Carbon Strategy Training

This training is delivered at three levels —Carbon Strategy [CS] Foundations, Carbon Strategy Practitioner and Carbon Strategy Lead — supporting learners from introductory understanding through to leading and delivering carbon reduction strategies.
Select a tab below to view details for each level.

CS FOUNDATIONS

CS Foundations Training

Key information

  • Duration: Half day

  • Location: In House

  • Format: Instructor-led presentation with discussion

  • Outcome: Clear understanding of Carbon Strategy fundamentals

  • Prerequisites: None


Who is this course for?

  • Sustainability and ESG team members

  • Energy managers and facilities staff

  • Engineers and technical staff new to carbon planning

  • Managers seeking a structured overview of carbon strategy development


Key learnings include:

  • What a Carbon Strategy is and how it differs from high-level commitments

  • Key drivers for carbon reduction (cost, risk, regulation, resilience)

  • Carbon terminology and boundaries (overview level)

  • Typical carbon reduction pathways for buildings and industry

  • The foundational role of energy efficiency

  • How Carbon Strategy links to energy management and capital planning

CS PRACTITIONER

CS Practitioner Training

Key information

  • Duration: 1 day

  • Location: In House

  • Format: Interactive workshop

  • Outcome: Ability to develop a practical Carbon Strategy roadmap

  • Prerequisites: CS Foundations or equivalent experience


Who this course is for?

  • Energy and sustainability managers

  • Engineers and analysts involved in carbon planning

  • Facilities, estates and asset managers

  • Those responsible for developing carbon reduction plans or business cases


Key learnings include:

  • Establish a credible carbon baseline

  • Identify and categorise carbon reduction measures

  • Assess technical feasibility and operational constraints

  • Develop sequenced carbon reduction pathways

  • Apply abatement cost and prioritisation thinking

  • Balance impact, cost, risk and deliverability

  • Link Carbon Strategy actions to capital planning and funding cycles

CS LEAD

CS LEAD Training

Key information

  • Duration: 2 days

  • Location: In House

  • Format: Facilitated workshop with strategy development and mentoring

  • Outcome: Capability to lead and deliver an effective Carbon Strategy

  • Prerequisites: CS Practitioner or relevant experience


Who this course is for

  • Carbon Strategy and transition programme owners

  • Energy and sustainability leads

  • Asset, estates and capital programme managers

  • ISO 50001 and energy management system owners

  • Consultants supporting organisational carbon reduction delivery


Key learnings include:

  • Design and govern an organisation-wide Carbon Strategy

  • Align carbon objectives with business priorities and constraints

  • Integrate Carbon Strategy with:

    • Energy Management Systems

    • Energy Efficient Design

    • Energy performance monitoring

    • Capital investment planning

  • Establish governance, accountability and delivery structures

  • Manage interfaces between efficiency, electrification and energy supply

  • Use performance data to track progress and adapt strategy

  • Manage delivery risk over medium- and long-term horizons

  • Support continual improvement in carbon reduction outcomes