Climate & Environmental Law Fundamentals Certification

The Climate & Environmental Law Fundamentals Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests climate and environmental law fundamentals — the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement with nationally determined contributions, the ICJ advisory opinion on climate obligations, US environmental statutes including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, NEPA and CERCLA, carbon pricing through the EU ETS and CBAM, corporate climate disclosure under CSRD and the GHG Protocol, greenwashing rules, climate litigation, and environmental compliance programmes — written to UNFCCC, ICJ, EPA, CEQ, European Commission and FTC sources for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Climate & Environmental Law Fundamentals certificate (SOA-CELF). Every question is based on published standards and research — including The Paris Agreement (UNFCCC), Corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) (European Commission), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (FSB) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Climate & Environmental Law Fundamentals Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests international climate law, US environmental statutes, carbon pricing, disclosure and greenwashing and litigation and compliance practice with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Climate & Environmental Law Fundamentals certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: The Paris Agreement (UNFCCC); Corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) (European Commission); Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (FSB); Learn about environmental topics (US EPA); Compliance assistance (air, water, waste regulations) (US Environmental Protection Agency); Green Guides (environmental marketing claims) (U.S. FTC). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: International Climate Law (UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, NDCs and transparency and International courts); US Environmental Statutes (Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, NEPA and CERCLA and waste); Carbon Pricing, Disclosure and Greenwashing (Emissions trading, Corporate reporting and Green claims); Litigation and Compliance Practice (Climate litigation, Compliance programmes and Emerging issues). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Environmental or energy lawyer, Sustainability or ESG compliance professional, Policy analyst or climate advocate, Corporate counsel or risk manager and Law, policy or environmental science student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Climate & Environmental Law Fundamentals knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Law, IR and public-policy students at Yale, Georgetown, Sciences Po, LSE and SAIS want practice-ready skills without government or bar exams. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

To hold global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. Each party submits nationally determined contributions (NDCs), updated every five years with increasing ambition, and reports progress under an enhanced transparency framework.

Greenwashing is making misleading environmental claims about products or companies. In the US, the FTC Green Guides explain how to avoid deceptive environmental marketing, and the EU has adopted rules restricting generic claims such as "eco-friendly" without substantiation.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.