well as certifying professionals who meet the highest standards of expertise and ethical conduct and conducting forward-looking research into critical GHG measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) issues.

Learning Goals

Our Vision is to create:

"An ever-improving professional society composed of internationally recognized, highly competent and unquestionably ethical professionals that provide the foundation and leadership for greenhouse gas management globally."

Context for Use

The Institute offers online courses, which can be combined with face-to-face workshops for larger groups with specific needs. E-learning allows learners a higher quality training experience, access to the world's top experts as instructors, and the flexibility to undergo training on your own time, without the cost, trouble, and GHG emissions associated with traveling to workshops.