Postgraduate Course: Climate Change Mitigation (online) (PGGE11207)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course examines the business response to climate change.
This course is only available to students studying the online Certificate in Climate Change Management or the online MSc in Carbon Management. Students are not permitted to audit this course unless formally agreed with the course organiser.
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| Course description |
This course examines climate change mitigation at a range of scales from geoengineering to microgeneration, often focussing on the UK/Scotland as a case study. It explores the role of science and technology in carbon management and the interactions of other drivers (e.g. land use and N deposition) with carbon management policy and ethics. It includes coverage of national targets and scenarios, local and household mitigation, and examines feasibility and implementation of carbon reduction projects such as wind energy, forestry and anaerobic digestion.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to students studying the online Certificate in Climate Change Management, the online MSc in Carbon Management or the online MSc in Global Challenges. Students are not permitted to audit this course unless formally agreed with the course organiser. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
- Essay assignment (consisting of a maximum of 1,000 words) - allocated in week 2, submitted in week 3 (20%).
- 'Solutions' video assignment - allocated in week 4, submitted in week 6 (30%).
- Final report (consisting of a maximum of 3,000 words) - allocated in week 7, submitted in week 10 (50%)
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- - High-level understanding of global, national and local climate change mitigation policies
- - Familiarity with non-CO2 greenhouse gases and their mitigation
- - The ability to evaluate importance of interactions on the global carbon cycle 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
- - Insight into the implementation of emission reduction projects such forestry and renewable energy
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Reading List
'Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate' by Chris Goodall
Summary for Policymakers, IPCC Working Group III (2014)
'Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air' (David McKay)
'Geoengineering the Climate' (Royal Society)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills:
The course deepens and develops the numerical skills, analytical skills and skills of synthesis and presentation.
Subject Specific Skills:
On completion of the course, students should be able to make an assessment of the key climate change mitigation strategies available to a business or industry sector and to have the necessary knowledge and skills to recommend an effective suite of such strategies. They should also be aware of the barriers to and incentives for emissions reduction projects.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Reay
Tel: (0131 6)50 7722
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Olivia Eadie
Tel: (0131 6)51 4657
Email: |
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