12 courses you can take for free in 2026
Your next career move might be hiding here.
You know how to manage budgets, suppliers or projects.
But how do those skills translate into sustainability?
Start with the problem you already know how to solve.
Then learn its climate dimension.
12 courses you can take for free in 2026:
1. Climate Change: From Learning to Action
UN CC:Learn. The foundations: science, policy and finance.
https://lnkd.in/er5WQNDM
2. Net Zero 101: What, Why and How
UNU-IAS. Understand what net zero actually means.
https://lnkd.in/emhBi98c
3. Introduction to Sustainable Finance
UN CC:Learn. Green bonds and sustainable investment.
https://lnkd.in/ezbffnYz
4. Climate change and renewable energy
Open University. The greenhouse effect and the energy transition.
https://lnkd.in/eT-6VX2e
5. Scaling Climate Finance
UNITAR + UNDP. Public funding, private capital, climate plans.
https://lnkd.in/eDrCCHRV
6. Supply chain sustainability
Open University. Assess environmental and social impacts in supply chains.
https://lnkd.in/eG__ZzxK
7. Sustainable chemistry
Open University. Materials, plastics and circular economies.
https://lnkd.in/eAQ-iYAF
8. Green Economy and Trade
UN CC:Learn. Trade policy and greener goods and services.
https://lnkd.in/enQVh3bR
9. Strengthening Climate Adaptation and Resilience
UNITAR + GIZ. Climate risk, planning, budgets and adaptation finance.
https://lnkd.in/epriqHxa
10. Synergizing Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action
UNSSC + UNDRR. Connect disaster planning with climate adaptation.
https://lnkd.in/eVSWSSsM
11. Climate Change International Legal Regime
UNEP + UNITAR. UNFCCC, Kyoto and the Paris Agreement.
https://lnkd.in/dzdMtZQP
12. Sustainable Lifestyles
UNSSC. How consumption choices connect with policy and systems.
https://lnkd.in/dhDrKNhu
Learning is free. Some certificates cost extra. Registration may be required.
Don’t collect all 12. Pick one linked to your current skills. Apply it to a real problem. Write up your approach.
