Natural Resources Energy Pol

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This seminar will delve into key elements of natural resources and energy law and policy, past and present, with an additional focus on future directions. Students will consider the historical underpinnings and contexts of these policy fields and will study relevant law and underlying policies. The seminar is primarily domestic in its focus, but some discussion of international natural resources and energy policy will be included. We will discuss recent changes in law and policy, past and current successes and failures of natural resources and energy law and policy, the implications of climate change, the trade-offs between development and natural resources conservation, and issues surrounding energy availability and security. Students will complete a short paper on a specific topic of interest and produce a final project as part of a team with written and oral presentations on a key area of natural resources or energy policy.