## Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Mitigation Strategies (MCCx-MS)

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**Canonical URL:** [Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Mitigation Strategies (MCCx-MS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/mccx-msol24-120)

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## Bibliographic details
- 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

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### 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.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/mccx-msol24-120_