Engineering for Climate Impacts

You will know how to estimate and reduce carbon footprint and adapt business practices to changing climate. You know the standards for organisational environmental management, life cycle analyses, and carbon neutrality. You know the practices of carbon footprint modelling and the broader context for managing greenhouse gas emissions. You will know the expert services on climate-themed businesses and can assess their risks and opportunities. You can calculate the carbon footprint of an organisation following the standard-based practices and report it accordingly.

The key contents include:
• Standards supporting climate work of an organisation (GHG Protocol and ISO standards). The systematic use of climate impact metrics in CSR management.
• Calculating the carbon footprint of an organisation (Scope 1-3)
• Creating emission reduction plans/strategies; reporting climate impacts
• Planning low-carbon solutions and climate change adaptation solutions for an organisation
• Managing and coordinating climate work at the organisational level
• Managing GHG emission mitigation and climate change adaptation activities of an organisation

All study materials are collected to Moodle platform.

This course is a Masters-level course. The student must have prior work experience of a minimum of 2 years and an applicable background degree. (See Sustainability Management admission criteria at: https://www.karelia.fi/en/sustainability-management/(Opens in a new tab).)

This course is part of the Sustainability Management Master’s Degree. If a student is selected for the programme later, it will be acknowledged.