Both the energy sector and the water sector are of fundamental importance to the economy, and climate change will bring profound changes to these sectors. The unit includes the following three modules: (1) the economics of climate change—an overview of the costs and benefits of climate change, and how these costs and benefits are measured and aggregated; (2) energy and climate change—an introduction to energy economics and the implications climate change and climate change policy have for energy production; and (3) economics of water management—how economic approaches can be used to understand and evaluate water demand and supply adaption options in an environment of climate change.... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Steven Schilizzi
Prerequisites: SCIE4402 Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences and (ENVT4402 Analysis for Natural Resource Management or ECON4410 Environmental and Resource Economics or AGRI4402 Agricultural Economics) or equivalents
