Finance Initiative UNEP FI e-Learning Course on Climate Change ...

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Note:
<strong>Course</strong> Reading Materials: - course lessons to be made available each week within the '<strong>Course</strong> Material'
panel. (Compulsory)
Lesson Review: - available at the end of each lesson.
Quiz:- take Module 1 quiz (available under '<strong>Course</strong> Material' panel). (Compulsory)
Additional Resources:
Glossary of Terms - included for some lessons.
Print-friendly versions of Lessons - available in pdf format (for each lesson) and downloadable from the
"<strong>Course</strong> Material" panel.
External Links - to external web resources available from the "External Links" panel.
Discussion Board: - discussion topic(s) to be posted at the beginning of each week.
Email Exchanges: - participants may send email to <strong>Course</strong> Moderators, the e-<strong>Learning</strong> Support Team or
fellow participants using the 'Communication' panel.
WEEK 2 (June 9-16, 2008): Module 2
Module 2: Climate Change and the Energy Economy
Lesson 4: Climate Change and its Implications for Energy and Energy Financing
• The forces that drive energy demand
• Voluntary and mandatory measures to combat climate change including energy policy
frameworks that support the uptake of renewable and alternative energy sources
• The effects of energy policy frameworks on how energy is sourced and review project finance
for clean energy technologies
• Energy Portfolio Management.
• Further reading/ Related links.
Lesson 5: Climate Change and Financing Strategies: An Overview
• Influence of climate change on economies and capital markets.
• Climate change related exposure of different sectors and how this can impact from a 'whole of
portfolio' approach.
• Information sources, for example the Carbon Disclosure Project, and risk assessment tools.
• Strategies to consider sector and company specific risks in investment and other financing
decision-making.
• How to use this information to actually change decisions within a Financial Institution.
Lesson 6: Climatic Risks to Projects.
• Relevance of climatic hazards to environmental impact assessments.
• Importance of climate for operation as well as construction.
• Liability for emissions.
Lesson 7: The "Clean Energy Wave": Opportunities & Risks in Alternative Energy
• What are the recent investment trends in clean energy?
• Sources of clean energy investment
• Technology Review (Solar, Wind, Biofuels, etc)
• What is Cleantech?
• How do we finance Clean Energy Innovation?
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