Academic Bulletin 2021-2022 
    
    Nov 28, 2024  
Academic Bulletin 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENVSC 380 - Climate and Energy Policy

(also listed as POLSC 322)
Credits: 4
An examination of the international response to global climate change. Topics include climate science; climate impacts; mitigation; adaptation; energy infrastructure; renewable energy technology; and current local, national, and international policy developments. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of environmental, economic, political, and cultural drivers of and barriers to lowering greenhouse gas emissions around the world.

Prerequisite: ENVSC 110  or permission of the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: SB, SP.

This course counts as Social Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016.