Climate Change: Business Challenges & Opportunities

Course Description

Most would agree that climate change is one of the most serious issues facing the world today, with wide-ranging implication and challenges. The problems related to climate change raise some important questions for businesses. What are the risks involved? How will it affect us financially? Are there unique opportunities for specific industries?

This course provides answers to these questions and more by presenting an overview of the commercial concerns and opportunities related to climate change. It outlines resources and processes for conducting climate change risk assessments and creating climate action plans. This course also offers an overview of climate change policy modalities identifies key industry and institutional leaders and outlines core legislative policy efforts.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the commercial concerns and opportunities related to climate change
• Outline and perform climate change risk assessment and mitigation efforts
• Discuss climate change policy modalities and the role of key industry leaders
• Describe recent legislative efforts related to climate change