Managing the Energy Transition: Business and Decarbonization Fundamentals

This course provides a multidisciplinary introduction to the energy transition and its implications for corporate strategy and management. It equips participants with the knowledge to understand how energy systems operate, how they are evolving toward decarbonization, and how these changes influence business decisions in both global and Colombian contexts. Through interactive lectures, quantitative exercises, and case-based discussions, students will build foundational literacy in energy systems, explore the economics of energy production and use, and learn to interpret key financial metrics. The course also introduces the basic principles of greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, helping students understand how energy use drives corporate emissions and how organizations can begin to craft practical decarbonization strategies.