Energy Transition and Sustainable Economies

Learn how to address environmental challenges

The world is facing unprecedented environmental challenges. To tackle them, we need an energy transition from fossil fuel-based energy production to renewable energy sources.

On this five-week course, you’ll learn what this energy transition looks like and how we can make it a reality.

You’ll discover how the energy transition, together with the circular economy, contributes to building a sustainable economy. Unpacking the challenges and opportunities of the transition, you’ll finish the course with an understanding of how changing our energy system supports climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Explore energy transition solutions such as decarbonisation

As you delve into the energy transition, you’ll unpack energy consumption across the world.

This will help you explore the increase in CO2 emissions and the types of solutions such as decarbonisation, renewable energy, and carbon capture.

Discover how we can change the energy system

You’ll explore the energy transition from the perspectives of the producer, consumer, and prosumer, and will get to know these roles in terms of ecological, social, and economic sustainability.

With this knowledge, you’ll uncover how we can change the energy system – from behavioural change in citizens to government action and the role of new technology.

Learn the basics of a circular economy from the Hanken School of Economics

Finally, you’ll delve into the fundamentals of a circular economy to understand its importance and relation to the energy transition.

You’ll finish by exploring a case study in the Vaasa region in Finland to discover the role of energy industries in the transition. With this expert insight, you’ll develop the knowledge of what makes a successful energy transition and a sustainable economy.

This course is designed for anyone wanting to learn about the challenges and opportunities of energy transition in building a sustainable economy.

You don’t need any prior experience as all concepts start at an introductory level.

• The need for energy transition
• Introduction to the course
• Lesson 1: Focus on climate change
• Lesson 2: Climate change mitigation and adaption
• Lesson 3: Focus on biodiversity and nature
• Wrap-up of Week 1
• Energy transition
• Introduction: Energy transition
• Lesson 1: Why are we in the present situation?
• Lesson 2: A shift to renewable energy
• Lesson 3: Pathways for an energy transition
• Wrap-up of Week 2
• Changing the energy system
• Introduction: Changing the energy system
• Lesson 1: Citizens in the energy transition
• Lesson 2: The role of governments in the energy transition
• Lesson 3: Technology and the new energy system
• Wrap-up of Week 3
• Sustainable development
• Introduction: Sustainable development
• Lesson 1: Limits to growth or sustainable growth?
• Lesson 2: The Sustainable Development Goals
• Lesson 3: Corporate social responsibility
• Wrap-up of Week 4
• Circular economy
• Introduction: Circular economy
• Lesson 1: Building a circular economy
• Lesson 2: Case EnergyVaasa
• Wrap-up of Week 5
• Course wrap-up