SCR study plan

Define climate change, distinguishing weather from climate and natural from anthropogenic forcing

Explain the greenhouse effect and the major GHG sources and sinks

Distinguish climate mitigation from adaptation and locate sustainability within both

Classify physical, transition, and liability climate risks with original examples

Summarize the scientific consensus position on anthropogenic warming and its key lines of evidence

Outline the structure and purpose of the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, and Paris Agreement

Compare policy instruments (carbon tax, cap-and-trade, regulation, disclosure mandates)

Describe how culture, governance, and stakeholder expectations shape corporate climate conduct

Differentiate green, sustainable, and transition finance and their market segments

Explain the mechanics and typical use-of-proceeds rules of green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds

Describe how ESG integration, screening, and stewardship operate in portfolio management

Identify the main greenwashing red flags in labeled instruments

Distinguish acute from chronic physical hazards and scope transition risk drivers

Apply the transmission channels from climate risk to credit, market, liquidity, and operational risk

Compare scenario-based, stress-test, and heat-mapping approaches to climate risk measurement

Explain data quality, model, and horizon limitations in climate risk quantification

Differentiate climate projections from socioeconomic scenarios and explain how they combine

Describe the logic and representative pathways of the main scenario families

Select scenarios appropriate to a stated risk question and justify the choice

Interpret scenario outputs without overstating precision

Define net zero and distinguish it from gross-zero and carbon neutrality claims

Explain the mitigation hierarchy and the limited legitimate role of offsets

Outline credible target-setting elements: baseline, boundary, interim targets, and governance

Identify common net-zero claims that fail credibility tests

Distinguish climate risk from nature and biodiversity risk and their interlinkages

Explain dependency and impact pathways between business and ecosystem services

Describe the main nature-risk assessment frameworks and their building blocks

Recognize where nature risk is financially material but poorly captured by climate metrics alone

Outline the components of a transition plan: ambition, actions, financing, governance, and metrics

Compare the main carbon accounting scopes and common boundary pitfalls

Reconcile reported emissions and targets against recognized disclosure expectations

Integrate all eight domains into a single risk narrative