About Workshop
Aim
What Participants Will Learn
- Enhance academic capacity in climate-aligned financial systems
- Provide practical tools to engage in or teach sustainable finance topics
- Promote evidence-based understanding of carbon markets among scholars
- Enable interdisciplinary research on climate finance and economics
- Support academia’s role in shaping future climate finance professionals
Structure
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Day 1: Foundations and Research Landscape
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Global Overview: Green Finance, Carbon Markets, and Climate Policy (Paris Agreement, EU Green Deal, SDGs)
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Key Instruments: Green Bonds, Carbon Credits, Compliance & Voluntary Markets
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Research Tools: Bibliometric Mapping using VOSviewer
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Open Data Sources: UNFCCC, World Bank, EMBER, CDP, Climate Watch
Hands-On:
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Carbon pricing analysis using public dashboards
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Literature trend mapping with VOSviewer
Day 2: Financial Analytics and Market Simulations
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Green Bond Structuring and Evaluation (ICMA frameworks)
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Carbon Market Modeling: Pricing, trading, and risk analysis
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Data Analytics with Python (Pandas, Matplotlib, Statsmodels)
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Case Analysis: EU ETS, Verra Registry, Gold Standard
Hands-On:
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Simulate carbon credit trading scenarios
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Analyze green finance datasets using Python or Excel
Day 3: Research Design and Policy Integration
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Academic Research Frameworks: Structuring papers and proposals
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Bibliometric Analysis with R (Bibliometrix)
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Mapping Research to SDGs and Climate Policy Tools (IEA, IFPRI, Climate Action Tracker)
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Publishing Strategies: Target journals and data-driven research
Hands-On:
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Develop a research proposal (individual/group)
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Visualize citation networks and SDG alignment
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Important Dates
Registration Ends
Workshop Dates
What You Will Gain
Outcomes
- Develop a clear understanding of carbon pricing and green financial instruments
- Analyze real-world carbon market mechanisms and financial flows
- Access academic datasets and simulations for teaching/research
- Learn how to incorporate green finance and carbon markets into course design
- Receive a certificate of participation with resource toolkit
Who Should Attend
- University and college faculty in finance, economics, sustainability, or policy
- PhD and postgraduate students in environmental economics and green finance
- Researchers in climate science and development studies
- Curriculum designers and academic coordinators
- Think tank members and research assistants