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 About the CCP® Exam Modules
ACCO has simplified the process for you to
earn the CCP® credential. With 4 exam modules, you can plan and
map your progress toward becoming a CCP® today!
- Climate Science & Vulnerability
Assessment
- GHG, Energy & Water Management
- Governance, Law & Policy
- Materiality, Risk Management &
Economics
Showcase yourself as a climate smart
professional with the capacity to develop and implement climate
action plans.
Begin taking the CCP® exam modules at
http://exams.ACCOonline.org.
You are not required to take any courses in
advance of these exams, though ACCO has listed recommended prep
materials for each exam module. The following information
provides a short description, focal points and recommended prep
materials for each exam module.
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Climate Science &
Vulnerability Assessment |
GHG, Energy &
Water Management |
Governance, Law & Policy |
Materiality, Risk Management
& Economics |
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Assesses your understanding of climate science
and the capacity to conduct vulnerability
assessments and inform organizational or
regional decision making with critical
resources. |
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Distinguishing between weather, climate
variability, and climate change |
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Recent decadal-scale changes in climate and
their impacts |
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Climate forcings, their relative importance and
certainty |
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Sea-level rise and implications for coastal
communities |
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Climate change projections, major impacts and
corresponding certainty |
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Scientific studies on public opinion |
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Identifying climate-related hazards |
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Leveraging available data, tools, and technology
to perform a vulnerability assessment |
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Designing and implementing a vulnerability
assessment |
Recommended prep materials:
Climate-101, Climate-102,
Climate-103 & Climate-201
Estimated prep time:
8
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Examines your grasp of greenhouse gas (GHG)
accounting, related reporting, and the role of
GHG and natural resource management in an
organization's operations. |
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Value of conducting a GHG inventory |
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Accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
and understanding common protocols |
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Common regulatory and voluntary reporting
frameworks |
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Boundaries for accounting and reporting |
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Collecting, measuring, reporting and disclosing
GHG emissions |
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Driving operational improvements/change |
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Inventory verification and accuracy |
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Energy-water-food system interdependencies |
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Implications of climate change on natural
resources |
Recommended prep materials:
GHG-101 & GHG-102
Estimated prep time:
5
hours |
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Tests your comprehension of fundamentals of
organizational change and stakeholder engagement
best practices, as well as the current
international and North American climate policy
landscapes. |
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Fundamentals of organizational and behavioral
change strategies and tactics |
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Identifying strategic internal and external
stakeholders |
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Understanding motivations/values and mobilizing
action |
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Understanding organizational structures and
processes |
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Establishing a framework for driving systemic
change in climate action |
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Fostering a culture of adaptive capacity within
an organization |
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Awareness of international, national and local
legal/policy landscape on climate change; |
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Understanding of common policy measures and
regulatory tools |
Recommended prep materials:
Governance-101 & Governance-102
Estimated prep time:
7
hours |
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Available March 2017
Evaluates your understanding of materiality
considerations and capacity to implement climate
risk management practices. Additionally, gauges
your awareness of the economic implications of
climate change and ability to account for
opportunities and risks. |
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Categorizing and analyzing climate change
related impacts |
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Materiality and the value of the materiality
assessment process |
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Fundamentals of economic theories and concepts
and climate change impacts on global economies
and markets |
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Quantifying climate related implications |
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Accounting for the economics and future prices
of energy, water, air, and other natural
resources |
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Cost/benefit analysis of climate action (or
inaction) |
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Collecting and integrating information from a
variety of sources |
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Leveraging tools, methods and techniques for
mapping vulnerabilities and quantifying climate
change impacts |
Recommended prep materials:
Climate-201, Enterprise-201 &
Economics-101
Estimated prep time:
7-8
hours |
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