Politics and Law of Climate Change and Energy

Undergraduate / Graduate

This‬‭ course‬‭ explores‬‭ the‬‭ political,‬‭ economic,‬‭ and‬‭ social‬‭ dimensions‬‭ of‬‭ climate‬‭ change‬‭ policy,‬‭ with‬‭ a‬‭ focus‬‭ on‬‭ the‬‭ challenges‬‭ of‬‭ climate‬‭ mitigation‬‭ and‬‭ adaptation‬‭ at‬‭ both‬‭ domestic‬‭ and‬‭ international‬‭ levels.‬‭ Students‬‭ will‬‭ engage‬‭ with‬‭ key‬‭ issues‬‭ such‬‭ as‬‭ the‬‭ role‬‭ of‬‭ social‬‭ equity‬ ‭provisions‬‭ in‬‭ green‬‭ industrial‬‭ policies,‬‭ the‬‭ complexities‬‭ of‬‭ passing‬‭ and‬‭ implementing‬‭ climate‬‭ legislation,‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ factors‬‭ that‬‭ shape‬‭ public‬‭ support‬‭ for‬‭ climate‬‭ action.‬‭ Through‬‭ a‬‭ combination‬ ‭of‬‭ policy‬‭ analysis,‬‭ readings,‬‭ and original projects‭ students‬‭ will‬‭ critically‬‭ examine‬‭ how‬ political‬‭ considerations,‬‭ organized‬‭ interests,‬‭ economic‬‭ incentives‬‭ and‬‭ identity‬‭ concerns‬‭ influence‬ climate policy outcomes across different regions and contexts.‬