Climate Politics: When Policy meets Reality

(4 Credits)

The course will cover the optimal way to curb carbon emissions, how to price fossil or subsidize low-carbon energy, and the role new technologies, including solar geoengineering. The class will discuss a number of different climate policy objectives and policies throughout the semester, and then place them in a political context. By the end of the course, students be well prepared to apply fundamental economic and political economy tools to a host of climate questions, and to do so without fear, favor, or jargon.