Type of Credit: Partially Required
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Number of Students
As IPCC notes, reaching net zero anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the next three decades is a requirement to limit warming to 1.5 °C. It would require rapid and far- reaching system transitions in energy, land, urban infrastructure, and industrial systems, which are unprecedented in terms of scale. However, this Hercules ambition is becoming mainstream, countries with net-zero targets together represent 88% of global emissions. Taiwan also announced net-zero roadmap and strategy at Spring, 2022, and make it legally binding. But the fundamental change in all sectors needs a wide portfolio of mitigation options and a significant upscaling of investments.
This course will integrate social and natural science perspectives on the interpretation of climate change impacts and risks, and will progressively guide students towards an interdisciplinary understanding of the topic through a weekly theme. Several interactive tools will be introduced during the course, including 2050 calculator, energy policy simulator, and climate board game, to deepen the knowledge of crucial policy instruments, and role of social engagement.
能力項目說明
Facing climate change's cross-cutting and transboundary impacts, several countries have adopted net-zero targets and corresponding mitigation actions to cope with the situation. Yet, how to go further in terms of “adaptive” capacities and actions so that social systems and infrastructures can be equipped with absorptive, adaptive, and transformative capacities is the primary concern of this course. By inviting relevant experts to discuss the topic, students will be able to gain a cross-disciplinary and multi-faceted understanding of climate resilience and consider the possibility of practical action through group discussions and reports.
Through lectures and in-class discussions, students will learn the different aspects of climate adaptation strategies and be able to conduct a preliminary policy assessment.
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Week |
Topic |
Content and Reading Assignment |
Teaching Activities and Homework |
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1 |
Kick-off week: course overview |
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2 |
Climate science and politics |
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3 |
Mitigation and adaptation |
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4 |
Mining Green Futures for Others? Responsible Critical Mineral Supply Chains |
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5 |
Emissions Trends and Drivers |
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Database exploration |
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6 |
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National Holiday [No class] |
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7 |
Climate Scenario and Emission Pathway |
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Climate Scenario Simulator |
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8 |
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National Holiday [No class] |
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9 |
Demand side solution |
Demand side solution to achieve net-zero, focus on building and mobility |
Interactive Group Discussion |
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10 |
Industrial Decarbonization |
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11 |
Climate litigation |
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12 |
Climate Journalism |
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13 |
Climate Disaster Prevention |
Rathore, V. (2016). Technology in disaster management and disaster risk reduction: A review of applications. Technology, 6(4). |
[Board game] |
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14 |
Just Transition |
The origin and development of just transition |
[Board game] |
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15 |
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Group presentation week-I |
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16 |
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Group presentation week-II |
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• Marwah, R., & Singh, S. (Eds.). (2023). Politics of climate change: Crises, conventions and cooperation. World Scientific.
• Coen, D. R. (2019). Climate in motion: Science, empire, and the problem of scale. University of Chicago Press.
• Teske, S. Achieving the Paris climate agreement goals: global and regional 100% renewable energy scenarios with non-energy GHG pathways for +1.5°C and +2°C. Springer International Publishing (2019), 10.1007/978-3-030-05843-2 (Open Access)
• IPCC, 2022: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, R. Slade, A. Al Khourdajie, R. van Diemen, D. McCollum, M. Pathak, S. Some, P. Vyas, R. Fradera, M. Belkacemi, A. Hasija, G. Lisboa, S. Luz, J. Malley, (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1017/9781009157926.001 (Chinese Version in https://smctw.tw/12664/ )
• Bergero, C., Binsted, M., Chia-Wei Chao, Kuen-Tien Chou, Cheng-Cheng Wu, Yang Wei,Yarlagadda, B., McJeon HC., 2020. An Integrated Assessment of a Low Coal Low Nuclear Future Energy System for Taiwan. Energy and Climate Change. Online First https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2020.100022.
• Energy Policy Solutions https://energypolicy.solutions