Date and Time
Date: April 8, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST
Location: Via Zoom
Description
The final session in SILC’s 2026 Masterclass Program addresses one of the most important technical foundations of sustainability practice: carbon accounting. Presented by Rebecca Craft who has 25 years of experience in clean energy strategy, demand management, and non-wires alternatives, she brings a deep, real-world perspective to decarbonization challenges.
Objectives
- Understand different greenhouse gas inventory reporting platforms and certification methods
- Design and complete a comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions inventory for a discrete entity
- Understand the major greenhouse gas accounting and reporting standards, for both public and private entities
Topics
- Measuring to Manage: The Importance of Regular, Accurate, and Consistent Greenhouse Gas Inventories
- Corporate Greenhouse Gas Accounting, Reporting, and Certification Methods
- Sustainable Supply Chain; Reporting Platforms
CPE Information
Advanced Preparation – None
Who Should Attend – All professionals with responsibilities regarding regulatory and legal sustainability issues.
Field of Study – Accounting
Prerequisites – No prerequisites or advanced planning required
NYS CPE Credit Hours – 1.5*
Level – Basic
Moderator
Rebecca Craft
Chair of the Board, SILC
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Rebecca Craft has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector and is a leader in the design of non-wires alternatives, energy efficiency, demand management programs, and clean energy strategies. Rebecca has worked as the Head of Strategy at Kevala, Inc., Director, Sustainability Electrification at Sidewalk Labs, and as chief customer officer at Essess , Inc. Rebecca spent 13 years at Consolidated Edison where she ran the Energy Efficiency and Demand Management Department. She serves on the board of directors of the Building Energy Exchange and the Sustainability Investment Leadership Council, which she chairs. Rebecca is also an Entrepreneur in Residence for NYSERDA. Rebecca earned a B.A. in economics from Wellesley College and a J.D. from Indiana University Mauer School of Law and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
Guest
Jonathan Dickinson
Lecturer, Sustainability Management;
Practice Leader, Sustainability and Energy,
WSP USA
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Jonathan Dickinson is a consultant with more than 19 years of environmental and sustainability experience in the government, not-for-profit, health care, and academic sectors. He is a Practice Leader In the Sustainability and Energy division at WSP, a global engineering and professional services firm, where he leads WSP’s Sustainable Cities practice, and is a Lecturer at Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sustainability Management program, where he designed and teaches a course on greenhouse gas emissions accounting and mitigation strategies.
Prior to joining WSP, Dickinson worked as a consultant providing third-party greenhouse gas emissions verification, sustainability strategy, and greenhouse gas emissions inventory development services to corporate and public sector clients. For 12 years, he served as a sustainability policy advisor in the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York City, developing and implementing the city’s carbon mitigation and climate resilience initiatives as part of New York’s comprehensive sustainability plan, PlaNYC, and developing the methodology for and completing seven annual New York City greenhouse gas emissions inventories.
*CPE credits are sponsored by PKF O’Connor Davies, which is registered with NASBA.
Credits: 1.5 CPE credit in Accounting
No prerequisites or advanced planning required
Program Level: Basic Delivery Method: Group internet based
PKF O’Connor Davies is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE Credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: http://www.nasbaregistry.org/. For information regarding complaint and/or program cancellation policies, please contact l&dsupport@pkfod.com.
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