Climate Change Management (P02554)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-CMCCM

This course integrates the 3 core courses in semester 1, examining climate change mitigation at a range of scales, before focussing on the UK as a case study. It also explores the role of technology in carbon management and the interactions of other drivers (e.g. land use and N deposition) with carbon management policy. It includes coverage of national targets and scenarios, local and household mitigation, and the indirect carbon emissions associated with consumption.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

? Pre-requisites : Students on other School of GeoSciences and School of Business and Economics MSc programmes may enrol by prior agreement between relevant Programme Directors and the Course Organiser. Anyone wishing to enrol students from outside of these Schools should make a specific arrangement with the Course Organiser. Students need to have attended the three 1st semester courses Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Business and Climate Change, and Carbon Economics to be able to do this Semester 2 course.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) 40 minutes per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2009	14:00	16:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

? High-level understanding of global, national and local climate change mitigation policies
? Familiarity with non-CO2 greenhouse gases and their mitigation
? Ability to evaluate importance of interactions on the global carbon ccyle with climate change, land-use and other key global change drivers (N deposition), including potential for geoengineering of climate
? Understanding of low and zero carbon technologies, including CCS and renewable energy
? In-depth knowledge of projected emissions and targets, UK commitments and policies, regional, local and household emissions reductions and incentives

Assessment Information

? Group presentation of specific and relevant topic using Problem Based Learning methodology. Assessed by minimum of 2 course lecturers.
? Multiple choice examination in December
? Written exam in April. Essay-based: 2 from a choice of 5, each of approx. 1,500 words