Finance Initiative UNEP FI e-Learning Course on Climate Change ...
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• Further reading / related links.<br />
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Note:<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reading Materials: - course less<strong>on</strong>s to be made available each week within the '<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Material'<br />
panel. (Compulsory)<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> Review: - available at the end of each less<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Quiz:- take Module 2 quiz (available under '<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Material' panel). (Compulsory)<br />
Additi<strong>on</strong>al Resources:<br />
Glossary of Terms - included for some less<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Print-friendly versi<strong>on</strong>s of Less<strong>on</strong>s - available in pdf format (for each less<strong>on</strong>) and downloadable from the<br />
"<str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Material" panel.<br />
External Links - to external web resources available from the "External Links" panel.<br />
Discussi<strong>on</strong> Board: - discussi<strong>on</strong> topic(s) to be posted at the beginning of each week.<br />
Email Exchanges: - participants may send email to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Course</str<strong>on</strong>g> Moderators, the e-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Learning</str<strong>on</strong>g> Support Team or<br />
fellow participants using the 'Communicati<strong>on</strong>' panel.<br />
WEEK 3 (June 16-23, 2008): Module 3<br />
Module 3: Carb<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Finance</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 8: An Introducti<strong>on</strong> to the Flexible Mechanisms: Emissi<strong>on</strong>s trading<br />
• What are flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol?<br />
• How does the EU Emissi<strong>on</strong>s Trading Scheme (EU ETS) work?<br />
• How did the emissi<strong>on</strong>s market evolve?<br />
• What are the risks and opportunities for companies in the EU ETS?<br />
• How can financial instituti<strong>on</strong>s help mitigate risks related to emissi<strong>on</strong>s trading?<br />
• How do financial instituti<strong>on</strong>s utilize the opportunities of emissi<strong>on</strong>s trading?<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 9: Introducti<strong>on</strong> to the project-based mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol<br />
• How do the project-based mechanisms CDM and JI work and what are their objectives?<br />
• What are the requirements for participati<strong>on</strong>?<br />
• What are the central requirements for project development (baseline calculati<strong>on</strong> and<br />
additi<strong>on</strong>ality)?<br />
• What are the steps of the CDM project cycle?<br />
• Who is involved in a CDM/JI project?<br />
• What is the marketing potential of emissi<strong>on</strong> reducti<strong>on</strong> credits?<br />
• What are the main challenges in CDM/JI project implementati<strong>on</strong>?<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 10: CDM: Risks and opportunities for financial service providers<br />
• What are the specific characteristics of CDM projects compared to 'comm<strong>on</strong>' projects?<br />
• What are the particular risks of CDM projects?<br />
• What are the opti<strong>on</strong>s to mitigate CDM risks?<br />
• What instruments can financial instituti<strong>on</strong>s employ to address CDM risks?<br />
Less<strong>on</strong> 11: What's next?<br />
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