Garp Scr Exam 2024: Pathway To Certification Course

Build confidence in Sustainability Climate Risk: A Comprehensive Course for 2024 SCR Exam Preparation

What you'll learn

Prepare students for the GARP Sustainability Climate Risk Exam by providing comprehensive coverage of the exam syllabus

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of climate risk, including its drivers, impacts, and implications for various industries and sectors

Develop the ability to evaluate and assess climate-related risks within the context of financial markets and investment portfolio

Understand the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making processes

Integrate climate risk considerations into strategic business planning and decision-making processes

Develop a strong understanding of the evolving policy and regulatory landscape related to climate risk at both global and regional levels

Requirements

No experience needed, we will run through the full exam syllabus

Description

Congratulations on reaching this stage of your sustainability climate risk exam preparation!This 2024 comprehensive course is aimed to condense the full material into digestible components to support your understanding. We will embark on this journey through the complexities of sustainability and climate risk together, breaking down key concepts into manageable portions for a thorough and successful examination.How does this study guide work?This course in divided into 8 main sections, following the outline of the textbook. Within each section, the learning objective will be tackled separately.The Key to SuccessIt is estimated that an average preparation time of 100-130 hours is required. Therefore, hard work and proper planning is required to succeed in the exam. Allocate your time wisely for each chapter, maintain a consistent study schedule and ensure you cover all relevant topics.Importantly, the SCR exam focuses on applying core concepts into scenarios. Your exam questions will often start with:· The CRO for a large natural gas company…. what recommendations should the team make?· A large timber company in China … which of the following ecosystem services does the analyst identify?· An activist fund pressures leaders of a global energy company … which actions will the team like recommend?Therefore, the secret is to grasp fundamental concepts rather than rote memorization. Ensure you understand the cause-and-effect relationships between sustainability, climate risk, economics, and societal impacts while reinforcing your understanding through dialogue.

Overview

Section 1: Climate Change

Lecture 1 L.O1a Define climate change and differentiate between weather and climate

Lecture 2 LO 1.b Know the general trends of modern climate change, such as observed surfac

Lecture 3 LO 1.c Describe the Earth’s climate history, and different methods for measuring

Lecture 4 LO 1.d Understand how the earth’s energy balance, greenhouse effect, and radiati

Lecture 5 LO 1.e Know the primary greenhouse gases and aerosols, their sources, and relati

Lecture 6 LO 1.f Explain non-human and human mechanisms that contribute to climate change

Lecture 7 LO 1.g Understand the distribution, frequency, and intensity of climate driven e

Lecture 8 LO 1.h Understand the distribution, frequency, and intensity of climate driven s

Lecture 9 LO 1.i Understand the distribution, frequency, and intensity of climate-driven e

Lecture 10 LO 1.j Understand contributors to, and risks from, sea level rise and ocean acid

Lecture 11 LO 1.k Describe extreme-event attribution science and the data and techniques sc

Lecture 12 LO 1.l Understand and describe how positive feedbacks influence climate change

Lecture 13 LO 1.m Describe how climate tipping points could disrupt natural systems and har

Lecture 14 LO 1.n Explain the different approaches and key considerations of climate change

Lecture 15 LO 1.o Understand how energy sources can contribute to or mitigate climate chang

Lecture 16 LO 1.p Understand relative carbon intensities of energy sources

Lecture 17 LO 1.q Identify opportunities and strategies for renewable and low-emissions ene

Lecture 18 LO 1.r Discuss specific challenges (e.g., intermittency) deploying each technolo

Lecture 19 LO 1.s Understand the opportunities and drawbacks of implementing geoengineering

Lecture 20 LO 1.t Explain carbon budgets and emissions trajectories to stay within mitigati

Section 2: Sustainability

Lecture 21 LO 2.a Define and explain sustainability and its three different aspects

Lecture 22 LO 2.b Define and explain Environmental Social Governance (ESG), Corporate Respo

Lecture 23 LO 2.c Explain the relationship and intersection among sustainability, ESG, and

Lecture 24 LO 2.d Describe the key features of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Developm

Lecture 25 LO 2.e Discuss strategies for implementing and aligning with the SDGs and how th

Lecture 26 LO 2.f Define ecosystem services, subcomponents, and natural capital. Understand

Lecture 27 LO 2.g Trace the evolution of sustainability in governments, corporations, and f

Lecture 28 LO 2.h Know the different types of greenwashing. Describe how organizations can

Lecture 29 LO 2.i Describe the Life-Cycle Assessment process and how organizations use this

Lecture 30 LO 2.j Know the major sustainability reporting frameworks and initiatives, their

Lecture 31 LO 2.k-l “UNEPFI Principles For Responsible Banking,” United Nations Environment

Lecture 32 LO 2.m “UNPRI Principles For Responsible Investment,” Principles for Responsible

Section 3: Climate Change Risk

Lecture 33 LO 3.a Describe how climate risk can translate to financial risk.

Lecture 34 LO 3.b Differentiate physical and transition risks.

Lecture 35 LO 3.c Understand how hazards, drivers, exposure, and vulnerability interact to

Lecture 36 LO 3.d Define stranded assets and discuss how different sectors may experience s

Lecture 37 LO 3.e Define and differentiate acute and chronic hazards. Provide examples.

Lecture 38 LO 3.f Discuss uncertainty, variability, and accuracy in hazard model prediction

Lecture 39 LO 3.g Identify data challenges modelling and direct physical risk.

Lecture 40 LO 3.h Define and provide examples of indirect risks.

