The NCS delivers carbon accounting and carbon management courses both online and through face to face workshops. The NCS developed Australia's first accredited short course in carbon accounting, and Australia's first Diploma of Carbon Management

1. Carbon
Green is nice, but can it make me money?
Accounting

2. NCS Swinburne – Offering you courses in Carbon
Accounting and Carbon Management
> Short Course in Carbon Accounting (face to face or
online)
> Short Course in Carbon Farming and Trading
> Diploma of Carbon Management (face to face or online)
VISIT www.swinburne.edu.au/ncs

3. Global Warming Potential
> Different greenhouse gases have different heat retaining or
insulating ‘strengths’
> This ‘strength’ is commonly known as the global warming
potential (GWP) of a greenhouse gas.

4. Carbon dioxide equivalents
> Greenhouse gases are measured in carbon dioxide equivalents
CO2-e
> Carbon dioxide equivalent is “a measure used to compare the
emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their global
warming potential”. (OECD)
CO2-e = mass of gas (kg or t) x GWP

5. GWPs of the six Kyoto gases
Global
Chemical Uses/
The 6 Kyoto GHGs Warming
Formula Major Sources
Potential*
Fossil fuel combustion,
Carbon dioxide CO2 1 Land use change, Cement
Natural gas
Methane CH4 21 Enteric fermentation
Anaerobic decomposition
Nitrous oxide N2 O 310 Fertilisers, Combustion
Electronics, Cathodes for
Perfluorocarbons C3 F 8 7,000 aluminium manufacture
Hydrofluorocarbons CHF3 (HFC-23) 11,700 Refrigerant
High voltage switchgear,
Sulphur hexafluoride SF6 23,900 Manufacture of magnesium
* For 100 year time horizon. * the typical uncertainty value is +/-35% Source: DCC NGA Factors November 2008

6. Accounting methodologies – GHG Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol - A Corporate
Accounting and Reporting Standard
> a standard
> defines boundaries
> defines scopes
> reporting and much more . . .
> from: WRI/WBCSD
> www.ghgprotocol.org/standards/corporate-
standard

7. Operational boundaries - Scopes
Defines which emissions sources are included or excluded and their categorisation.
Source: GHG Protocol

8. Emissions Factors
•Emissions factors are quantities of GHGs
produced per unit of emitting activity.
•The analysis is usually done by or for a
government department.
•They are reviewed from time to time (annually)

9. Emissions factors
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factors commonly used examples*
Natural Gas: 51.33 kg CO2-e / GJ
Electricity (Vic): 1.22 kg CO2-e / kWh
Food waste: 0.9 kg CO2-e / kg
Petrol: 2,288 kg CO2-e / kL
* from NGAF June 2009 Note that these change regularly and the
latest NGA Factors workbook should be consulted

10. Where are emissions factors found?
Australian Government - National
Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors
The source for almost all of
your emissions factors!
http://www.climatechange.gov.au

11. Calculating emissions
To calculate the emissions due to a given activity, we must know:
1. The amount of the activity taking place.
2. The emissions factor associated with that activity.
The calculation is then:
activity x emissions factor = emissions (CO2-e)

12. WANT TO KNOW MORE?
NCS Swinburne – Courses in Carbon
> Short Course in Carbon Accounting (face to face or
online)
> Short Course in Carbon Farming and Trading
> Diploma of Carbon Management (face to face or online)
VISIT www.swinburne.edu.au/ncs