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Carbon Footprint and Energy Efficiency

 

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In the current context of climate change, measuring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is essential for sustainability. This university microcredential, part of the European project ARIES4 (Alliance of Regional Innovation Ecosystems based on Smart and Sustainable Specialisation Strategies), will equip you with the tools needed to calculate the carbon footprint, identify its sources, and implement improvement strategies. Learn how to optimise energy efficiency and make decisions aimed at reducing emissions!

  • Modality: hybrid
  • Credits: 1.5 ECTS (15 class hours)
  • Registration: 24/03/2025 al 27/04/2025
  • Fees: 0 €  (Check conditions)
  • Teaching dates: from12/05/2025 to 29/05/2025

 

This course is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda:

 ods 12 ods 13 

This microcredential is part of the European project ARIES4 (Alliance of Regional Innovation Ecosystems based on Smart and Sustainable Specialisation Strategies), funded by the European Union (PROJECT 101056369). The project promotes cooperation between universities, businesses, the public sector, and civil society in the development of smart and sustainable specialisation strategies. Within this framework, a continuing education programme in sustainability for executive profiles has been designed, based on a needs analysis and consultation with experts.

Specifically, this university microcredential corresponds to the module Sustainable Processes and Approaches, and focuses on carbon footprint and energy efficiency. Its objective is to equip participants with both theoretical knowledge and practical tools to integrate sustainability into their organisations, by optimising energy consumption and reducing environmental impact.

By calculating their carbon footprint, participants will be able to identify emission-intensive processes and apply measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This approach is key to improving energy efficiency across various sectors and supporting the transition towards more sustainable business models, in line with emerging environmental and economic demands.

  • Places: 25
  • Language: Spanish
  • Teaching location: Arrosadia Campus (UPNA)

 

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  • Environmental Sustainability and Impacts. Climate Change and Climate Risks.
  • Global Warming: the nexus with energy, transport, construction, industry, and food systems. Climate and Climate Strategies: mitigation, adaptation, decarbonisation, and an introduction to environmental footprints and the life cycle approach.
  • Carbon Footprint of Organisations and Products: principles and concepts, methodology, tools, standards, and practical application.
  • Emission Reduction Projects; mechanisms for carbon footprint offsetting.
  • Case Study: carbon footprint calculation for an organisation as a decision-making tool.
  • Carbon Footprint Communication: criteria and European regulatory framework. Standards for Sustainability Reporting in relation to mitigation and adaptation measures for climate change

Admission profile:

  • Managers and professionals from organisations interested in integrating sustainable strategies into their operations.
  • UPNA final-year undergraduate or Master’s degree students with an interest in sustainable strategies for organisations.

Access requirements:

  • High School diploma or Vocational Training Technician qualification, or equivalent (EQF Level: 4).

Admission criteria

  1. UPNA graduates.
  2. UPNA final-year undergraduate or Master’s degree students.
  3. Managers and active professionals from organisations.

Once the course has begun, the final list of admitted participants will be published.

Outcomes

  • To relate knowledge on climate change and its impacts to the calculation and analysis of the carbon footprint.
  • To identify the factors and processes involved in the generation of greenhouse gases and their relationship with the carbon footprint.
  • To interpret the results of carbon footprint calculations in order to select the most appropriate mitigation options.

Training goals

  • To review key concepts of environmental sustainability and the main environmental impacts and their assessment, with a focus on climate change and the carbon footprint.
  • To analyse the relationship between carbon footprint and energy efficiency.
  • To determine the carbon footprint of an organisation, service or product using appropriate tools, analyse the results, and assess applicable mitigation measures to reduce it.

  • Academic Management: Beatriz Soret Lafraya, Associate professor (tenured) at UPNA.
  • Academic Co-Management: Mikel Manzanos Areta, Director of Quality Control, Environment, and Occupational Risk Prevention at the Pamplona Area Consortium (MCP).

Below is the sessions timetable:

May

  • Monday 12 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (in-person)
  • Thursday 15 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (synchronous online)
  • Monday 19 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (in-person)
  • Thursday 22 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (synchronous online)
  • Monday 26 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (in-person)
  • Thursday 26 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (synchronous online)

The room will be notified by e-mail to the participants before the course begins.

The final grade will be determined based on the following weightings:

  • Attendance and participation: 15 %
  • Exercise and team project: 40 %
  • Tests at the end of each module: 45 %

Obtaining the microcredential is subject to passing the enrolled ECTS credits, in accordance with Article 27 of the Regulations Governing UPNA's Own Degree Programmes.

 

Standard Tuition Fee:

  • 100% funded by ARIES4 Project.

This microcredential is standalone and is not linked to any other academic programme.

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