The PAGE Advanced Learning Materials is a set of 15 advanced learning units on green economy with thematic focus on “Green economy policy assessments” and “Greening economic sectors”. The first section is dedicated to macroeconomic green economy assessments, explaining the purpose of green economy modelling, and detailing green job assessments...
Do you know about the benefits of greening trade? Learn more about how trade in environmental goods and services can drive the transition to an inclusive green economy! The new e-learning course ‘Green Economy and Trade’, organized by UN Environment and UN Institute for Training and Research, starts on 7...
The SDG Academy is a virtual platform that provides high-quality, mass online education in the field of sustainable development. The SDG Academy brings together the world's leading experts on sustainable development - including health, education, climate change, agriculture, and food systems, sustainable investment and other related fields - to offer...
The World Bank Group has produced a Spanish language version of their MOOC Turn Down the Heat: From Climate Science to Action starting on September 12, 2016. With an overview of COP21 outcomes from Paris, this action-oriented MOOC gives you the opportunity to learn about regional climate change impacts and sector-specific strategies to...
The aim of this course is to provide students with a solid foundation in sustainability, and particularly the concept of a green economy upon which to further their studies. Over the course of this 4 week program, students will be provided with practical insights on how to go about developing...
This module presents an expanded circular flow analysis that takes the biosphere into account. It reviews critiques and alternatives to GNP/GDP, emphasizing natural resource and environmental as well as social sustainability, then discusses the implications of long-term growth of population and economic output, contrasting the goal of economic growth with...
This module provides an introduction to the economic analysis of environmental issues, providing broader perspectives on sustainability as well as standard environmental economic techniques such as valuation. Applications include fisheries management, sustainable agriculture, and global climate change.
This 60-page module is suitable for several weeks of class time.
This module presents an overview of innovations in national accounting related to measuring well-being. The module describes satellite accounts for the environment, methods of counting household production, and the construction of well-being indicators such as the Genuine Progress Indicator and the Human Development Index.