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Climate Change Mitigation (ENST90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
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Overview
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This subject will focus on the complex topic of climate change mitigation. Climate change mitigation includes actions we take globally, nationally and individually to limit changes in the global climate caused by human activities. Mitigation activities are designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and/or increase the amount of greenhouse gases removed from the atmosphere by greenhouse sinks.
The subject will provide a critical and multidisciplinary overview of strategies for climate change mitigation but focuses on the technical feasibility and effectiveness of different mitigation options in the many different sectors that emit or sequester greenhouse gases. We will discuss in detail the emissions profiles and potentials for reducing emissions in energy systems, transport, buildings and industry, but we also include agriculture and land based systems and new breakthrough technologies. The subject will discuss the criteria and considerations for evaluating climate change mitigation, assess the feasibility in a technical and economic sense and the potential transformation pathways.
The strengths and weaknesses of mitigation strategies will be discussed in the context of national and international frameworks and economies. It will be demonstrated that climate change mitigation cannot be achieved by a single action but that multiple approaches may be necessary to achieve meaningful mitigation and that many societal sectors will be required to take action.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subjects students will be able to:
- demonstrate familiarity with climate change mitigation theories and practices
- assess the relevance of opportunities for climate change mitigation at a range of scales
- identify realistic climate change mitigation strategies at a range of scales; and
- evaluate the barriers and limits to these strategies
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will have:
- specialist knowledge in the fields of climate change mitigation and policy
- skills for analysing challenges of climate change mitigation at a range of scales
- capacity to apply knowledge from a range of scientific perspectives to understand climate change challenges
- capacity to envision and critically evaluate strategies for facilitating climate change mitigation in a range of contexts
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students are expected to have a general understanding of the nature of anthropogenic climate change, and its likely range of impacts.
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: 31 January 2024
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 |
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Short quizzes held weekly which are based on material covered in prior week's lectures | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
An oral presentation
| During the teaching period | 25% |
An essay
| End of the teaching period | 65% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Stefan Arndt Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours (one x two hour seminar and one x one hour tutorial each week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
Students will be expected to devote 170 hours of study to this subject over the semester, including assessments and readings.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
A subject reader will be required for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 31 January 2024