🌍 Carbon & GHG Specialist

Sustainability & Green Building career path

Carbon accounting from ESG fundamentals to GHG inventory, carbon auditing and ISO 14064 verification.

Typical roles

• Carbon Analyst
• GHG Inventory Specialist
• Carbon Auditor
• GHG Verifier
• Head of Decarbonisation

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• APMG ESG Generalist APMG ESG Certification - Generalist
• NEBOSH EMC NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate

Core

• AEE CAP Carbon Auditing Professional
• BSI GHG Practitioner BSI Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Practitioner Qualification (ISO 14064-1 / 14064-3)
• GRI CSP GRI Certified Sustainability Professional

Advanced

• EP(GHG) Environmental Professional in Greenhouse Gas Management
• PECB 14001LA PECB ISO 14001 Lead Auditor
• IFRS FSA IFRS Foundation FSA Credential (Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting)

Mastery

• CSDP Certified Sustainable Development Professional
• SCR GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.