About the program

Climate change and energy pose formidable challenges on global, regional, and local scales in the 21st century. Two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions are due to energy. Ensuring emissions-free, affordable, and secure energy for all requires a strong commitment to change from governments, companies, and civil society. 

The Energy Business and Climate Strategy program at Grenoble School of Management addresses the pressing issues of sustainable development, energy, and the natural environment, preparing students to drive transition in the energy system, from the supply side to the demand side and its governance.

Program highlights

• Apprehend climate change (rather than sustainability at large), its urgency, (international) policy landscape and compliance needs, financial and competitiveness considerations, reputation and stakeholder expectations. 
• Understand energy technology management from both supply and demand side in order to meet energy needs in a climate constrained world. 
• Use advanced qualitative and quantitative tools and method to accompany firms’ zero-carbon transition building on best practices from leading EU companies. 
• Courses are taught by GEM professors who are renowned experts in the field.  MEBCS builds upon GEM’s tradition of academic excellence. These professors have contributed to research published in relevant journals, advised businesses and policymakers, and developed carbon calculators, among other achievements.
• The course offers a direct connection with the Energy Society Chair materials, and professional networks including large multinationals such as Air Liquide, Engie, Schneider Electric.

Careers

• Market analysts and risk analysts (Utilities,  public institutions, regulators, syndicates, renewables independent power producers “I.P.P.”, financial Investors, banks (infrastructures B.U.)
• Account managers and business developers (energy retailers, aggregators, energy brokers, e.g. (in France-EU) Energy-Pool, Opera Energy, EdF – Agregio, Axpo, TotalE, Engie, ENI, … )
• Marketing manager or business developer for technology providers (e.g., Schneider Electric, ABB, Siemens, GE and startups …)
• Sustainable energy project developers and managers (I.P.P., e.g. Voltalia, Akuo, BayWa r.e., NEOEN…, Incumbents’ renewables companies: ENEL green power, EdF Renewables, Engie Solutions, TotalE-EREN…)
• Sustainable energy consultants (E&Y, Wavestone, SopraSteria…)
• Investor relations manager (energy producers, Utilities, energy intensive industry)
• Energy policy analyst and advisors on sustainable (energy) strategies and policies (energy agencies, Utilities, energy intensive industry)
• Policy advisors in NGOs and international institutions (e.g., national energy agencies, European Commission, World Bank, United Nations). 

Program Structure

• Management programs on sustainability transition in general are mushrooming, but few have a climate focus, and few focus on management of technology, even though climate change is the leading issue for firms and techniques and technologies are central to business responses. 
• The teaching faculty consists of eminent professors in their fields. These professors have contributed to research published in major scientific energy journals, advised businesses and policymakers, and developed carbon calculators, among other achievements.
• The program balances professional training (recognized standards, tools, and regulations) with advanced academic skills.