Postgraduate MUR-PEN504-2023

Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Life Cycle Assessment

Previously MUR-EENV504

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

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Prior study

Not required

Start dates

31 Jul 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject, students will be able to:

Calculate a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory according to the international ISO 14064 standard,
Estimate and report GHG emissions for entities and local governments according to national guidelines and regulations including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and calculate the associated uncertainties.
Communicate lifecycle thinking using concepts, methodologies and standards and how to appropriately apply them in lifecycle assessment.
Use LCA software to estimate the life cycle inventory of a product and present the results in a standardised format.
Determine the lifecycle environmental performance of a particular technology or product over competing options and use LCA results to gain accreditation for carbon offset for a company or a product.

Topics covered

- Greenhouse gas (GHG) and energy reporting methodologies.
- Drivers and frameworks for national GHG inventories.
- Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS).
- Calculations of GHG inventories and carbon footprints for local government and communities.
- Concepts and methodologies for Life-cycle assessments (LCA).
- Process LCA, economic input-output analysis (IOA) LCA and hybrid LCA.
- GHG inventory and LCA use for accreditation.

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

MUR-EENV504-Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Life Cycle Assessment (No longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This unit looks at the approaches for calculating and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and lifecycle emissions at national, entity and even product level. The first part presents the elements of rigorous GHG and energy reporting methodologies using the Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme as a case study. The second part covers the concepts and methodologies related to life cycle assessment (LCA). Its use is illustrated by examining case studies including LCA of renewable electricity, transport and oil.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

Assessments

Problem Solving Task (20%)
Project (10%)
Project (30%)
Final examination (40%)

Textbooks

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