Energy Economics, Environment, and Policy

About the Course

Duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes

This course examines current fossil fuel and renewable energy sector challenges and policy imperatives at local, national, and global levels. It is divided into 4 units:

Unit 1: Energy Pricing (18 minutes)

Determinants of energy supply and demand
Key monetary policies affecting energy prices
Trends in the global energy sector

Unit 2: Macroeconomic Impact of Energy Price Fluctuations (14 minutes)

Energy demand in Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the United States
Relationship between energy prices and economic growth
Association of energy prices and general price levels
Impact of higher energy prices on supply and demand

Unit 3: Achieving Energy Security (13 minutes)

Definition of energy security
“4-A” framework of energy security
Case study: Assessing energy security in Central Asian countries
Related policy implications

Unit 4: Financing Renewable Energy Projects (24 minutes)

Challenges for low-carbon project development
Enabling conditions of green finance
Case study: Waste-to-energy project leverage, transparency, and results
Conclusions and policy recommendations

Learning Objectives

Explores key energy economics issues, including pricing mechanisms, macroeconomic impacts of energy price shocks, the importance of energy carriers in developing and developed economies, and energy security.
Analyzes policy options for addressing renewable energy development, environmental sustainability, and green growth.

How to Complete this e-Course

Watch four short video lessons
Review open access learning materials
Submit an evaluation form
Certificate issued upon completion of course requirements

Contact

Lilian Tan, E-Learning Consultant, Asian Development Bank Institute

Email: course-inquiry@elearning-adbi.org

For whom?

Employee
Freelance
In retraining
Job seeker
Student

Funding

Free

Duration

3-6 months