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  "title": "Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCC)",
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  "summary": "Macroeconomics of Climate Change Training Program Target Audience Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of policies related to macroeconomics and climate change issues.",
  "publishDate": "2024-05-23",
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      "heading": "Target audience and participant qualifications",
      "content": "- Target audience:\n  - Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of policies related to macroeconomics and climate change issues.\n- Qualifications:\n  - Expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience.\n  - Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.\n  - It is strongly recommended that applicants first complete the online Macroeconomics of Climate Change: Science, Economics, and Policies (MCCx-SEP) course."
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      "heading": "Course description and coverage",
      "content": "- This course provides:\n  - An overview of the science and economic costs of climate change.\n  - Discussion of adaptation and mitigation policy options for tackling climate change—including pricing carbon emissions as well as greening the economy with the removal of fossil fuels subsidies.\n  - A stock-taking of the global climate debate.\n  - Analysis of challenges and opportunities related to transitioning to greener economic models."
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      "heading": "Course objectives (learning outcomes)",
      "content": "- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:\n  - Assess the costs of climate change;\n  - Design comprehensive strategies for implementing mitigation commitments and investment in the net-zero transition; and\n  - Work with climate data to help analyze the macroeconomic impact of climate change issues."
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      "heading": "Additional institutional note",
      "content": "- The IMF offers online training to government officials and the public."
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