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Financed GHG Emissions using PCAF standard methodology
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Financed GHG Emissions using PCAF standard methodology

Learn to calculate financed emissions using the recognized PCAF (Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials) standard.
Created byIshan Mehrotra
Last updated 6/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand to calculate financed emissions using PCAF standard methodology. Understand the carbon emissions of your invested portfolio.
  • Understand how PCAF standard aligns with scope-3 category-15- investments and what are the boundary requirements for this standard.
  • Identify, how much your portfolio is exposed to the climate related risk and understand where you can focus to make it green.
  • Understand initiative of sustainable stock exchange.
  • Understand different asset classes as defined in PCAF methodology and learn from worked out example on project finance category.
  • Understand the basic financial terms and also the components of financial reports.

Course content

4 sections • 13 lectures • 2h 22m total length

  • Learning outcome and agenda.1:58

    Student will get familiar with the agenda and breakdown of this lecture series.

  • PCAF overview, Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative.9:02

    Understand key points below:

    • Sustainable stock exchange initiative.

    • PCAF- partnership for carbon accounting financials overview.

  • Boundary assessment and relation with Scope-3 Category-15.20:10

    Understand key points below:

    • Comparison with scope-3 cateogry-15 of GHG protocol.

    • Requirement of boundary as per PCAF: is it operational control, financial control or equity share?

Requirements

  • The learner should have understanding of concept of carbon accounting, organization and operational boundaries, IPCC, UNFCCC and requirement of calculating carbon footprints.
  • My first course on decoding GHG emissions for beginners covers them all. Learners may opt to complete that first and then coming to this course.

Description

This course provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to calculating financed emissions using the globally recognized PCAF (Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials) standard. You’ll learn how to categorize financial assets into asset classes as defined by PCAF, apply attribution factors, and use available emissions data to quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of loans and investments.


  1. Understand the fundamentals of financed emissions and their relevance to climate risk and net-zero goals.

  2. Learn the PCAF standard framework and how it applies to financial institutions globally.

  3. Classify financial assets into PCAF’s asset classes (e.g., listed equity, corporate bonds, business loans, mortgages).

  4. Apply attribution factors to allocate emissions accurately to financial institutions.

  5. Source and use GHG emissions data (actual or estimated) from investee companies or borrowers.

  6. Calculate emissions at the asset and portfolio level using standard PCAF formulas.

  7. Interpret results to inform ESG reporting, regulatory compliance, and investor communications.

  8. Gain practical experience with emission estimation tools and Excel-based models.

Along with the course structure, you will also be able to access the financed emissions case studies, methodologies used by some banking and financial institutions during the course of these video lectures.  Access to the video series also enables you to discuss your own queries and real-time case scenarios for more in-depth command over the topic.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is tailored for early-career professionals, accountants, consultants, and sustainability practitioners, in the field of finance, sustainable/climate finance, green bonds, ESG funds, and including but not limited to financial institutions like banking, NBFC, insurance agencies etc.

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