Energy and Climate Policy
Course title:
Energy and Climate Policy
Course number:
66-651
Lecturers:
Jürgen Scheffran, Clifford Singer
Time:
Thursday, 16:15-17:45
Location:
ZMAW building (Bundesstraße 53), Room 133
A summary of all relevant information can be found here.
Contents
Introduction to energy resources, alternative energy systems, and international security, civil-military ambivalence of nuclear energy, CO2-emissions from energy production. Climate mitigation and adaptation strategies, comparative analysis of energy and climate policy regimes and institutions, including negotiation processes.
Schedule
Date |
Subject |
given by |
April 15, 2010 | Introduction; Climate policy: impacts, conflicts and security risks | Jürgen Scheffran |
April 22, 2010 | Winning the Oil Endgame (video and presentation) | Amory B. Lovins |
April 29, 2010 | Climate policy: mitigation and adaptation | Jürgen Scheffran |
May 06, 2010 | Renewable energy sources | Jürgen Scheffran |
May 20, 2010 | Energy scenarios and possible reductions of greenhouse gas emissions | Martin Kalinowski |
June 03, 2010 | International and intergenerational risks of nuclear energy | Martin Kalinowski |
June 10, 2010 | Coal, iron, and war: from conflict to negotiation | Clifford Singer |
June 17, 2010 | Oil and war: historical background | Clifford Singer |
June 24, 2010 | Oil, natural gas, and security: current state of affairs | Clifford Singer |
July 01, 2010 | Extrapolation of historical energy use patterns into the future | Clifford Singer |
July 08, 2010 | Interplay between energy, security, and climate change | Clifford Singer |
July 15, 2010 | Final Exam |
Literature
Singer E.C (2008): Energy and International War. From Babylon to Baghdad and Beyond, World Scientific Series on Energy and Resource Economics – Vol.6, World Scientific Publishing.
Reading assignments for Prof. Singer's lectures:
* for June 03: Chapters 1-8
* for June 10: Chapters 12-18
* for Junge 17: Chapters 19, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 29
* for June 24: Chapter 30
Ott, K., Klepper, G., Lingner, S., Schäfer, A., Scheffran, J. & Sprinz, D. (2004): Reasoning Goals of Climate Protection - Specification of Art. 2 UNFCCC, Berlin, Umweltbundesamt.
Grover, V.I. (ed.) (2008): Global Warming and Climate Change: Ten Years After Kyoto and Still Counting, Science Publishers (2 volumes).