Self-Study
Environmental Accounting
Understand environmental accounting, from emissions measurement to carbon monetization. Handle reporting requirements, environmental metrics, and related accounting transactions with confidence.
$29.00 – $49.00
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Without FlexCast, you must start with enough time to finish. (1 Hr/Credit)
Secure Transaction CPE Credits
1 Credits: Accounting
Course Level
Overview
Format
Self-Study
Course Description
Businesses are under increasing pressure to report their greenhouse gas emissions, and need to account for the carbon taxes and quotas associated with those emissions. In the Environmental Accounting course, we cover such concepts as emission measurements, the monetization of carbon dioxide, relevant accounting transactions, environmental reporting issues, and metrics related to the environment. In short, this course covers the full range of reporting and accounting related to the environment.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the sources of greenhouse gases.
- Specify the characteristics of primary and secondary data.
- Identify the consolidation methods used for emissions reporting.
- Recognize the methods used to value the cost of carbon.
- Identify the accounting used for carbon taxes and quotas.
- Recognize the accounting recommendations in the IFRIC 3 Emission Rights document.
- Identify the contents of the reconciliation statement for an environmental report.
- Identify the different types of environmental metrics.
Course Specifics
SS123358650
December 8, 2023
There are no prerequisites.
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Compliance Information
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CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
Meet The Experts
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 300 business books and courses. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and …
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