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About the Course
Environmental economics is a powerful and comprehensive approach to understanding, assessing, and addressing the world鈥檚 most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges. This course, 鈥淓nvironmental Economics,鈥� provides training in the principles, conceptual frameworks, and applications of environmental economics.
The course will help you develop and analyze climate policy and energy policy, and assess sustainability policy and practice. You will begin by exploring the key concepts of the sustainability economy, including market failures and externalities, like CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Learn how to use tools like benefit-cost analysis, time discounting, and environmental policy instruments to make strategic decisions in your role. Additional topics covered include the economic valuation of nonmarket environmental goods and services, specific policy instruments like CO2 cap-and-trade programs, time discounting for intertemporal decision-making, benefit-cost analysis of environmental regulations, the global energy transition to renewables, and global climate policy.
By understanding both sustainable and unsustainable economic practices and activities, you鈥檒l learn to make policy and financial decisions that have positive impacts on our planet and your organization.
This is the first course in 鈥淕reen Skills for a Sustainable and Just Future," a course series dedicated to shaping the next generation of sustainable practices and leadership.
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By Sathish K E
鈥�Sep 12, 2025
鈥淭his course shows us the past, present, and future, all connected by one essential path鈥攕ustainable and green skills as a way of life. It highlights how these skills protect not just human life, but also biodiversity on land, under the sea, and in the air, making sustainability a shared responsibility for all.鈥�
By Augusto A
鈥�Oct 12, 2025
The course is very helpful in environmental economics. It also demonstrates the different methods used in economics. Thank you.
By JIAZHENG J L
鈥�Nov 2, 2025
very well taught and explained
By Zhaocheng X
鈥�Jun 30, 2025
do not cover much quantative methods