Climate Planning Education, Training and Certification. There are numerous means available for people to upgrade their skills and knowledge base in climate planning through the courses and skillsl training taught by various organizations, including major world universities. Some of these are as follows:
1. the C40 Climate Action Planning Programme – “Comprehensive Support For Ambitious and Equitable Climate Action Plans” www.c40.org .
2. “City Climate Planner” www.cityclimateplanner.org City Climate Planner is a partnership of ICLEI/Local Governments for Sustainability, the World Resources Institute, and Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI). Its first professional certification is the Urban Greenhouse Gas Inventory Specialist credential.
3. “City Works for Climate Action” www.localising-global-agendas.org .
4. “Climate Action Planning and Implementation” www.cpe.ucdavis.edu/course/climate-action-planning-and-implementation .
5. Coursera. www.coursera.com. Coursera locates and offers courses on a wide range of subjects offered by major world universities. A search of its website for “climate planning” brings 77 results; for “climate action, 59 results, and for “city sustainability”, 37 results.
6. EDX Courses www.edx.org. Similar to Coursera.
7. “Environmental Law Institute Best Practices in Local Climate Action Planning” www.eli.org
8. FutureLearn Courses. Many are climate-related. www.futurelearn.com .
9. GHG Management Institute. Courses and Diplomas. www.ghginstitute.org/courses/ .
10. “Global Covenant of Mayors Online Training Course” www.c40knowledgehub.org Designed for mayors, city sustainability officers, environmental policy advisors, and city climate planning professionals.
11. IUPUI Sustainability Courses. Three courses showing at www.youtube.com: “Beginner Training Session: How to Create a Climate Action Plan”; “Creating Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories”; and “How to Conduct a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory”.
12. Lund University (Sweden) Courses in Sustainable Cities and Communities” www.coursera.org/specializations/sustainable-cities
13. Planetizen Courses in Climate Action Planning. “Climate Action Planning” www.planetizen.com .
14. Smart Cities Academy. www.smartcitiescouncil.com/academy .
15. University of Cape Town. “Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries” www.coursera.org/learn/climate-change-mitigation .
16. U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Climate Planning Courses. “City Climate Planner” www.usgbc.org .
17. “City Climate Planner Certificate Program” www.worldbank.org .
18. “Global Covenant of Mayors Online Training Course” www.c40knowledgehub.org .