Climate Change Politics and Policy (ENST90004)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces and analyses critical concepts and terms central to debates over climate change, including risk and uncertainty, adaptation and mitigation, burden sharing, and problems and issues relating to regimes, strategies and policy instruments for addressing global warming. The subject considers the rise of climate change as a policy problem. It reviews and analyses the history of climate change policy as it has evolved nationally and internationally. It examines the interactions between national and regional climate policy, including in Australia, the United States, the European Union and China. It analyses debates and concerns that have led to the evolution of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, and more recent arrangements. Students will consider a range of policy instruments, including carbon taxes and emissions trading, and technologies that have been proposed or deployed to address this issue. This subject enables students to understand the evolution of a critical global environmental issue. It offers insights into technical, political, ethical and ecological issues that have framed climate change policy, particularly since 1992, and enables students to think critically about and participate in developing policy in this domain.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Interpret the interaction between scientific, economic, normative and other influences that shape international and natural climate change politics and policy development processes; and
- Understand the key institutions and treaties that govern international and national climate change politics and policy.
Generic skills
- enhanced ability to analyse and think critically about public policy;
- enhanced conceptual understanding of the social, political, ethical and cultural contexts of policy; and
- enhanced practical skills such as written communication and research ability.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission to a Masters level program.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
An essay
| Mid semester | 20% |
A research essay
| End of semester | 80% |
Or alternatively - subject to the coordinator's approval - a research essay
| End of semester | 100% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Peter Christoff Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A 2-hour seminar per week. Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Environmental Science Course Master of Geography Course Master of Urban Planning Course Master of Energy Systems Course Master of Science (Geography) Major Climate Change Major Governance, Policy and Markets Major Tailored Specialisation Major Climate Change Major Education and Social Change Major Governance, Policy and Communication Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Education - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 3 November 2022