🌍 GARP SCR - Sustainability & Climate Risk

An independent, free exam-preparation course that walks through the publicly published GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) syllabus — from the science of climate change and the concepts of sustainability and ESG, through climate policy and net-zero commitments, green and sustainable finance, the physical and transition channels by which climate becomes financial risk, climate scenario analysis with NGFS pathways, and TCFD/ISSB disclosure, to managing climate risk inside banks, insurers and asset managers. It uses visual lessons, worked examples, original self-check questions and a 45-question final exam to build exam-ready understanding. It is awareness/prep only — not the official GARP study programme or the licensing exam — and claims no GARP affiliation or endorsement. The course is organized into 22 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

• Climate science foundations
• Greenhouse gases & carbon cycle
• Sustainability & ESG concepts
• The transition to a low-carbon economy
• Climate policy: UNFCCC & Paris Agreement
• Regulation & carbon pricing
• Corporate governance & climate strategy
• Green & sustainable finance instruments
• Climate risk types: physical vs transition
• From climate risk to financial risk
• Climate risk measurement & metrics
• Scenario analysis & NGFS scenarios
• Climate models & the data challenge
• TCFD disclosure framework
• ISSB & global disclosure standards
• Managing climate risk in financial firms
• Insurance & physical-risk underwriting
• Net zero & decarbonisation targets
• Net-zero portfolios & financed emissions
• Nature, biodiversity & transition plans
• Greenwashing, ethics & professional conduct
• Exam strategy & putting it together

Learning objectives

• Explain the physical science of climate change — the greenhouse effect, carbon budgets, warming pathways and the difference between weather and climate.
• Define sustainability, ESG and the planetary-boundaries frame, and link environmental, social and governance factors to business value.
• Map the climate policy landscape: the UNFCCC, the Paris Agreement, NDCs, carbon pricing and net-zero commitments.
• Distinguish physical risk (acute and chronic) from transition risk (policy, technology, market and reputation) and trace how each becomes financial risk.
• Identify green and sustainable finance instruments — green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, transition finance and carbon markets.
• Build and interpret climate scenario analysis using NGFS scenarios and describe stress-testing of climate exposures.
• Apply the TCFD and ISSB (IFRS S1/S2) disclosure frameworks to governance, strategy, risk management and metrics & targets.
• Embed climate risk into governance, strategy and the risk-management cycle of a financial institution.
• Evaluate net-zero strategies, financed emissions (PCAF) and the construction of net-zero-aligned portfolios.
• Pass a 45-question exam (80% to earn your certificate).