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.
Period
02-07-2012 - 06-07-2012 (1 weeks)
Target group
All business and other students with vision on strategic advantage of being green-ready. No economic or quantitative background is required.
Course aim
To learn a few basic but relevant concepts from (Environmental) Economics:
- From linear to circular economy
- The equimarginal principle
- The Kaya Identity
- McKinseys 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.
Credits
0.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
EUR 550: Includes course fee, materials and activities
EUR 120: Accommodation fee Almere total for 1 week
Course leader
Mr Steve Clemens, MBASteve 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 lar
Scholarships
Summer School Almere doesnt offer scholarships for this course.
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