Climate Change Mitigation: Macroeconomic Strategies
Learn comprehensive strategies for designing and analyzing climate change mitigation policies, with a focus on carbon pricing and macroeconomic impacts.
Learn comprehensive strategies for designing and analyzing climate change mitigation policies, with a focus on carbon pricing and macroeconomic impacts.
This comprehensive course explores the crucial intersection of macroeconomics and climate change mitigation strategies. As the second module of the broader Macroeconomics of Climate Change course, it focuses on developing effective mitigation policies and analyzing their economic impacts. Students will learn about carbon pricing mechanisms, policy design considerations, and methods for assessing macroeconomic effects. The course emphasizes practical approaches to scaling up carbon pricing at both domestic and international levels, providing essential knowledge for policymakers and professionals working in climate-related fields.
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What you'll learn
Analyze the rationale behind mitigation policies and their implementation
Evaluate different components of mitigation policy instruments
Assess advantages and disadvantages of carbon pricing mechanisms
Quantify macroeconomic impacts of climate change mitigation policies
Develop strategies for scaling up carbon pricing at domestic and international levels
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Module Description
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of climate change mitigation strategies from a macroeconomic perspective. It focuses on designing and implementing effective mitigation policies, with particular emphasis on carbon pricing mechanisms. The curriculum covers policy instrument analysis, impact assessment methods, and strategies for scaling up carbon pricing at both domestic and international levels. Participants learn to evaluate the economic implications of various mitigation approaches and understand key considerations for policymakers in implementing climate change policies.
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IMF's Principal Environmental Fiscal Policy Expert and Climate Economics Pioneer
Ian Parry serves as the Principal Environmental Fiscal Policy Expert in the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, where he has established himself as a leading voice in environmental economics and carbon pricing policy since 2010. Prior to joining the IMF, he held the prestigious Allen Kneese Chair in Environmental Economics at Resources for the Future. With a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago, Parry has dedicated his career to developing analytical models that quantify the economic impacts of environmental, energy, and transportation policies. His research portfolio includes over 50 published papers in professional journals and several influential books, including "Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change" and "Getting Energy Prices Right: From Principle to Practice
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IMF Climate Economist and Environmental Policy Expert
Simon Black serves as a Climate Economist in the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund, where he specializes in climate change mitigation, carbon pricing, and environmental taxation. His distinguished career includes significant roles as a climate economist at the World Bank and the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office, where he notably served on the UK delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and helped negotiate the Paris Agreement in 2014-15. His academic credentials include a Master's in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and a Master's in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard University, where he was awarded the Frank Knox Fellowship. His expertise spans environmental economics, financial sector advisory, and economic diplomacy, and he has advised numerous governments on their emissions reduction strategies. At the IMF, he continues to shape climate policy and environmental taxation frameworks, contributing to global efforts to address climate change through economic policy instruments.
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