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On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the key issues in the economics of climate change and related policy.
- Understand and be able to apply key economic methodologies to analyse challenges associated with climate change.
- Understand results from academic papers, reports and wide variety of literature on economics of climate change and use them in the analysis of empirical problems.
- Identify the types of data and analysis needed to analyse challenges presented in the climate change agenda.
- Write papers and reports to a high standard and quality on the current and future issues relating to global climate change.
The topics covered in this module include:
- Introduction to climate science and scenarios
- Costs of abatement
- Estimating climate damages: Discounting and uncertainty
- Policy instruments
- Optimal policy and benefit-cost analysis
- Impacts and adaptation
- International environmental agreements
- Climate change and development
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 76 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Class Test: Mid-term exam of 1 hour duration. | Unspecified | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Continuous Assessment: Short assignments/quizzes will be set based on the independent readings and exercises covered in class. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
Examination: Final written exam | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Ms Nadiya Saba -- | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 13:00 - 13:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 11:00 - 11:50 |