In the near future it will be pertinent for every industry to manage climate-related risk and maintain low carbon footprints. This course will help the finance professionals to develop their knowledge of green and sustainable finance and apply, green & sustainable finance principles in their roles.

The learners of this course will get a broad understanding of regulatory, financial and competitive risks of a carbon-constrained economy and the complete overview of carbon finance.  They will be able to provide the nomenclature of carbon finance and understand the complex interrelationship between finance, energy/environmental policy.  This course will help the learners describe and critically evaluate the structure and dynamics of the major global, regional and national-level carbon markets and introduce them to the best practices and procedures of carbon accounting. They will develop a complete understanding of the various facets of carbon finance, role and implications and will be able to provide the information necessary to assess financial investments in the carbon-constrained economy.