Climate change response research, May to December 2009: carbon accounting survey for Swinburne Carbon Accounting alumni

The National Centre for Sustainability (NCS) at Swinburne University of Technology conducted industry research from May to December 2009, with the intention of quantifying the impact of a carbon price on small-medium enterprises (SME) and mapping the responses of different industries to the challenges of operating in and adapting to a carbon constrained economy. Their approach to the research project focused on capturing the unique insight and experiences of the country's newest workforce---the Carbon Accountants. Random online surveys were distributed to graduates of Swinburne's Carbon Accounting course. The short survey (6-7 minutes) was designed by the National Centre for Sustainability to map the responses and readiness of different industries to operate and adapt to a low carbon future. The questions were designed to: examine outcomes from undertaking carbon accounting in the workplace; identify the key skills and knowledge which industry sectors associate with operating in a carbon constrained economy; examine current levels of industry-by-industry engagement with greenhouse gas quantification and carbon management strategies; and identify emerging industry needs in relation to carbon management, measurement and reporting skills. The results described here pertain only to the 63 responses received from alumni from Swinburne's Carbon Accounting course and have been anonymised to protect the identity of the participants.

斯威本科技大学（Swinburne University of Technology）国家可持续发展中心（National Centre for Sustainability, NCS）于2009年5月至12月开展了一项产业研究，旨在量化碳定价对中小企业（Small-Medium Enterprises, SME）的影响，并梳理不同行业在碳约束经济环境中运营与适配转型所面临挑战的应对方式。本研究项目的研究范式聚焦于捕捉该国新兴劳动力群体——碳会计师（Carbon Accountants）的独特洞见与实践经验。研究团队向斯威本科技大学碳会计课程的毕业生随机发放了线上调查问卷，这份时长6至7分钟的简短问卷由国家可持续发展中心设计，用于评估不同行业在低碳未来下开展运营与适配转型的应对意愿及准备程度。问卷问题的设计目标包括：调研职场中开展碳会计工作的实际成效，识别各行业在碳约束经济环境下运营所需的核心技能与知识储备，考察各行业在温室气体量化与碳管理策略方面的参与现状，以及明确当前碳管理、量化与报告技能相关的新兴行业需求。本次披露的研究结果仅针对斯威本科技大学碳会计课程校友提交的63份有效回复，且已对受访者身份进行匿名化处理以保护参与者隐私。