Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Climate Change and Sustainable Investments, EDHEC Business School

Learn the economics and finance of climate change. In this specialization, you will learn the fundamentals of climate change science, which is essential for understanding the pros and cons of different climate policies, as well as the impact of climate change on portfolio companies.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בשינויי אקלים והשקעות ברות קיימא של Google

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • In-depth understanding of the connections between climate change, economics, and finance.
  • Ability to form an informed opinion based on scientific facts.
  • Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of different policy approaches in transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
  • Understanding the impact of climate risks on business fundamentals.
  • Developing effective investment strategies for carbon reduction.
  • Practical experience in building an effective investment strategy with carbon reduction.

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Climate analyst
  • Environmental Policy Consultant
  • Sustainability Project Manager
  • Green Investment Manager
  • Climate finance expert
  • Climate Risk Manager
  • Investment Strategist
  • Climate change researcher
  • Strategic Planning Manager in the field of sustainability
  • Environmental economic consultant

Internship – a course series of 4 courses

This specialization aims to provide you with a deeper understanding of the complex connections between climate change, economics, and finance. By the end of the program, you will understand the tools that allow you to form an informed opinion based on scientific facts about the feasibility and effectiveness of current options in the fight against climate change.

Main topics:

  • The advantages and disadvantages of different policy approaches in transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
  • The impact of climate risks on business fundamentals.
  • Effective investment strategies for carbon reduction.

Hands-on Learning Project

The aim of the internship is to provide you with the tools to build an informed opinion based on scientific facts about the feasibility and effectiveness of current options in the fight against climate change. In addition, you will have the opportunity, as a final project, to work on a practical example of how to build an effective investment strategy with carbon reduction.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Climate Change Science and Engineering

Course 1
9 hours
4.8 (210 ratings)

What you’ll learn

  • Understanding the evidence for climate change, and its human origins
  • Understanding the basics of the carbon cycle, climate modeling, and the role of CO2 concentrations
  • Critically assess the benefits and limitations of renewable energy, storage, and negative carbon release technologies

Climate Change Economics and Policy

Course 2
10 hours
4.5 (59 ratings)

What you’ll learn

  • Understanding the urgency of climate change and realistic options for action.
  • Economic methods for determining investments in the fight against climate change.
  • Types of economic policies that can be adopted by decision makers.

The finances of climate change

Course 3
7 hours
4.6 (101 ratings)

What you’ll learn

  • The impact of climate change on business and the economy.
  • Financial tools for the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Climate change awareness investments

Course 4
14 hours
4.6 (49 ratings)

What you’ll learn

  • Financial aspects of the fight against climate change.
  • Indicators for exposure to climate change risk.
  • The impact of climatic risk factors on securities prices.

Skills you will acquire

  • Measuring climate risk in a stock portfolio.
  • Managing climate risk in stock portfolios.
  • Low carbon index portfolio design.

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