Business and Climate Change (P02555)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SBE-P-CMBCC

This course first introduces the concept corporate carbon footprints and their assessment. It goes on to cover the various management polices currently used by companies to reduce carbon emissions and the ethics of such mitigation. It examines the supply chain and the influence businesses have in effecting change in the carbon footprint of this chain. Finally it closely examines the investment basis for climate mitigation by business, the perceived barriers to this investment, and the legislative drivers for change.

Entry Requirements

? 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.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economics, (School of Business and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

? Other Required Attendance : 3 hour(s) 40 minutes per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2008	14:00	16:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

• High-level understanding of the corporate carbon footprint and its calculation
• Familiarity with management policies to derive reduced carbon emissions and corporate ethics
• Ability to evaluate importance of upstream and downstream carbon management policies with business supply chains
• In-depth knowledge investment in climate change mitigation by business, the barriers and relevant legislation

Assessment Information

• Group presentation (worth 30%) of specific and relevant topic using Problem Based Learning methodology. Assessed by minimum of 2 course lecturers.
• Written exam (worth 70%) in December. Essay-based: 2 from a choice of 5, each of approx. 1,500 words