UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE: MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION

Module 1: Climate Change Mitigation (19th Feb to 5th March 2022)

Course duration: 3.5 hrs x 3 Saturdays
Dates: 19th Feb, 26th Feb and 5th March 2022
Timing: 4PM to 7.30 PM IST
11.30 AM to 3 PM CET
Aim
To introduce students and practitioners to various aspects of climate mitigation
In this decade of action, we help you understand the meaning and relevance of climate change

Short Brief
This decade has been defined as a decisive decade in determining the climate future for our world. However,
climate change is not well understood, especially in developing countries. With 1.5 degree warming
exceedingly becoming difficult to achieve, this course will introduce you to the basics of climate change.
Climate action is necessary for the world and we intend to bring about awareness on the basics of climate
change and encourage participants to work within their domain to take climate actions for a better
tomorrow. Though climate change brings forth many challenges, it also creates many opportunities. This
course will help you answer some of the basic questions like what is climate change? What is mitigation?
Why should we care about climate change? What can we do towards mitigating climate change? Which
key sectors can play a key role in climate mitigation and how?

Who should take this course:

1. Students of environmental science/management, urban planning/Architecture, water (resources)
management or related disciplines
2. Early or mid-career professionals in any environment or climate related sector
3. Government employees working in environment or climate related sectors
4. Students interested in understanding climate change
5. Citizens interested in understanding climate change

Mode of delivery
Online

Partners
Sustainability and Adaptation Planning Foundation and KReSP

Expected Outcomes
 Understanding of what climate change is, the key causes and how it can impact life on earth
 Enhanced understanding of need for climate change mitigation
 International scenario on climate change negotiations
 Overview of consequences of climate change and role of mitigation
 Introductory knowledge of techniques and tools for mitigation
 Potential for climate change mitigation across key sectors
 Improved understanding of the carbon offset and measures to reduce carbon emissions across key
sectors.
 Understanding of key challenges and opportunities related to climate mitigation
About us
We, at Sustainability and Adaptation Planning Foundation, work towards sustainable development, climate
change adaptation and community centric planning across sectors by developing partnerships between
government organizations, private sector and community-based organizations. Read more about us at
http://www.suapfoundation.org. This webinar series is being presented in partnership with KReSP

Course structure

S.No Topic Speaker Duration Date Time Mode

(IST)
1 INTRODUCTION TO Ms. Meesha Tandon, 1.5 hrs Offline mode
CLIMATE CHANGE Consultant (urban development, Prerecorded
water, climate change) and VP,
AND CLIMATE TALKS video
Sustainability and Adaptation
Planning Foundation
2 INTRODUCTION TO Mr. Anupam Jain, 1.5 hrs 19th Feb 4 PM Live Online
MITIGATION Founder, Ecoinch Responsible Sessions
Growth Foundation
3 CARBON ACCOUNTING Mr. Sachhin Patra, 1.5 hrs 19th Feb 6PM
Senior Manager, Sales - Climate
Change Advisory, EKI Energy
Services Ltd

About the Sessions

Introduction to Climate Change and Climate Talks

This pre-recorded session will introduce you to the basics of climate change and its key causes. The session
gives an overview of Paris Agreement, SDGs and their relevance to climate change. It gives an overview
of the pathways for combating climate change: mitigation and adaptation (with focus on water sector). If
you already have a background knowledge in climate change, you can skip this session. However, we
recommend all participants to go through this session to get an overview of climate change, especially in
the Indian context. The video can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw5bkTU8RYs

Introduction to mitigation
This session would focus on need for mitigation, the anthropogenic causes of rising emissions and need to
reduce carbon emissions. The session would introduce you to the opportunities and challenges related to
climate mitigation and the key sectors for intervention which can help reduce the emission load, especially
from a developing country perspective. The session would also give an overview to the various mitigation
strategies available like carbon reduction, carbon capture, carbon sinks and others. The session would also
give an overview of the global Carbon market and key opportunities in this market using case examples
from across the globe.

