Climate Action in a Nutshell: Basics for Municipalities and Businesses

Climate Reality and Scientific Foundations

• A concise overview of the greenhouse effect, IPCC findings, and pathways to 1.5° / 2°.
• Impact in Germany and at the local level, with examples from municipalities and businesses.
• International Framework: UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, EU Green Deal.

What is climate management?

• Climate Management as a Systematic Process: The Interplay Between Mitigation and Adaptation.
• Distinction from Energy, Environmental, and Sustainability Management.
• Practical Exercise: Classify tasks and roles for local governments and businesses.
• Understand your role as a climate protection manager.

The Basic Principles of CO₂ Accounting

• Activity multiplied by the emission factor: the logic behind a GHG inventory.
• Overview of Standards: GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, BISKO.
• Scope 1, 2, and 3 as a classification framework, with examples from both worlds.

Climate Neutrality, Goals, and Standards

• Climate-neutral, net zero, climate-positive: Distinguishing between these terms.
• Science-Based Targets (SBTi) and 1.5°C pathways.
• Legal Framework: An Overview of the KSG, KAnG, and CSRD; Identifying Greenwashing Risks.

Roadmap and Bridge to the Advanced Course

• Understand your role as a climate manager.
• A look ahead to the in-depth sessions on local government or business, as well as the elective webinar.
• Initiate the process of identifying a topic for the project.