Week 1: Introductions
Clapp, Jennifer, and Peter Dauvergne. 2011. Paths To A Green World. Chapter 1: Peril or Prosperity? Mapping Worldviews of Climate Change. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Week 2: Causes and Scope of Climate Change
Victor, David G. 2011. Global Warming Gridlock. Chapter 2: Why Global Warming is Such a Hard Problem to Solve. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Levy, Barry S., and Jonathan A. Patz. 2015. “Climate Change, Human Rights, And Social Justice”. Annals Of Global Health 81 (3): 310. doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2015.08.008.
Week 3: The Emissions Gap
The Emissions Gap Report 2017. 2017. Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- Chapters 3 – The Emissions Gap and It’s Implications
- Chapter 4 – Bridging the Gap – Sectoral GHG Reduction Potentials in 2030
Week 4: Technological Politics
Winner, Langdon. 1980. “Do Artifacts Have Politics?”. Daedalus 109 (1): 121-136.
Judith A. Layzer. 2011. The Environmental Case: Translating Values Into Policy, 2nd Edition. Chapter 1: 1-23.
Week 5: Capitalism and Climate Change
Maniates, Michael F. 2001. “Individualization: Plant a Tree, Buy a Bike, Save the World?” Global Environmental Politics 1 (3): 31-52.
Week 6: Global Climate Regulation
Dimitrov, Radoslav S. 2016. “The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Behind Closed Doors.” Global Environmental Politics 16 (3): 1-11.
Young, Oran R. 2016. “The Paris Agreement: Destined to Succeed Or Doomed to Fail?” Politics and Governance 4 (3): 124-132.
Week 7: Decarbonizing Electricity + In-Class Midterm
Jenkins, Jesse D, and Samuel Thernstrom. 2017. “Deep Decarbonization Of The Electric Power Sector Insights From Recent Literature”. Energy Innovation Reform Project.
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Week 8-11: Technology Case Studies
Project 1 – Technology Case Study
- Carbon Capture Storage & Utilization (+ Direct Air Capture): Jackson Herron & Ashna Misra
- Bioenergy and Biomass Gasification: Katie Reeder & Melissa Prado
- Nuclear Energy and Next-Generation Technologies: Michael Horner
- Smart Grid Technologies: Taran Bains
- Modern Building Efficiency: Alexis Lytle
- Hydrogen Economy: Antonio Rodriguez
- Geothermal Energy: David Ontaneda and Olivia Locke
Week 12: Critiquing Capitalism, Eco-Modernism and Techno-Salvation Frameworks
Wapner, Paul. 2010. “Humility in a Climate Age.” Tikkun 25 (3): 34-37. doi:10.1215/08879982-2010-3011.
Guest Speaker: Maureen Jacque-LaCroix Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Education speaking on her life experience and the pedagogy of environmentalism.
Week 13: Course Reflection and Final Projects
Meadows, Donella. 1999. “Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System”. The Sustainability Institute.
Week 14: Final Project Presentations
Grid Energy Storage: Jackson Herron, Ashna Misra, Taran Bains, Michael Horner
Vehicle Electrification: Olivia Locke, Alexis Lytle, Melissa Prado
Global Maritime Shipping: Katie Reeder, David Ontaneda, Antonio Rodriguez
