Climate Change: Financial Risks and Opportunities
Geared towards professionals working in financial markets, this course provides a solid introduction to the financial risks and opportunities arising from man-made climate change. The course is ideal for those who wish to know more about a how a warming planet is changing the landscape for investing.
The aim of the course is to help students answer a simple question: Does climate risk matter to investors? It does this by defining the financial risks related to climate change and follow with the investment policies and risk management strategies that are taking shape. This course is also a starting point for risk and strategy managers anticipating the impacts from the Financial Stability Boards Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) asking firms to disclose the climate risks they face. In short, the course is a primer on how global capital markets are responding the worlds greatest environmental risk.
Participants will be exposed to the latest thinking from senior leaders in financial services and multinational firms. The course is led by business school faculty and The Centre for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College London; designed by investment practitioners for finance professionals and those aspiring to enter the field.
Climate-KIC is supported by EIT, a body of the European Union.
Participants will learn:
How to define climate change risks into distinct categories
An introduction to climate change risk management
Concepts of physical risks (eg. stranded assets) and transition risks (eg. renewable energy technology developments)
Emerging trends in the transition towards climate-resilient investing
Ways of thinking about potential winners and losers in a lower carbon economy
Sources of financing emerging within the private sector for new investments