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Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance Academy

22.11.2021 - 26.11.2021

Overview

The role of financial markets in driving the transformation towards a low-carbon climate resilient economy is fundamental to the efficient implementation of global ambitions in the post-Paris Agreement phase. Realising a successful transformation requires thought leaders to understand and critically analyse the key aspects of private capital engagement at various levels and from different sources.

The Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance (the Centre) is a strategic cooperation between UN Environment and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

The Centre has a long-standing track record in designing, implementing and evaluating climate and renewable energy (RE) finance projects aiming to facilitate private sector investments. One of the Centre’s primary goals is to equip thought leaders with the necessary skills to improve access to clean energy and climate finance in developing and emerging economies. With this in mind, we have the pleasure of inviting you to a complete and unique learning experience: The Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance Academy Programmes.

Course contributes to UN SDGs

This course will enhance your knowledge in the following SDGs. The SWA offers professional and executive courses dedicated to the advancement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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The Programme

The Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance Academy is a well-established educational course offered by the Centre. It provides participants the opportunity to learn and exchange about ambitious climate and sustainable finance

More Information

The 5-day training based in Frankfurt am Main has been designed for international public and private sector practitioners. It offers a comprehensive framework and best practices on sustainable energy financing projects in the context of international climate policy.

With two different tracks to choose from within the Climate & Sustainable Energy Academy, you have the opportunity to build a solid foundation in green finance, where you can either explore some of the bigger picture topics or go deeper into the number crunching side. Take a look at the questions below and see which profile suits you best. If you have any further questions after seeing the agendas, simply let us know.

Are you entering the sustainable and climate finance sector and looking forward to understand the links between science & technology, politics, and economics & finance? We recommend joining the “Climate Policy & Finance” track. No finance knowledge necessary
Do you enjoy crunching numbers and a solid understanding of finance and excel? Do you want to gain a greater understanding on how investment decisions are reached? Then, we recommend enrolling in the “Project finance” track. Basic understanding of finance and Excel necessary

A unique blended learning approach is applied, covering theoretical academic knowledge, applied research, and practical experience from project implementation delivered through senior educators and practitioners who share academic, technical and financial expertise.

The Art of Teaching

The Centre operates in a continuum from research to project implementation, but also as a catalyst to multiply knowledge, skills and good practice in climate and sustainable energy finance. We combine technical know-how, applied research, and academic courses to deliver first rate classroom learning. At the same time, we provide a collaborative space to formulate forward-thinking ideas for the post-Paris Agreement implementation phase, where agendas and issues are constantly changing. We build a creative learning environment around some core principles to ensure a more tangible experience for the participants:

We take you on a journey to demystify climate and RE finance, delving into case studies and learning from discussions and group work with a clear hands-on focus tailored to the needs and realities of developing, emerging and industrialized countries.

We foster a strong combination of theory and practice in the classes, ensuring interactions with experts and practitioners. Training relies not only on classroom style teaching but interaction, visualisation, application, facilitation, moderation and ongoing evaluation. A joint excursion completes the programmes and additionally caters to the creative learning environment.

To help you to think outside the box we are going to spend time in the Frankfurt School Innovation Lab to explore design thinking, learning new concepts to tackle different situations in our ever changing world.

Registration

Registrations for the Climate and Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy are open. Register today to benefit from our Early Bird discount!

Christine Strehle
Sales Manager Insurance Services

Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH

“The program has provided me with valuable insights into new trends and
innovative concepts of RE Finance and effective tools for my daily job. The different perspectives and experiences of trainers and participants, combined with the interactive teaching approach applied enabled me to critically analyze circumstances of RE Finance projects and to think outside the box for finding solutions. The participants of the executive training were well mixed with different professional backgrounds – from managers of utilities to international development finance consultants and came from around 20 nations – I really enjoyed the international working atmosphere in the breakouts and the evening program. In a nutshell: Highly recommendable!

Christine Strehle, Sales Manager Insurance Services

Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH

Elias Chandi

Senior Officer, Agribusiness, Rafiki & Microfinance Bank, Kenya

The summer academy was very well organized. The staff who put the training together did a fantastic job. The course content was also very relevant. It is interesting to learn that there are many options available for renewable energy and financial institutions can have different products that take this into consideration. It was also interesting to learn about financial modelling and engage with other colleagues in focus group discussions. It was also awesome to experience the German hospitality and warmth and to take a tour of Frankfurt. Overall, I had a splendid time and would love to have a deeper learning and spend more time at the Frankfurt School.

