Certification on Climate & Risk Finance

The "Climate Finance and Risk Management" course offers comprehensive training in climate change and risk management for business leaders.

It's an interdisciplinary program designed to equip finance and risk professionals with a solid understanding of the latest scientific thinking and models related to climate change. The students will learn how to assess climate models and address the challenges of translating climate model outputs into meaningful economic scenarios for financial and risk analysis. Furthermore, they will stay up-to-date with recent industry and regulatory developments concerning climate change.

This course is tailored for manager-level and above business leaders responsible for integrating climate models and risk assessment into their organization's strategies and objectives.

What You Will Learn:

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to understand how climate and weather impact company earnings, asset valuations, and enterprise-wide risks. You'll define climate data and models, evaluate their suitability for various variables and risk types, and integrate them into financial and risk analyses, including stress testing. By the course's end, you'll apply climate risk analysis to decision-making, strategic planning, and effective communication, preparing you to address climate-related challenges in a business context.

Climate Change and the Financial System: Explain examples of climate phenomena and their impacts on climate change and finance. Evaluate single-path assessments and simulation-based assessments, which are most often used when assessing climate risk.

Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Explain the importance of climate-related financial disclosures for finance and investments. Interpret the examples of how different financial services companies are making these disclosures. Calculate financed emissions and describe how they factor into climate financial disclosures.

A Detailed Look at Climate Models: Interpret the strengths and weaknesses of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) for conducting climate scenarios and risk analyses. Examine the features and elements of IAMs and discuss their linkages to climate models and their use in climate scenario analysis.

Climate Scenarios in Portfolio Analysis and Risk Management: Analyze the climate scenarios used by scientists and financial service professionals. Understand the uses of climate scenarios in bank stress tests. Evaluate the process of using climate scenarios in the analysis and risk management of different types of investment portfolios.

Certification:

Upon successful completion of the "Climate Finance and Risk Management" course, participants will receive a certification demonstrating their expertise in climate finance and risk management. This certification can be a valuable asset, showcasing your proficiency in the field and can be used to enhance your career opportunities in finance, risk management, and related sectors.