Economics and Policies of Climate Change
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Economics and Policies of Climate Change at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Economics and Policies of Climate Change at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Economics and Policies of Climate Change at Coursera Course details
- This MOOC will help you understand how economists try to answer these questions and find the optimal course of action
- Most important, it will give you the conceptual tools to draw your own conclusions
- In the first part of the MOOC, you will learn about the two main approaches used by economists to determine when and how much we should invest in the fight against climate change
- Learn how Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) work
Economics and Policies of Climate Change at Coursera Curriculum
The Economics of Climate Change
Big Plan
Cost of energy - Part I
Cost of energy - Part II
How much energy do we consume ?
Energy policy design - Part I
Energy policy design - Part II
Energy policy design - Part III
Comparing abatement initiatives and deciding when to act
Optimal Investment in a Rice Economy - Part I
Optimal Investment in a Rice Economy - Part II
Investment Rates in a Rice Economy
How much energy do we consume ?
Energy policy design - Part III
New Reading Rice Economy
Module 1 - Graded Quiz
The Social Discount Factor
The Social discount factor - Part I
The Social discount factor - Part II
Gamma discounting
Note regarding Gamma discounting lesson
Module 2 - Graded Quiz
The DICE Model
Integrated Assessments Models
DICE - Structure of the Model
DICE - Temperature Modelling
DICE - Population
DICE - Results
Conclusion of modules 1, 2 and 3
Additional Material Dice Model and Stern Review
Module 3 - Graded Quiz
Climate change economic policies
Climate change as an economic growth problem
Types of climate economic policies: mitigation versus adaptation
Objectives of mitigation policies
Direct climate regulations
Understand the benefits and limits of carbon taxes
Carbon pricing
Additional Material Module 4
Module 4 - Graded Quiz
How do Carbon Markets work?
Baseline & credit versus cap & trade
Carbon markets around the world
EU ETS carbon markets
Prices in carbon markets
Carbon derivatives
Uses of carbon derivatives
Additional Material Module 5
Module 5 - Graded Quiz
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