Низкоуглеродные стратегии стран и компаний

2023/2024

Статус: Маго-лего

Кто читает: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 1, 2 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 6

Контактные часы: 32

Full Syllabus

Abstract

During the last decades, the issue of global climate change has taken one of the central places on the international agenda while the need to mitigate climate change has become the subject of consensus for most countries and businesses. In the meantime, climate change mitigation strategies are becoming increasingly intertwined with the plans to acquire new technological and economic comparative advantages. The world is undergoing global low-carbon transformation: dozens of countries, including the largest issuers, and thousands of companies in industries ranging from energy to retail, announce plans to achieve carbon neutrality. The course aims to provide theoretical and empirical knowledge on the integration of greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals into long-term vision of development at the level of states and individual enterprises.

Learning Objectives

– to form students' understanding of the practical aspects of the climate change mitigation
– to learn about climate policy tools applicable to global, national, subnational, and corporate levels
– to examine the risks that climate change poses to companies from regulatory, legal, reputational, and physical standpoints.
– to evaluate the components of a corporate decarbonization strategies, and form students’ ability to differentiate between scope one, two and three emissions.

Expected Learning Outcomes

learn about climate change and its impact on economy
Understands anthropogenic climate change and its causes, options to reduce emissions, their barriers and costs and co-benefits
Is able explain climate policy tools, their background, and practical experiences
Identifies climate risks considering the industry specifics
Understands basics of GHG accounting for organizations, products, and climate projects
Can evaluate the potential of the different decarbonization strategies

Course Contents

The evolution of climate change mitigation goals. Decarbonization
Global climate policy. Privatization of the climate governance
Carbon pricing
Non-market approach to climate change mitigation
Climate risks and opportunities in corporate climate strategies
Carbon footprint and GHG accounting and reporting
Benchmarks for corporate emission reduction strategies
Low carbon technologies for emission reduction strategy
Carbon offsetting

Assessment Elements

Classroom work
Quiz
Case study project
Exam

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 2nd module
0.2 * Case study project + 0.3 * Classroom work + 0.3 * Exam + 0.2 * Quiz

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

BUCKLEY, M., & JAMES, D. (2018). Investing in a Clean Energy Future. Electric Perspectives, 43(6), 42. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=f5h&AN=133147932
Lawrence H. Goulder, & Ian W. H. Parry. (2008). Instrument Choice in Environmental Policy. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.81F6C7FB
Mai Farid, Michael Keen, Michael G. Papaioannou, Ian W.H. Parry, Catherine A Pattillo, & Anna Ter-Martirosyan. (2016). After Paris; Fiscal, Macroeconomic and Financial Implications of Global Climate Change. IMF Staff Discussion Notes. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.imf.imfsdn.16.01
Nordhaus, W. D. (2013). The Climate Casino : Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=656818

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Climate finance : theory and practice, Markandya, A., 2017
Introduction to modern climate change, Dessler, A. E., 2022

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