Key Climate Agreements & Guidance For Policymakers

What you'll learn
History of climate change negotiations and overview of key international climate agreements
Role of the public sector in decarbonisation and energy transition
Guidance for policymakers for NDCs implementation and developing net zero strategy
Governments' tools and mechanisms to drive decarbonisation
Requirements
There are no special requirements or prerequisites. Anyone can learn from this course.
This course is best combined with its companion courses on Decarbonisation and Energy Transition (by sector)
Description
This training course is an extract from the longer course "Climate Change for Professionals" which is also available for purchase on Udemy.After we received feedback from the students asking to split that course into shorter and more manageable courses, we are happy to offer you a choice: you can either get the full course, or pick a shorter course with the topic that is more relevant to your learning objectives."Key Climate Agreements & Guidance for Policymakers" is a short course that explores the role of the public sector in decarbonisation of the economy and transition to net zero. Specifically we will look at the NDC implementation framework and tools and mechanisms available to the governments to drive energy transition and decarbonisation. This course is designed to:provide the history of international negotiations on climate change and give a brief overview of key climate agreements, including the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement;raise awareness about the role of governments in decarbonisation and energy transition;explain what countries' Net Zero commitments and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) mean in practice;discuss NDC implementation framework and provide examples of how it is addressed in some countries;explain concepts such as adaptation, mitigation, maladaptation, carbon pricing, circular economy and many moreYou don't need any prior knowledge of this subject, just an interest in government policy, climate negotiations and desire to learn about solutions to the formidable problem of climate change. However this course is best with its companion courses on Decarbonisation and Energy Transition (by sector).At the end of the course, we will test your knowledge with the multiple-question quiz and provide you with the Handout Slides with the summary of main points from the course.I hope you will enjoy this course and I am looking forward to your feedback and reviews.Sincerely yours,Julia Mariasova
Overview
Section 1: Course Introduction
Lecture 1 Course introduction (trailer)
Lecture 2 Your course instructor and a guest speaker
Section 2: Key Climate Agreements and the history of International Negotiations
Lecture 3 The need for a global response
Lecture 4 1987 - The Montreal Protocol
Lecture 5 1988 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Lecture 6 1992 – UN The Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit
Lecture 7 1997 - The Kyoto Protocol – COP 3
Lecture 8 2007 - Bali Action Plan - COP 13
Lecture 9 2010 – Cancún Agreements - COP 16
Lecture 10 2015 - Paris Agreement - COP 21
Lecture 11 2021 – Glasgow Climate Pact - COP 26 and Module Wrap-Up
Lecture 12 Additional Resources
Section 3: From Net-Zero Pledges to Action: Decarbonisation and Energy Transition
Lecture 13 NDCs and Net-Zero Pledges - Introduction
Lecture 14 Definitions: NDC, Net-Zero, Decarbonisation and other terms
Lecture 15 NDC development: Adaptation, Mitigation and Green Taxonomies
Lecture 16 Building Blocks of Net-Zero Transition
Lecture 17 Role of the Governments - Introduction
Lecture 18 Implementation Step 1: Define Net-Zero Scope
Lecture 19 Implementation Step 2: Model Pathways to Net-Zero
Lecture 20 Implementation Step 3: Set Near-Term and Sectoral Milestones
Lecture 21 Implementation Step 4: Engage with Stakeholders for Equitable Transition
Lecture 22 Implementation Step 5: Implement Near-Term Plans and Policies
Lecture 23 Carbon Pricing
Lecture 24 Circular Economy
Lecture 25 Wrap-up for Step 5
Lecture 26 Implementation Step 6: Support Global Effort in Shift to Net-Zero
Lecture 27 Role of the Governments - Conclusion
Lecture 28 Handout Slides and Additional Resources
Section 4: Course Wrap-up
Lecture 29 Thank you and course wrap-up
Government officials who are tasked with the development or execution of net-zero/decarbonisation strategies, policies and initiatives,ESG professionals who want to refresh the knowledge of climate agreements and key climate change terminology,Climate activists and general public who are interested in the history of climate negotiations and want to understand better the role of the governments in reducing GHG emissions,Management consultants who are considering transition to climate change advisory,Anyone who wants to be fluent in talking about climate change, and be comfortable with acronyms and terms such as ESG, COP, IPCC, net-zero, carbon pricing, circular economy and many more


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