Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Mitigation Strategies (MCCx-MS)
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- Session: OL 24.120
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: January 1, 2024 - April 15, 2024 (15 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Course description and organizers
- The course was presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, Fiscal Affairs Department, Research Department, and Strategy, Policy, and Review Department.
- This offering is the second in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCCx) series.
- The course aims to teach comprehensive strategies for designing mitigation policies, how to analyze the impact of such policies, and considerations for scaling up carbon pricing.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
- All government officials are welcome to register.
- Officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy will find the course particularly beneficial.
- Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of economics is helpful.
- Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.
Logistics and delivery
- Session No.: OL 24.120
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: January 1, 2024 - April 15, 2024 (15 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Learning objectives and competencies
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the rationale for mitigation as a policy approach.
- Identify the appropriate components of mitigation policy instruments.
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of carbon pricing as a key mitigation instrument for countries.
- Identify how to analyze and quantify the macroeconomic impacts of mitigation policies.
- Determine key considerations for policymakers when strategizing to scale up carbon pricing at the domestic and international level.
Thematic focus and policy content areas
- Designing mitigation policies: frameworks and components of policy instruments.
- Carbon pricing: advantages, disadvantages, and scaling-up considerations at domestic and international levels.
- Macroeconomic analysis: methods to analyze and quantify the macroeconomic impacts of mitigation policies.