Elias Chandi,

Senior Officer, Agribusiness, Rafiki & Microfinance Bank, Kenya

Damilola Sobo

Consultant - Sustainable Business Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Africa

The Program did an exceptional job in putting together a very well organized 2013 Academy. The sessions were lead by highly experienced professionals, and were a good balance of technical aspects of project finance, RE and EE technologies and policies. The site visits, and case studies were well chosen, and helped bring it all together. In addition, the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the participants further lent to the richness of discussion, and presented great networking opportunities for me.
In all, I consider it a week well spent, and highly recommend this program to everyone interested in sustainable energy finance.

Damilola Sobo,

Consultant - Sustainable Business Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Africa

Areq Emtairah

Executive Director, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Egypt

The course offers unique insights of RE project finance beyond facts and numbers. I found the opportunity to peak into these insights from trainers with over 25 years of hands on project finance experience exceptionally useful. They covered a wide range of technologies and project settings.

Areq Emtairah,

Executive Director, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Egypt

Hassan Harajli

Project Manager, Energy & Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme, Beirut, Lebanon

The summer course offered an exceptionally balanced experience between knowledge-building with respect to modeling and financing renewable energy systems world-wide and in various regions, excellent networking possibilities given the diversity of people present from all sorts of institutions and countries, and real-feel of the topic, particularly given the visits to photovoltaic and wind farms in Germany. It is definitely an enriching experience that I am very glad I attended.

Hassan Harajli ,

Project Manager, Energy & Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme, Beirut, Lebanon

Darius Nassiry

Investment Manager, Renewable Energy, Norfund

The program is well-organized with highly-qualified professors and experts sharing their insights into the current status and potential for innovation and deployment across the spectrum of solar, wind and other emerging technologies. Highly recommended.

Darius Nassiry ,

Investment Manager, Renewable Energy, Norfund

Amit Oke

Chief Manager, Technology Finance group, ICICI Bank Ltd

The course content and the mode of delivery are appropriately suited to the needs of professionals, who are already working in this field and wish to go to the next level. A combination of case studies, financial modeling and policy reviews gives the participants a comprehensive insight of this fast evolving sector. I found the faculty more than eager to share their wealth of experience, accommodating requests for discussions after the sessions. I have learnt a lot from this program and I am sure that those who seek to enter this sector or further their career will find the program a huge value add.

Amit Oke,

Chief Manager, Technology Finance group, ICICI Bank Ltd

Administrative Details

The tuition fee for the trainings is EUR 4,300 and it covers all training materials and full-board accommodation in single rooms for the duration of training including meals as well as transportation for site visits.

The Summer Academies are fully tuition based and not sponsored. Accordingly, participants have to cover the full costs of the training or find a sponsor.

15% early bird discount available

We are planning for our Summer Academy to go ahead this year, however we are constantly monitoring the ongoing situation as well as closely following the advice of the relevant Health Authorities. The health and safety of our guests and staff is our number one priority.

Registrations now open

Discounts

Please note that we can offer the following discounts:

15% early bird discount
10% for each institution sending more than one participant to a Summer Academy
10% discount for alumni

Location

The Summer Academy will be held at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Being one of the leading business schools in Germany and Europe, Frankfurt School offers modern facilities for an interactive senior training program. Our training rooms are equipped with the newest technology and the newest media to provide flexibility and quality in our training courses. We have a strong focus on the wellbeing of our guests and course participants, a good training environment, air quality and modern equipment.

Language

The language of instruction will be English and no translation will be provided.

Sustainable World Academy Package

Receive an exclusive 30% discount when you combine your participation in the Climate and Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy with one of Frankfurt School's e-learning courses. Further develop your knowledge in area of Climate and Renewable Energy Finance online and part-time.

Event Organisers

The Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance is a strategic cooperation between United Nations Environment Programme and Frankfurt School. The Centre also offers the Climate & Renewable Energy Finance e-learning course.