Lecture 41 LO 3.i Discuss how physical and transition risks can provide opportunities for c

Lecture 42 LO 3.j Identify the drivers of transition risk. Categorize transition risks (e.g

Lecture 43 LO 3.k Discuss human capital as a stranded asset and the challenges associated w

Lecture 44 LO 3.l Understand current industry trends for each transition risk category and

Lecture 45 LO 3.m-n “Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related

Section 4: Sustainability and Climate Policy, Culture and Governance

Lecture 46 LO 4.a Discuss the evolution of international climate policy.

Lecture 47 LO 4.b Understand the relative scale of emissions by country.

Lecture 48 LO 4.c Summarize the history, outcomes, and obligations of major international c

Lecture 49 LO 4.d Understand characteristics of the Paris Agreement.

Lecture 50 LO 4.e Explain the structure, benefits, and drawbacks of carbon pricing policies

Lecture 51 LO 4.f Describe sector-specific climate policies, such as the transportation and

Lecture 52 LO 4.g Explain how climate policy occurs at the national and subnational levels.

Lecture 53 LO 4.h Describe and differentiate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

Lecture 54 LO 4.i Recognize the challenges associated with accounting for Scope 3 emissions

Lecture 55 LO 4.j Differentiate the types of private-sector sustainability and climate inve

Lecture 56 LO 4.k Describe the function, purpose, and challenges of green taxonomies.

Lecture 57 LO 4.l Discuss how central banks incorporate climate change into supervision pra

Lecture 58 LO 4.m Identify methods used to enforce sustainable investment and disclosure po

Lecture 59 LO 4.n Describe the trends in private-sector climate frameworks and identify imp

Lecture 60 LO 4.o Understand climate-related risk and nature-related risk.

Lecture 61 LO 4.p Explain the broader societal and cultural impacts of climate change and p

Lecture 62 LO 4.q-r A call for action Climate change as a source of financial risk, Network

Lecture 63 LO 4q-u “The GHG Protocol A corporate reporting and accounting standard revised

Section 5: Green and Sustainable Finance: Markets and Instruments

Lecture 64 LO 5.a Understand the application of sustainable, green, and climate finance.

Lecture 65 LO 5.b Identify trends and flows in sustainable, green, and climate finance.

Lecture 66 LO 5.c Describe green, social, and sustainable bonds.

Lecture 67 LO 5.d Explain the core components of the Green Bond Principles.

Lecture 68 LO 5.e Explain green loans and their markets.

Lecture 69 LO 5.f Define and describe sustainability-linked bonds and loans.

Lecture 70 LO 5.g Explain the core components of the Sustainability-Linked Loan and Sustain

Lecture 71 LO 5.h Describe sustainable funds, green funds, and other sustainable finance pr

Lecture 72 LO 5.i Understand the integration of ESG and climate issues into investment and

Lecture 73 LO 5.j Understand how shareholders impact sustainability strategy of a company.

Lecture 74 LO 5.k Describe the existing and emerging approaches to defining sustainable and

Lecture 75 LO 5.l Explain the trends in ESG disclosure requirements for companies.

Lecture 76 LO 5.m Identify regulatory trends in sustainable and green finance.

Section 6: Climate Risk Measurement and Management

Lecture 77 LO 6.a Explain how climate risk manifests as financial risk through micro and ma

Lecture 78 LO 6.b Describe how climate risk affects company-level risks including operation

Lecture 79 LO 6.c Understand the associated risk metrics for and components of each risk ty

Lecture 80 LO 6.d Examine the effects of climate risk on micro (company level) risks such a

Lecture 81 LO 6.e Understand transmission channels of climate risk, and how related systemi

Lecture 82 LO 6.f Describe CVaR and its uses.

Lecture 83 LO 6.g Describe the data types, analytical tools, and their sources to measure t

Lecture 84 LO 6.h Understand how to measure transition and physical risks at the portfolio

Lecture 85 LO 6.i Examine how climate risk drivers can be incorporated into existing ERM fr

Lecture 86 LO 6.j Discuss how ERM frameworks are used in practice using case studies and ex

Section 7: Climate Model and Scenario Analysis

Lecture 87 LO 7.a Define climate scenario analysis and explain how organizations use scenar

Lecture 88 LO 7.b Explain the definition and purpose of global net-zero scenarios including

Lecture 89 LO 7.c Understand IPCC scenarios and associated representative concentration pat

Lecture 90 LO 7.d Describe IEA scenarios and other key global reference scenarios.

Lecture 91 LO 7.e Understand the key choices that organizations need to consider for scenar

Lecture 92 LO 7.f Describe how scenarios and models are used in scenario analysis to assess

Lecture 93 LO 7.g Explain how scenario analysis is used for assessing physical risk.

Lecture 94 LO 7.h Examine how all types of corporations (financial and non-financial) use c

Lecture 95 LO 7.i Describe how financial firms use climate scenario analysis for the invest

Lecture 96 LO 7.j Explain different aspects of climate scenario analysis using case studies

Section 8: Net Zero

Lecture 97 LO 8.a Explain the concept of net zero and how it relates to global climate goal

Lecture 98 LO 8.b Discuss the types of key alliances in the UN Race to Zero.

Lecture 99 LO 8.c Describe the attributes of net-zero targets, and the challenges of naviga

Lecture 100 LO 8.d Explain the key attributes of national and subnational net-zero target st

Lecture 101 LO 8.e Describe the factors that affect different sectors’ abilities to achieve

Lecture 102 LO 8.f Describe how organizations use transition plans to pursue net-zero carbon

Lecture 103 LO 8.g Describe how net-zero pathways and interim targets are key to achieving c

Lecture 104 LO 8.h Identify cross-industry principles and metrics and discuss how climate-re

Lecture 105 LO 8.i Understand metrics used for net-zero portfolio alignment, considering str

Lecture 106 LO 8.j Describe the net-zero disclosure landscape and key stakeholders.

Section 9: Mock Exam

Lecture 107 Congratulations for completing this course!

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