View Syllabus at https://inside.hbs.edu/Departments/mba/support/Documents/academics/ConfrontingClimateChange_syllabus.pdf

See intro video at https://player.vimeo.com/video/440464714

This is a University course and part of a new initiative with the Office of the Vice Provost Advances in Learning (VPAL). These courses are being deliberately designed to bring the entire Harvard student community together in united class sessions with dedicated sections. All graduate and undergraduate students should enroll in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences version of the course, GENED 1094. EC students would follow cross-register steps at FAS for the course.

This course will examine future climate change in the context of Earth history, and then consider various strategies for what might be done to deal with it. The likely impacts of continued greenhouse gas emissions will be explored, emphasizing the scientific uncertainties associated with various predictions, and how this can be understood in the context of risk. In the latter third of the class, the question of how to mitigate climate change will be discussed, including an examination of various options for advanced energy systems. By the end of the semester, you will be able to design a low-carbon energy system for the U.S. with a consideration of each of our four basic energy sectors (transportation, industry, residential and commercial, and electricity). You will also develop an understanding of international climate efforts and consider the policy options to combat climate change. Course site: https://locator.tlt.harvard.edu/course/colgsas-126633/2020/fall/18530