Carbon Accounting
This session would introduce the process, the need and the benefits of carbon offsets/credits, especially for
industries. The session would introduce the various tools available for carbon offsets and an overview of
how these tools can be used to reduce the carbon footprints from industries or establishments. The session
would also discuss case studies to illustrate the benefits of carbon offsets, economics of the global Carbon
market and role of carbon markets in mitigating climate change.
Moderator and Mentor’s Bio
Ms. Meesha Tandon, Consultant (urban development, water, climate change) and VP, Sustainability
and Adaptation Planning Foundation
Ms. Tandon is an Architect Planner with specialization in water resource management (Commonwealth
Shared Scholar). She has over 17 years of work experience in urban development (incl. Smart Cities
Mission), climate change, WRM, sanitation, WASH and other sectors; on projects supported by
international funding agencies, state and local governments. Her forte lies in intersectoral integration and
her extensive experience with BoP communities, urban local bodies and international organizations
provides her an understanding of local as well as global perspectives. Her expertise
lies in policy planning, advocacy, capacity building and working with vulnerable
communities towards sustainable development. She has extensive experience in
undertaking training and capacity building programs for government officials,
vulnerable communities and youth. She has been finalist, UK Alumni Awards
(Social impact, India, 2018) and finalist, World Water Challenge (KIWW, 2018).
She is presently working as an independent consultant and VP for NGO working on
climate change and sustainable development issues.

Mr. Anupam Jain, Founder, Ecoinch Responsible Growth Foundation

Anupam is the CMD of ecoinch. A team of outstanding built environment specialists,
ecoinch provides consultancy input that is Clear, Credible and Comparable to best
practices internationally. A senior green building specialist with more than 15 years of
experience, Anupam has implemented environmental technologies, energy efficiency
and sustainable planning in a number of projects including office buildings, malls,
University campus masterplans, train stations, schools, high-rise multi-family housing complexes, and a
variety of institutional buildings.

Mr. Sachhin Patra, Senior Manager, Sales - Climate Change Advisory

EKI Energy Services Ltd
Sachhin Kumar is a graduate from IIM Lukhnow in Sustainable Management. An
environment friendly person at heart with the right skill sets and knowledge to lead and
steer the organization towards a carbon neutral pathway. He has deep understanding of
Carbon Markets, Emission Trading System, CORSIA, GHG Footprint and other
standards that industry needs to follow to obtain carbon offsets. His past experience
includes SAP, SD Consulting and Infosys Limited and multiple stints as intern in Media
and Affordable Housing Sector has honed his both interpersonal and technical skills.

Expected FAQs
1. Can I get a discount on the course fee?
Ans: Yes. If you have registered to become a member with our organization, you can get a
10% discount on the course fee. Link for registration:
http://www.suapfoundation.org/membership/

2. Do I have to attend the entire course in one go or can I attend it offline?

Ans: The course is not available offline. So we would advise you to attend live sessions to get a
chance to interact with the speakers directly. However, if you are interested in the course
and cannot attend the course live, we can mail you the links for the session videos but if
you attend the course offline, you will not be eligible for the e-certificate. Also, to be
 able to view offline links for videos, you will have to make a payment of Rs. 1000 or
USD 13.50 only to our account. Details of accounts are given at the end of the
document.

3. Will I get an E certificate for attending this course?

Ans: Yes, you will get a participation certificate for attending at least 5 of the 6 sessions.

Prerequisites (if any)

1. Basic understanding of environmental issues.
2. Willingness or interest to understand and contribute towards the cause of climate change

List of References
 IPCC 6th Assessment Report https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/
 Paris Agreement https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement
 Sustainable Development Goals https://sdgs.un.org/goals
 Sustainable Development Goals report 2021 https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2021/
Additional resources to be shared by individual speakers