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This three-day intersession class will examine the role of financial markets as the world looks to shift to a more environmentally sustainable global system and fund the trillions of dollars of necessary to enable this shift. The class will begin with a brief overview of the capital markets, the current energy mix in the United States, and how new energy projects are evaluated and funded. Students will be asked to review, analyze and discuss investment opportunities focusing on key risks, economic return, and environmental impact. The goal of the course is to understand how the global financial market, one of man's most powerful tools, is currently financing change and how it can be more efficiently leveraged to address global environmental issues. Day three will focus on the legal issues of project and tax equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, renewable energy development and the international and domestic energy sector overall. Instructors: Jeff Eckel, Guy Van Syckle, Nike Opa