| Competency Area |
Course of Study |
| Leading Environmental Action |
Public Engagement and Communication: Influencing Change for Sustainability
Kerri Klein and Stacey Barter (8 hrs)
December 8, 2011
Accelerating Organizational Leadership in Climate Action
ONLINE - Sarah Webb (Various 3 weeks)
February 13 - March 2, 2012 |
| Adaptation and Planning |
Planning in Communities for the Low Carbon Economy
Emile Adin (8 hrs.)
April 13, 2012
Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change Impacts
ONLINE with Audrey Dallimore or Danielle Jmieff (Various 3 weeks)
April 2-20, 2012 |
| Energy and Efficiencies |
Deep Clean: In-Depth Energy Options for the Workplace and the Community
Andrew Pape-Salmon (8 hrs.)
January 17, 2012
Greening Energy: Efficiency Options in Residential Settings
Online-Andrew Pape-Salmon (Various 3 weeks)
April 23 - May 11, 2012 |
| The Low Carbon Economy |
Developing or Buying Carbon Credits z
Charles Krusekopf (8 hrs.)
February 24, 2012
Carbon Economics and Carbon Markets z
ONLINE - Charles Krusekopf (Various 3 weeks)
January 23 - February 10, 2012 |
| Forest Carbon |
Forest Carbon Projects On the Ground z
Briony Penn (8 hrs.)
March 30, 2012
Forest Carbon Dynamics 101
ONLINE - Caren Dymond (Various 3 weeks)
November 28 - December 16, 2011 |
| Energy and Transportation |
Plug-In Vehicles and Cycling: Building Transportation Alternatives for Everyone z
Arne Elias (8 hrs.)
November 25, 2011
Routes to Sustainable Transportation and Energy z
ONLINE - Arne Elias (Various 3 weeks)
March 5 - 23, 2012
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| Total Hours |
12 course options in 6 modules
You must complete 6 courses (from any modules) in order to receive the Carbon and Energy Leadership Certificate. Courses may be taken in either online or face to face format within a 2 year period.
Face-to-Face = 48 hrs
Online = various (a/synchronistic) |
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About this Certificate
Aligned with the competencies found in the curricular design of the degree programs in the School of Environmental Sustainability at Royal Roads University, the Continuing Studies Carbon and Energy Leadership Certificate includes a comprehensive and experiential suite of six short, non-credit modules designed to broaden understanding and development of carbon and energy leadership in terms of leading environmental action, adaption and mitigation and understanding climate change economics and financing.
Overall Learning Outcomes:
- Hands on learning opportunities in the fields of energy efficiency, alternative energy, and carbon management in order to more fully understand and implement legislation
- Understand more fully how behavioral choices and values drive and impact environmental issues
- Develop your own carbon emissions reduction project for your community, home or organization
- Learn key technologies and management practices for energy efficiency and renewable energy and develop awareness about clean energy solutions
- Develop strategies to overcome financial and organizational barriers to the implementation of energy projects within organizations and in communities
- An opportunity to consider the larger context of energy production, distribution and use, and introduce new opportunities and ways of thinking about how to reduce energy use and how to develop or utilize low carbon sources of energy
- Understand climate change impacts for adaptation strategies and planning purposes
- An opportunity to explore innovative ways of working within communities to lead environmental adaptation and mitigation
- Learn how to better market and communicate environmental issues to engage the public and influence change
- Understand the full environmental and social costs of products and decisions
- Learn (and begin) carbon projects on the ground
- Understand the breadth of what the low carbon economy means
- More fully understand the economic aspects of global climate change with a focus on emissions taxes and carbon markets in the new low carbon economy
- Develop an understanding of carbon management for companies, consultants and policy-makers
- Learn how to develop and buy carbon credits
- Experience carbon on the ground, create a carbon project
The program is designed in six sector modules of two course units – with the option of either online or face to face learning. In order to achieve a Certificate in Carbon and Energy Leadership, students are required to complete 6 courses.
The on campus courses are one day (approx. 8 hours) training seminars in face to face format. Online courses are three weeks in length in a/synchronistic time and will require approximately 5 -8 hours of your time each week depending on the course design. Any course can be taken as a stand alone and it is not necessary for students to take all courses or enrol for the certificate.
Students interested in exploring options for earning university credits through successful completion of the Carbon and Energy Leadership Certificate and additional academic work should contact the RRU Continuing Studies office for more information or visit our website to learn about the Carbon and Energy Leadership Summer Institute 5 day residency at Royal Roads University June 18 -23, 2012.
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