SELF PACED ELEARNING

Climate Risk Measurement and Management

This course centers on climate risk measurement and management. It delves into the methodologies and tools used to quantify and assess climate-related risks faced by organizations and financial institutions. This chapter explores techniques such as scenario analysis, stress testing, and climate risk modeling to evaluate the potential impacts of climate change on portfolios and investments. Moreover, it discusses strategies and best practices for integrating climate risk considerations into risk management frameworks and decision-making processes.

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Upon completing this module, you will be able to​:

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• Explain how climate risk can manifest as financial risk through micro and macro economic transmission channels. 

• Describe how climate risk affects company-level risks, including operational, credit, liquidity, and underwriting risk – and under which conditions  these risk types could pose system-level risks.

• Understand the associated risk metrics for and components of each risk type. 

• Understand the potential for climate risk to cause systemic risk and a threat to financial stability. 

• Describe the risk types that can have systemic effects, including market and sovereign risks.

• Describe Climate Value at Risk (C V A R) and its uses.

• Describe data types and analytical tools to measure transition and physical risks at the company-level and their sources.

• Understand how to measure transition and physical risks at the portfolio level.

• Examine how climate risk drivers can be incorporated into existing ERM frameworks.

• Discuss how ERM frameworks are used in practice using case studies and examples.

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€195

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Delivered via: Self Paced eLearning

Duration: Approx 2 Hour

Introduction to
Net Zero

This course focuses on the concept of net zero. This chapter explores the principles and strategies behind achieving net zero emissions, whereby the amount of greenhouse gases emitted is balanced by the amount removed from the atmosphere. It examines the importance of net zero targets in mitigating climate change and the role of businesses, governments, and individuals in transitioning to a net zero economy. Additionally, the chapter discusses key challenges and opportunities associated with pursuing net zero goals, as well as the implications for financial institutions and investors.

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Upon completing this module, you will be able to​:

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• Explain the concept of net zero and how it relates to global climate goals.

• Discuss the types of key alliances in the UN Race to Zero.

• Explain the challenges of reaching net-zero for the public and private sectors.

• Describe the key attributes of national net-zero target strategies and emissions reduction approaches.

• Summarize how the GHG Protocol can be used by subnational governments.

• Describe the factors that affect different sectors’ abilities to achieve net zero.

• Describe how organizations use transition plans to pursue net-zero carbon emissions and the tools private-sector actors can use to verify the credibility of net-zero commitments.

• Describe how net-zero pathways and interim targets are key to achieving credible and attainable net-zero targets across sectors.

• Identify carbon-related metrics and discuss how carbon-related metrics are used in reporting and project selection.

• Understand metrics used for net zero portfolio alignment, considering strengths and weaknesses.

• And Describe the net-zero disclosure landscape and key stakeholders.

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€150

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Delivered via: Self Paced eLearning

Duration: Approx 2 Hour