A comprehensive overview of the main areas of green finance and how green finance fits within the broader ESG and sustainability frameworks. Delegates will be introduced to the main green finance products available on the market and how corporations can put these financing instruments to maximum benefit.

The course also comprehensively covers the important areas of carbon finance, carbon pricing and carbon trading systems. As pressure grows on nations to introduce carbon taxes, the course examines the optimal avenues open to countries in their challenge to reach net-zero.

COURSE AGENDA

Green and Climate Bonds

• What are green bonds and green loans and how do they work?
• The green bond and green loan principles
• What comes under the classification of a green bond
• Overview of the global green bond market
• Performance characteristics of green bonds
• How are the bond proceeds used – external verifiers
• Recent themes in green bond investing

Carbon Finance, Carbon Pricing and Carbon Trading Systems

• Carbon pricing as the weapon of choice in the climate fight
• The challenges to putting a price on carbon
• Carbon taxes Vs emissions trading systems
• The role of internal carbon prices
• How emissions trading systems work
• The role of carbon permits and achieving the right supply/demand balance
• The EU carbon market
• The Chinese emissions trading market
• Carbon border tax policies as a weapon