Decarbonization & Net Zero

The Economics of Energy Transition (World Bank OLC / Coursera Partner)

Covers economic strategies for the energy transition: technologies, policies, carbon pricing, emissions trading and the macroeconomics of decarbonisation.

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World Bank Open Learning Campus / partner institutions

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Self-Paced

Flexible schedule

Self-paced (multi-week)

Time to complete

No Certificate

Free (with free OLC/EdCast registration)

Global

Available worldwide

What You Will Learn

✓Energy economics

✓fossil fuel vs. renewable cost curves

✓carbon pricing and ETS

✓energy transition investment

✓macroeconomic modelling.

About This Course

Covers economic strategies for the energy transition: technologies, policies, carbon pricing, emissions trading and the macroeconomics of decarbonisation.

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Verified Jun 2026; search on worldbank.org/en/olc

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World Bank Open Learning Campus / partner institutions

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