Sustainable, Green And Climate Finance

Climate Bonds, blended and transition finance, ESG investments, green equity, taxonomies, sustainable bond principles

What you'll learn
Understand the definitions of sustainable, green and climate finance
Improve knowledge of the purpose and objectives of climate finance
Understand the published taxonomies and some of the challenges associated with them
Be able to explain the different options of using a blend of different tools to achieve the financing objectives
Requirements
There are not prerequisites for taking this course. You just need to understand the basic of finance in terms of loans, bonds and how the finance industry normally works with its customers when funding large projects.
Description
This course is for all the students and workers in the world wherever you study and reside who are interested in understanding how finance is central to funding climate change projects.  Without finance nothing will happen therefore we must all understand the finance available and how it will help us decarbonise the planet.  When you complete this course you will have the tools and knowledge to better engage with your bankers or finance colleagues to fund your projects and be able to justify why you need the funding more than your other colleagues that are competing with you for the same funds.  You will learn about the definitions of green and sustainable and climate finance.  You will grasp the differences between the European Taxonomy and Chinese Green Bond Catalogue. You will also be able to explain the difference principles in place.  The last part of the course will explain the gap in funding between current and future requirements.  Once you have completed this course you will have sufficient knowledge of sustainable, green and climate finance to actively participate in your own journey on this important topic.  The course finishes with some recent examples of bonds used to fund green projects.  Although all sustainable finance has been affected by the recent turbulence in financial markets we must not let this deter us.  More funding is required to combat climate change and we all have a responsibility to learn the climate finance fundamentals.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Why is climate finance important?

Lecture 2 Learning objectives and definitions

Lecture 3 Taxonomies

Lecture 4 Practitioner's approach

Lecture 5 Sustainable bond principles

Lecture 6 State of the market

Lecture 7 Sustainable, Green and Climate Finance Module Wrap-Up

This is a course for everyone because everyone will be affected in some way, big and small by financing decisions.