Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Mitigation Strategies (MCCx-MS)
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- Published: August 1, 2025
Overview
- The course is an online training program and is the second in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate (MCx) series.
- The course focuses on comprehensive strategies for designing mitigation policies, analyzing the impact of such policies, and considerations for scaling up carbon pricing.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
- Officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy.
- Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of economics is helpful.
Course objectives
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.
Key topics covered
- Rationale for mitigation policies.
- Components and design of mitigation policy instruments.
- Carbon pricing: advantages, disadvantages, and scaling considerations.
- Methods to analyze and quantify macroeconomic impacts of mitigation policies.