Carbon Explorer Academy
A five-level adventure through corporate greenhouse-gas accounting: hop across Scope Discovery Island, sort cargo in Scope 3 City, climb Data Quality Mountain, navigate Methodology Forest, and face the auditor in Reporting Castle.
30–45 min
Intermediate
Climate & Carbon Accounting
Learning objectives
- Classify emissions into Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3
- Recognise the most common Scope 3 categories
- Judge the quality tier of emission data
- Choose the right calculation methodology for a given situation
- Understand assurance and reporting readiness
Learning outcomes
- Confidence sorting real business activities into the correct scope
- A working feel for Scope 3 category boundaries
- Ability to challenge weak emission data and pick better sources
- Awareness of what an auditor looks for in a GHG inventory
Related sustainability concepts
The bigger picture
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