CRWF8006 Climate Change Policy Economics
| Offered By | Crawford School of Economics and Government |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Crawford School of Economics and Government |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Climate change is a global problem the nature of which has never been seen before. How and whether a world of sovereign states can cooperate to the degree required to reduce the risks of climate change to manageable levels are questions of great global importance, but not ones where there is political or expert consensus around a particular way forward. Some approaches have been trialed. Many others have been proposed. All are debated. This course will introduce students to international climate change policy. It will study the global growth of emissions, various approaches to estimating the damage of climate change and the cost of mitigation, the international framework for co-operation on climate change as it evolves (from Kyoto through Bali towards Copenhagen), and the economics and international politics of global public good provision. On this basis, the course will go on to analyze existing approaches and the main proposed international policy and institutional options for mitigating and adapting to climate change. The lecturer for this course is Dr Stephen Howes, who was the Manager of the International Work Stream for the Garnaut Climate Change Review. He will aim to teach a course which will both expose students to the latest debates and developments in this area, and provide them with the policy tools to evaluate competing proposals.
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| Learning Outcomes |
Students will have: iii) the ability to compare and critique competing proposals. |
| Indicative Assessment | Ministerial brief (20%); essay (40%); exam (40%) |
| Workload | One two- hour lecture and one one-hour tutorial a week. |
| Course Classification(s) | SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. |
| Recommended Courses |
Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation (could be taken before or concurrently with this course) |
| Prescribed Texts | Architectures for Agreement: addressing global climate change in the post-Kyoto World edited by Joseph Aldy and Robert Stavins, 2007. Journal articles |
| Preliminary Reading | Journal articles, UN documents and other reports |
| Indicative Reading List |
Aldy and Stavins. Garnaut Review, Chapters 11-13 (www.garnautreview.org.au)
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| Technology Requirements | Fast internet connection, Skype and webcam needed for distance students. |
| Programs | Master of Climate Change, Master of Environmental and Resource Economics, Master of International and Development Economics, Master of Environmental Management and Development, Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Policy, Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management and Development, and Master of Environment |
| Other Information |
Delivery Mode On campus and distance education
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| Academic Contact | Stephen Howes |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
