ECON 383

Climate Economics

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Introduces complex issues related to the interaction between the economy and climate, and simple tools of economics used to analyze climate-related problems. Role of energy and governance in economic development. Use of economic principles to quantify human influence on climate, evaluate the IPCC’s emissions scenarios, develop instruments for addressing greenhouse gas emissions reductions, compare competing policies for addressing climatic change, and analyze the prospects of proposed solutions to global warming.

Note: Credit for this course will not be counted toward degree programs in Economics, but Economics students may take this course as an elective.

Prerequisites: Second-year standing.

Undergraduate course in Economics offered by the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Social Sciences.