## Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Mitigation Strategies

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**Canonical URL:** [Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Mitigation Strategies](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/mccx-msol24-177)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 24.177
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 (18 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### 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.

### Course description
- The online course is presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, Fiscal Affairs Department, Research Department, and Strategy, Policy, and Review Department.
- It is the second in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCCx) series.
- The course covers comprehensive strategies for designing mitigation policies, methods to analyze the impact of such policies, and considerations for scaling up carbon pricing.

### 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.

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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)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/mccx-msol24-177_