Class meets Tuesdays, 7- 9PM in Econ 139 or Littlefield 109

Overview: The course’s readings will consist of the manuscript of Climate Change Policy: A Survey, by S.H. Schneider, A. Rosencranz, and J.-O. Niles (eds.), Island Press, 2002.

The course requirements are to read the weekly readings, actively discuss the readings in class, interact with Steve, Armin and guest speakers in class, write a major, well-documented research paper, and summarize your paper in a Powerpoint presentation. Sometime in late April, we'd welcome your help with page proofs of the course's readings. All chapters will be posted to our course website, with instructions on how to access it.

Schedule of Topics and Readings --

April 2 - Introduction: Climate Science

April 9

Chapter 1: Understanding Climate Science, by Richard Wolfson and Stephen Schneider
Chapter 2: Uncertainty and Climate Change Policy, by Stephen H. Schneider and Kristin Kuntz-Duriseti

April 16

Chapter 4: International Approaches to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, by Lawrence H. Goulder and Brian M. Nadreau
Chapter 6: Carbon Abatement with Economic Growth: A National Strategy, by Stephen Bernow, Alison Bailie, William Dougherty, Sivan Kartha, and Michael Lazarus
ONE PAGE RESEARCH AGENDA DUE, CITING 10 SOURCES

April 23

Chapter 7: U.S. Climate Change Policy, by Armin Rosencranz
Appendix A: Climate Negotiation History, by Leonie Haimson
Chapter 8: The Climate Policy Debate in the U.S. Congress, by K.S. Anderson
Chapter 9: Population and Climate Change Policy, by Frederick A.B. Meyerson

April 30

Chapter 10: Global Climate Change: A Business Perspective, by Thomas C. Burns
Chapter 11: Activities Implemented Jointly: Looking at Facts, by Reimund Schwarze
Chapter 3: Regional Impact Assessments: A Case Study of California, by Eleanor G. Turman
Appendix B: “Hot Air” and “Hot Air” Policies, by Reimund Schwarze

May 7

Chapter 12: Climatic Change and Agriculture: Mitigation Under the Kyoto Protocol and Beyond, by Holly L. Pearson
Chapter 13: Tropical Forests and Climate Change, by John O. Niles
FIRST DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER DUE, WITH TWO COPIES (one for us, one for peer review)

May 14

Chapter 14: A Southern Perspective on Curbing Global Climate Change, by Anil Agarwal
Chapter 15: Equity, Greenhouse Gas Emisisons, and Global Common Resources, by Paul Baer
Chapter 5: Designing Global Climate Regulation, by Jonathan Baert Wiener
CONFERENCES ON RESEARCH PAPERS

May 21

Chapter 16: Renewable Energy Sources as a Response to Global Climate Concerns, by John J. Berger
Chapter 17: Fuel Cells, Carbon Sequestration, Infrastructure, and the Transition to a Hydrogen Economy, by Michael Cummings
FINAL DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER DUE

May 28

Chapter 18: Energy R&D and Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities, by Robert M. Margolis and Daniel M. Kammen
Chapter 19: Business Capitalizing on Energy Transition Opportunities, by Orie L. Loucks
Chapter 20: Earth Systems: Engineering and Management, by Stephen H. Schneider

June 2 and 4 - PRESENTATIONS

Grade Calculations:

60% paper
10% Powerpoint presentation
30% seminar participation

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