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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to write report
   • Establish and maintain information management system to manage data over the reporting period.
   • Review carbon reporting procedures outlined in regulatory or voluntary standards for carbon management.
   • Determine scope of carbon reporting and relevant audience.
   • Establish structure and specific objectives for each report heading in line with carbon reporting procedures content mandated by standards or regulatory bodies.
   • Develop report format and style in line with organisational formats and style guides.
   • Assess carbon inventory data for completeness, relevance and accuracy.
2. Compile draft report
   • Develop report content in line with report format and objectives.
   • Gather evidence to generate specific findings and recommendations relevant to carbon management principles.
   • Use appropriate language and ensure content covers the full scope of reporting requirements.
3. Complete final report
   • Present draft report to appropriate personnel, seek feedback and amend as required.
   • Prepare final draft for executive sign-off and distribute to stakeholders.
   • Name and store documents in line with organisational information management system requirements.

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:

For a given forest and wood products industry organisation within any sector:

identify mandatory and voluntary obligations for reporting on carbon management

identify content mandated by standards or regulatory bodies

develop one report for one specified reporting time period using organisational styles and formats

include the following information in the report:

content mandated by standards or regulatory bodies

organisational drivers for carbon accounting and reporting

diagram of organisational and operational boundaries for the carbon inventory

organisational emissions sources, offsets and their scope

summary carbon inventory table

whether or not the organisation's total carbon emissions breach any reporting thresholds

financial implications and risks for the organisation of various carbon price signals

setting of carbon reduction targets and objectives for the organisation

options for the introduction of new carbon management principles

recommended actions for reducing organisational greenhouse gas emissions

recommended actions for improving carbon accounting and reporting

barriers experienced when developing the inventory and report.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

Methods to access, locate and select applicable objectives and key content in relevant international and national conventions, protocols, standards and guidance frameworks, including the following key references:

Kyoto Protocol

ISO 14000 essentials:

ISO 14064-1 2006 Greenhouse gases -- Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard

Copenhagen Agreement

Voluntary and mandatory requirements for reporting on carbon management to meet requirements of standards and regulation and required content.

Key drivers for carbon accounting and reporting.

Basic theory of the greenhouse effect and its impacts

Basic principles of the carbon cycle and influences.

Carbon accounting terminology, frameworks and methods used to report calculations for carbon emissions and offsets.

Types of emissions and offset sources included in common calculations and reports, including:

direct GHG emissions

indirect GHG emissions

on-site and off-site emissions (geographical)

upstream emissions

downstream emissions

full cycle accounting

non-CO2 emissions; soil disturbance, fertilisation, biomass combustion

Organisational and operational boundaries for the carbon inventory.

The full range of organisational emission sources and methods used to select key emission factors for calculations and reports.

In forest applications a person must also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following as they apply to preparing an enterprise carbon management report:

above ground biomass

below ground biomass

dead organic matter - wood, litter

soil organic matter

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