CARBON FINANCE BOOTCAMP

A: The short answer is the Carbon Finance Bootcamp offers insights necessary to build a career in climate adaptation, land and resource conservation, climate tech and entrepreneurship, carbon management, and really any type of climate action.

The longer answer is that the climate / technology / society nexus is a booming space, and rapidly evolving, with unprecedented opportunities for careers, investment and policy-making. Jobs in climate policy, climate tech, land management, and carbon removal increasingly call for of-the-moment knowledge of carbon markets and climate finance. At the same time, land managers in Colorado and beyond are interested in enrolling their land in carbon finance programs, and private companies are investing in carbon management schemes to meet net zero commitments– but often lack sophisticated guidance.

The Carbon Finance Bootcamp seeks to meet the need for professional upskilling to quickly and objectively share guidance on how to engage with the climate finance landscape.

A; We are not offering remote participation at this time, but hope to in the future.

A: Absolutely! CSU Spur has a list of suggested hotels near campus: https://csuspur.org/hotel-guide/

A: We can’t answer that. But we can tell you that, according to Climatebase, a technology-focused climate job site, in the last two years nearly 1 million people have used the site to apply for over 45,000 jobs at over 2,500 climate tech companies and environmental nonprofits. Climate Tech VC, a leading source on the new carbon economy, claims to have an audience of 40,000 climate investors, founders, and market leaders. A professional network called Terra.do aims to recruit new workers into the climate tech industry, with the goal to get 100 million people working on climate within the decade. Numerous climate tech start-ups that launched in the last two years have recently closed fundraising rounds of $50-$100 million, and need to fill hundreds of new jobs.

Career and investment opportunities in this space abound!

A: Are you a net zero project manager, climate tech start-up founder, or government employee in need of time to ask specific questions, share project ideas and get feedback? The optional fourth day of the Carbon Finance Bootcamp is a time for anyone active in the field to do a deep-dive into their work with guidance from CSU experts in policy, climate science, data science and modeling. We’ll tailor this day to participants’ special needs.

A: Bootcamp tuition gives you three days of intensive learning, along with a detailed reading list of scholarly and gray literature to offer in-depth education on all topics addressed in class, and more. You’ll also receive lectures and Q&A from industry leaders, targeted networking time, and additional career and networking resources.

Tuition includes a catered lunch every day, and a farm-to-table dinner the second night.

A: We aim to make the Climate Finance Bootcamp open, inclusive and accessible. A limited number of scholarships are available for Colorado or Wyoming based environmental justice practitioners, particularly tribal members and folks from frontline communities. If you need financial assistance, please let us know prior to March 30.

A: We anticipate running the program again, as well as making the curriculum available to a wider audience throughout the region. Keep an eye on this space later in 2024 and into 2025.