SEE8115 - Carbon Audit and Management | ||||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||||
This course aims to provide the students with the
knowledge and principles needed to carry out carbon audits in a number of
sectors. To examine the impact of carbon emission to our environment. To
appreciate the function of carbon audits as a means to help business sectors
and corporations in estimating their carbon footprints thereby setting
objectives to manage and reduce these carbon footprints. To learn the various methods/approaches
of reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. To explore the basic
carbon audit processes and learn the necessary skills to undertake such audit. As
energy consumption is often one of the dominating factors in carbon footprint
analysis, the students will also learn energy auditing and various energy
management opportunities (EMOs)To learn approaches to carbon offsetting and
carbon trading. | ||||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 60% | ||||||||||
Examination: 40% | ||||||||||
Examination Duration: 2 hours | ||||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||||
| SEE8115.pdf | ||||||||||
Useful Links | ||||||||||
| School of Energy and Environment | ||||||||||
