<p>(Same as International Development Studies M150.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Exploration of how governments at international, national, and regional levels are addressing—or not addressing—extraordinary challenge of climate change. Use of combination of readings, lectures, and discussions to better understand causes, consequences, and policies to address most important political problem of our time—not just in U.S., but in other major countries as well. Concentration on challenge of mitigating, rather than adapting to, climate change; and concentration on energy use, rather than agriculture, forestry, and land use. Letter grading.</p>

Political Science

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College of Letters and Science

The department investigates the nature, causes, and consequences of politics, whether between countries, around the world, in the U.S., or in political philosophy.

General Catalog

Political Economy of Climate Change

POLSCIM152

4 units