Review carbon markets, from the first global efforts to address climate change to current regional emissions trading programs.

Available as: e-Learning course
Duration: 16 to 20 hours
Recommended level: Entry-level
Prerequisites: None

Upon completing this course you will have the skills to:

• Comprehend the nature of carbon markets and their origins in global efforts to address climate change
• Select the carbon offset program best suited for your organization
• Identify the economic principles of emissions cap-and-trade policies
• Use greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. carbon) as a tradable commodity
• Analyze the regional carbon markets emerging in different parts of the world

This course is recommended for:

• Any industry member interested in carbon markets and carbon trading programs

• The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
• Offsetting Principles and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) / Joint Implementation (JI) basics
• The European Union Emission Trading Scheme: price drivers and market dynamics
• Towards a global emission trading architecture
• Voluntary markets