Why Decarbonize
Climate-related risks are real. Dither, delay and outright denial won't solve the problem.
We are so engrossed in our daily lives that an important problem often is ignored until an event of disastrous proportions wakes us up and makes us take notice.
Workshop Agenda
Here is a breakdown of the topics we will be looking at:
Day One: Accounting for and Reporting of GHG – Setting boundaries
- The scientific connection between CO2 emissions and global warming
- The four global net-zero commitments under the Paris climate change agreement
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG) accounting and reporting principles
- The four sources of Scope 1 emissions (under the GHG protocol corporate accounting standard)
- Scope 2 emissions (Electricity usage)
- Internal governance mechanisms to align incentives with emission targets
Day Two: Cause and cure of emissions - opportunities and challenges
- Stationary combustion case – From the US Environmental Protection Agency Center for climate leadership
- CO2 emissions from NH3 production
- Overview of carbon capture technologies
- Overview of renewable energy solutions
- The pluses and minuses of solar power
- The environmental challenges of solar power
Day Three: Transition to Sustainable Energy in Kuwait – Goals and Roadblocks
- Dissecting the GHG emission problem in Kuwait
- How domestic oil demand is compounding the environmental damage
- Examining consumption patterns
- Energy intensity and efficiency
- Kuwait’s promise at the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year
- Ideas for overcoming the obstacles on the road to a sustainable energy system