COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of The Economics and Politics of Climate Change Policies for Petroleum & Energy Business. It covers the greenhouse gas effect, global warming, climate policies, climate economics fundamentals and global energy transitions and trends; the role of oil & gas in net-zero strategies and international regulatory mechanisms; the national climate policies and strategies, carbon pricing mechanisms, fiscal incentives and green subsidies; and the environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulation, legal and liability risks for energy companies and stakeholders in the climate policy arena. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the energy geopolitics and climate ambitions, fossil fuel lobbying and political influence, just transition and social equity; the public opinion and climate activism, global inequality and emissions responsibility; the physical and transition risks to energy business; the strategic decarbonization in oil & gas, business models for low-carbon transition and climate-aligned investment and finance; the corporate climate strategy and governance, emerging technologies and climate alliances; the sectoral agreements, cross-border carbon adjustments (CBAM) and technology transfer; and the capacity building and loss and damage financing mechanisms.