Net-Zero Planning in Universities, Cities, and Industries

To equip stakeholders across academia, municipalities, and industries with actionable frameworks, technologies, and policy tools for achieving net-zero carbon emissions, aligned with global climate goals and ESG standards.

• Promote cross-sectoral climate literacy and action

• Enable institutions to meet national/international climate targets

• Equip participants with skills to operationalize net-zero strategies

• Encourage scalable, data-driven, and accountable decarbonization

• Integrate behavior, technology, and governance into emissions reduction

• Net-zero definition, science, and importance
• Scope 1, 2, 3 emissions (with examples from a university or factory)
• Data needed: energy, mobility, waste, water
• Demo: Calculate emissions using sample Scope 1 & 2 data

• Decarbonization strategies: renewables, offsets, efficiency
• Python modeling of emission reduction over time
• Visualizing change using matplotlib/plotly
• Demo: Simulate GHG reduction scenarios for a university campus

• International and Indian case studies
• Framework for drafting a Net-Zero roadmap
• Demo: Build a basic net-zero dashboard with Python/Streamlit
• Group discussion or Q&A: local challenges and actions

• Build tailored net-zero action plans using global methodologies

• Apply carbon accounting to Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions

• Utilize sector-specific digital tools and frameworks

• Understand funding models, policy levers, and ESG alignment

• Receive a certificate in Net-Zero Planning & Climate Leadership

• Sustainability officers and climate action coordinators

• Urban and environmental planners

• University administrators and green campus leaders

• Industry CSR/ESG teams and operations heads

• Climate researchers, consultants, and policy professionals