Finance Initiative UNEP FI e-Learning Course on Climate Change ...
Finance Initiative UNEP FI e-Learning Course on Climate Change ...
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Note:<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reading Materials: - course less<strong>on</strong>s to be made available each week within the '<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Material'<br />
panel. (Compulsory)<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> Review: - available at the end of each less<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Quiz:- take Module 1 quiz (available under '<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Material' panel). (Compulsory)<br />
Additi<strong>on</strong>al Resources:<br />
Glossary of Terms - included for some less<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Print-friendly versi<strong>on</strong>s of Less<strong>on</strong>s - available in pdf format (for each less<strong>on</strong>) and downloadable from the<br />
"<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Material" panel.<br />
External Links - to external web resources available from the "External Links" panel.<br />
Discussi<strong>on</strong> Board: - discussi<strong>on</strong> topic(s) to be posted at the beginning of each week.<br />
Email Exchanges: - participants may send email to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Moderators, the e-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Learning</str<strong>on</strong>g> Support Team or<br />
fellow participants using the 'Communicati<strong>on</strong>' panel.<br />
WEEK 2 (June 9-16, 2008): Module 2<br />
Module 2: <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> and the Energy Ec<strong>on</strong>omy<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 4: <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> and its Implicati<strong>on</strong>s for Energy and Energy Financing<br />
• The forces that drive energy demand<br />
• Voluntary and mandatory measures to combat climate change including energy policy<br />
frameworks that support the uptake of renewable and alternative energy sources<br />
• The effects of energy policy frameworks <strong>on</strong> how energy is sourced and review project finance<br />
for clean energy technologies<br />
• Energy Portfolio Management.<br />
• Further reading/ Related links.<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 5: <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> and Financing Strategies: An Overview<br />
• Influence of climate change <strong>on</strong> ec<strong>on</strong>omies and capital markets.<br />
• <strong>Climate</strong> change related exposure of different sectors and how this can impact from a 'whole of<br />
portfolio' approach.<br />
• Informati<strong>on</strong> sources, for example the Carb<strong>on</strong> Disclosure Project, and risk assessment tools.<br />
• Strategies to c<strong>on</strong>sider sector and company specific risks in investment and other financing<br />
decisi<strong>on</strong>-making.<br />
• How to use this informati<strong>on</strong> to actually change decisi<strong>on</strong>s within a Financial Instituti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 6: Climatic Risks to Projects.<br />
• Relevance of climatic hazards to envir<strong>on</strong>mental impact assessments.<br />
• Importance of climate for operati<strong>on</strong> as well as c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
• Liability for emissi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 7: The "Clean Energy Wave": Opportunities & Risks in Alternative Energy<br />
• What are the recent investment trends in clean energy?<br />
• Sources of clean energy investment<br />
• Technology Review (Solar, Wind, Biofuels, etc)<br />
• What is Cleantech?<br />
• How do we finance Clean Energy Innovati<strong>on</strong>?<br />
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