CEMS Climate Change Course and Model UNFCCC

The aim is for students to learn about the often-diverging interests of parties involved in global climate policy negotiations, including governments, sector specific industry associations, global companies, and environmental & humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The course enables students to learn about strategic frameworks for assessing the impact of climate change on markets and customer demand, which is essential for developing corporate strategies that avoid the negative consequences of climate change and take advantage of business opportunities evolving from a changing market environment.

The course follows four modules:

•   Introduction to climate change and its policy

•   Role of business in climate change (with expert guest speakers on the topic)

•   Negotiation skills training

•   2-day simulation with all participating universities

The two-day simulation event usually takes place in one of the participating universities on a rotational basis. Due to the pandemic, the 2021 event will take place in Zoom City (May 13 – 15).