Climate Change Finance and Investment

This Climate Change Finance and Investment MSc program from The University of Edinburgh will develop your skills and knowledge to help drive the trillions of dollars of new investment needed to face the climate emergency.

The MSc has an international focus, looking at the opportunities and challenges across different sectors, financial markets, and levels of national economic development.

Career opportunities

Our students are diverse in their backgrounds and indeed in their career aspirations. We often have students who have a previous background in Finance looking to understand the specifics of Climate Change better, or alternatively those who have a grounding in Climate Change looking to increase their Finance knowledge and understanding. This diversity not only adds to the learning experience of everyone but is also catered for by the variety of courses on offer within the program structure.

Graduates from the MSc in Climate Change Finance and Investment will typically pursue a career in:

• Carbon credit development, trading and third-party verification

• Climate-related risk disclosure

• Energy market analysis and trading

• International climate and development finance

• Low carbon portfolio management

• Policy or regulatory roles (e.g. with Government or NGOs)

• Renewable energy and infrastructure investment and finance

• Sustainability and climate-related consulting

• Sustainable finance and ESG analysis

Courses include:

• Behavioural Finance

• Climate Change and Capital Markets

• International Climate Finance

• Climate Policy and Investment

• Climate Risk and Investment Alignment

• Carbon Pricing