Courses 2012
Environmental Economics
This one-week course will be held in Summer School Almere, organized by Windesheim Flevoland and Steve Clemens, MBA.
This course is an analysis into the mechanics and context of environmental economics, societal issues related to a.o. climate change and both political and business options to provide solutions. As the Chinese proverb says: ”If we don’t change our direction we might end up where we’re headed.” Providing a broad understanding of pollution types, eco-system interdependencies, environmental policy options, renewable energy technologies and the political and business opportunities in the billion-euro green economy, hungry for talent.
An excursion to a few local green businesses is planned, e.g. a wind farm operator, a carbon trader, a biomass power plant, a builder of passive houses, a bio-ethanol producer, a minister for environmental affairs, etc.
COURSE DIRECTOR
Mr Steve Clemens, MBA
Steve Clemens is lecturer at the business department of Windesheim Flevoland, The Netherlands, MBA-lecturer at UBI, Brussels, Belgium, and MBA-lecturer at National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He also trains/consults large manufacturing and financial organizations on Clean Production and Environmental Economics, e.g. Adidas contract-manufacturer Pou Yen Saigon, Vietnam, and the European Investment Bank, Luxemburg.
All business and other students with vision on strategic advantage of being green-ready. No economic or quantitative background is required.
- To learn a few basic but relevant concepts from (Environmental) Economics:
- From linear to circular economy
- The equimarginal principle
- The Kaya Identity
- McKinsey’s abatement work
- Optimal pollution
- The Coarse Theorem
- Pigouvian Taxes
- Valuing non-market goods
- Discounting and intergenerational equity
- Environmental decision making
- To get an overview of all currently available sources of renewable energy
- To get acquainted with and analyse the RE business models that currently work around the world.
Explore the multitude of carbon trading and hedging opportunities, a.o. through the European Emissions Trading System and via the mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol.
Class sessions will be primarily focussed on lectures, best practices and class discussions. Student participation in class discussions is an integral part of the class and it is therefore expected of every student. Students are encouraged to ask questions, actively participate in discussions, and comment on reading and lecture materials. Moreover they are expected to have completed all assigned readings prior to each class in order to actively participate in class discussion.
PERIOD
02-07-2012 – 06-07-2012 (1 week)
Certificate of Attendance
» Course Fee: EUR 550 ,- including course fee, course materials and excursions
» Accommodation Fee Almere: EUR 120,- per week
MORE INFORMATION
Mr Steve Clemens MBA
sbd.clemens@windesheimflevoland.nl
Summer School Almere doesn’t offer scholarships for this course.
30 May 2012
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