Carbon & Energy Course Description

This 2-day Carbon & Energy course examines impacts and issues related to methods of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere, while still allowing hydrocarbon energy usage, specifically oil and gas. Carbon is the basic building block of all hydrocarbons and all life. The carbon cycle is the natural process that captures and stores solar energy in a chemical form, has been going on for billions of years, and is still ongoing today. One class of carbon-based substances, fossil fuels, is found in underground formations; humanity has utilized fossil fuels for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, both for fuel and for other useful purposes. Concern has arisen in recent decades about impacts of exploiting ever-growing fossil fuel volumes to meet expanding energy demands from a still-growing human population.  This concern centers on climate change and assumes CO2 — released with water vapor and energy during fossil fuel combustion — causes the Earth to warm.

Despite the announced consensus that fossil fuel combustion impacts climate systems, uncertainty remains about climate driving forces, atmospheric mechanisms, and whether changes are global or regional. Society wants sustainable solutions, however, ways to provide economic energy supply while minimizing CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts, and which can be implemented with minimal risk. Oak Leaf Energy Training’s Carbon & Energy course covers how various energy usage pathways can impact CO2 emissions and other environmental concerns in radically different ways and how technology, taxation, conservation, and other options can come into play. Instruction will be through case studies, group activities, and issues discussion.  By the end of the Carbon & Energy course, participants will be positioned to consider and evaluate the available options today and answer which option (or, more likely, combination of options) is most cost-effective and/or technologically viable to meet climate goals.

 

Key Details

TBA; call us for in-house
Time: 8 a.m. (Mountain)  start both days
Early bird deadline: TBA
Calgary & ONLINE
Instructor — Bruce Peachey
Calgary Venue address: TBA
Venue: $1995  Venue Early bird: $1895
Online: $1895 Online Early bird: $1795
Course Level: Beginner/Introductory
Personal Development Hours (PDH): 16

Lunch & refreshments served both days at the venue

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Reasons to attend Carbon & Energy

  • You are newly employed & need to learn carbon and emissions basics for your role.
  • Carbon & Energy is a new role for you as your organization considers working towards net zero.
  • Your function supports the carbon team, so you require general understanding.
  • You see how carbon and emissions control is growing in importance, both in industry and in society; you want to grasp the technologies, the policies, the costs.

 

Course Outline

  • Scientific basis — IPCC & science. Four climate change causes.
  • Global greenhouse gases — Identified, quantified, analyzed
  • Urban Heat Island Effect (local) & Water distribution changes (regional, global)
  • Solutions that make sense — No matter what you believe
  • Energy, Carbon & Water — Cycles & Balances
  • GHG Capture in Oil & Gas operations — Early methane mitigation, GHG sources, CO2 volumes projections to 2025
  • Carbon sinks for sequestration — Types, characteristics, volumes, storage security
  • Capture costs — Capex, Opex & Energy; energy mark-ups for CCUS; blue hydrogen; other energy options
  • Carbon taxation & government initiatives — How the economics work (or don’t)
  • Carbon businesses — Follow the money.
  • Managing carbon management risks — Science gaps? System & life cycle analysis of options. What is Plan B for Planet A?

Key Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss the “Elephant in the Room” – Climate Change Facts, Opinions/Hype, Models
  2. Understand basic carbon & energy cycles; how CO2 emissions are produced
  3. Discuss the carbon balance & potential implications
  4. Review basic hydrocarbon transformations for heat, power & chemicals
  5. Where are the sources of CO2 related to the oil & gas industry
  6. How can CO2 be captured? The highest cost step.
  7. Where are potential CO2 sinks or possible uses? Are they enough?
  8. From sources to sinks. Assessing costs, risks, and benefits of Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage Systems (CCUS)
  9. Understanding potential unintended consequences of CCUS
  10. Managing CCUS Risks & Uncertainties

Support Materials & Assessment Tools

Quizzes, experiments, other activities & access to videos shown in class

Industry case studies,  examples & a full-colour materials binder including slides & notes

A course completion certificate & 16 Personal Development Hours (PDH) noted on the diploma

Who Should Attend?

Anyone with a role along an energy organization value chain requiring carbon knowledge to increase revenues, mitigate costs and business risks Anyone with a role at a government agency or not-for-profit that requires carbon knowledge to inform policy discussion These positions could include, but are not limited to:

  • Oil & Gas Regulators
  • Government agency employees
  • E&P company employees
  • Consulting groups
  • Business Analysts
  • Financial Planners
  • Advisors
  • Policy Analysts
  • Energy lawyers
  • Bank & Investment Bank employees

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