Course overview
"Carbon trading and strategy"
This online course provides a comprehensive explanation of the principles and dynamics of emissions trading and helps participants understand the issues pertinent to the design of an emissions trading program.
The course also covers the differences in the trading mechanisms, which one works best and the advantages that mechanism has to offer.
Course outline
Module 1: The carbon market – a beginner’s guide
• Global warming consequences
• Kyoto Protocol and its 3 mechanisms
• The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
Module 2: Emissions trading
• Principles and dynamics of emissions trading
• Types of contracts
• Trading strategies
Module 3: Voluntary carbon market
• Market analysis
• Voluntary carbon market policies
• Types of contracts and trades
• Trading strategies
Developed by
This course was developed by Maycroft, with subject matter expert Mr. Kasper Walet. Maycroft is a consulting firm that provides strategic advice about (energy) commodity trading and risk management. Maycroft has advised government agencies such as the European Commission, investment banks, major utilities and commodity trading companies and various exchanges in Europe, CEE countries, North America and Asia.
Mr. K. Walet conducts seminars, workshops and (in-house) training sessions all over the world, in countries like Japan, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Malaysia, China, India, Belgium and the Netherlands. These courses cover both the physical and financial trading of commodity products.
Mr. K. Walet has published several articles in specialist magazines such as Commodities Now and Energy Risk and he is the co-author of a book called A Guide to Emissions Trading: Risk Management and Business Implications published by Risk Books in 2004.
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