• 6 Sections
  • 29 Lessons
  • 3 Hours
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  • MODULE 1 - CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEED FOR CARBON MARKETS
    Participants understand the scientific foundation of climate change and why carbon markets have emerged as a climate mitigation tool. Duration: 25 minutes.
    4
    • 1.1
      Climate change fundamentals
    • 1.2
      Greenhouse gases, GWP, and CO2e
    • 1.3
      Types of carbon and carbon emissions
    • 1.4
      Global climate action, net zero, and carbon pricing
  • MODULE 2 - CARBON CREDITS FUNDAMENTALS
    Participants understand what carbon credits represent and the principles that determine whether emission reductions can become tradable credits. Duration: 35 minutes.
    6
    • 2.1
      What is a carbon credit?
    • 2.2
      Carbon offsets vs carbon credits
    • 2.3
      Avoidance, reduction, and removal credits
    • 2.4
      Additionality, baselines, permanence, leakage, and double counting
    • 2.5
      Carbon credit standards, methodologies, and eligibility requirements
    • 2.6
      Interactive activity: identifying creditable projects
  • MODULE 3 - CARBON MARKETS, STANDARDS, AND PROJECT TYPES
    Participants understand where carbon credits are traded and which project types generate credits. Duration: 40 minutes.
    6
    • 3.1
      Compliance markets and voluntary carbon markets
    • 3.2
      EU ETS, California Cap-and-Trade, and India CCTS
    • 3.3
      Carbon standards: Verra, Gold Standard, GCC, ACR, Puro.earth, and Isometric
    • 3.4
      Carbon registries, serial numbers, issuance, and retirement
    • 3.5
      Nature-based and agriculture carbon projects
    • 3.6
      Renewable energy, waste management, CBG, and carbon removal projects
  • MODULE 4 - CARBON CREDIT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE
    Participants understand the complete lifecycle of a carbon credit project from idea to issuance and commercialization. Duration: 50 minutes.
    7
    • 4.1
      Project identification and eligibility assessment
    • 4.2
      Methodology selection and baseline development
    • 4.3
      Additionality assessment and Project Design Document
    • 4.4
      Validation, registration, monitoring, and MRV
    • 4.5
      Verification, credit issuance, commercialization, and retirement
    • 4.6
      Stakeholders: developers, consultants, VVBs, registries, buyers, and investors
    • 4.7
      Case study: CBG carbon credit project lifecycle
  • MODULE 5 - CARBON CREDIT ECONOMICS AND MARKET OUTLOOK
    Participants understand commercial aspects of carbon credits, pricing, market risks, and future trends. Duration: 20 minutes.
    4
    • 5.1
      Carbon credit pricing and supply-demand drivers
    • 5.2
      Revenue generation and factors affecting profitability
    • 5.3
      Market, regulatory, reversal, and integrity risks
    • 5.4
      Future trends: Article 6, India carbon market, digital MRV, AI, removals, and nature markets
  • MODULE 6 - INTERACTIVE EXERCISE AND Q&A
    Participants evaluate whether selected projects could qualify for carbon credits and identify monitoring requirements. Duration: 10 minutes.
    2
    • 6.1
      Project qualification exercise: solar, biochar, CBG, regenerative agriculture, industrial efficiency, plastic recycling, and mangroves
    • 6.2
      Group discussion: applicable methodologies, emission reductions or removals, and MRV data needs

CARBON MARKETS TRAINING PROGRAM

Curriculum

Climate change fundamentals

Climate change fundamentals

Module: Module 1 – Climate Change and the Need for Carbon Markets

Duration: 25 Minutes

Participants understand the scientific foundation of climate change and why carbon markets have emerged as a key climate mitigation tool.

Key Learning Points

  • Weather vs climate.
  • Greenhouse effect.
  • Global warming.
  • Climate change drivers.
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