ACE 417

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Provides expertise on climate change, its economics and the policies associated to it. The course starts with the physical properties of climate change with an emphasis on uncertainties, the difficulties of projecting climate trends and of devising future emissions scenarios. Then the course moves on to policy instruments for emission reduction, impacts of climate change (agriculture, development, migration, labor productivity, health), the costs and benefits of adaptation and mitigation, and international agreements.

Same as ATMS 417. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or equivalent or consent of the instructor.

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