Moses - The Economics of Climate Policy

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#60774 / #6

Validity:
Seit WiSe 2021/22

Default display language:
English

Module title:
The Economics of Climate Policy - Lecture only

Credits:
3

Responsible person:
Edenhofer, Ottmar Georg

Grading:
benotet

Type of exam:
Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät VI

Institute:
Institut für Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanung (ILaUP)

Area of expertise:
36355100 FG Ökonomie und Politik des Klimawandels

Prüfungsausschuss:
Landschaftsarchitektur/Ökologie/Umweltplanung

Kontakt

Office:
EB 4-1

Contact person:
No information

E-mail address:
teaching@mcc-berlin.net

Website:

http://www.climatecon.tu-berlin.de/menue/teaching/the_economics_of_climate_policy/

Learning Outcomes

"The Economics of Climate Policy" is an introductory course into economic assessment of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies. Game theory will be applied to understand the challenges in international climate negotiations. Along the lines of the Stern Review and the IPCC fifth assessment report, we provide a systematic overview of the relevant issues in climate change policy.

Content

• The international politics of climate change: UNFCCC, Kyoto protocol, CDM, Copenhagen Accord, unilateral incentives • Climate stabilization as a global public good • Unilateral incentives for mitigation: co-benefits and the double dividend • Game-theoretic view of climate change as a public good and collective action problem • Market failures such as externalities, public goods • National and international policy instruments such as Pigouvian taxes and carbon markets • The European Union Emission Trading scheme (EU ETS) and Phase-Out-Coal

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
The Economics of Climate Policy	VL		WiSe	No information	2

Workload and Credit Points

The Economics of Climate Policy (VL):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Präsenzzeit	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Vor-/Nachbereitung	15.0	4.0h	60.0h
			90.0h(~3 LP)

The Workload of the module sums up to 90.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 3 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

Lecture only. Lecture + tutorial also exists (different modul)

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

Recommended: Basic knowledge in Microeconomics and Economic Policies (e.g. market failures) Desirable: Advanced knowledge in environmental economics

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

100 Punkte insgesamt

Language

English

Test elements

Name	Points	Categorie	Duration/Extent
Homework Assignments	55	written	No information
Midterm test	45	written	No information

Grading scale

Notenschlüssel »Notenschlüssel 4: Fak I, Fak VII«

Gesamtpunktzahl	1.0	1.3	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.0	3.3	3.7	4.0
100.0pt	90.0pt	85.0pt	80.0pt	76.0pt	72.0pt	67.0pt	63.0pt	59.0pt	54.0pt	50.0pt

Test description (Module completion)

No information

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Wintersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

No prior registration for attendance required. Registration for the examination: following your StuPO / examination regulations

Recommended literature
Barrett (1990): "The problem of global environmental protection"
Barrett (1994): "Self enforcing International Environmental Agreements"
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2014): Fifth Assessment Report
Nicholas Stern (2006): “The Economics of Climate Change – The Stern Review”.

Assigned Degree Programs

Semester:

Zeige auch ausgelaufene Studiengänge und StuPOs

This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

Studiengang / StuPO	StuPOs	Verwendungen	Erste Verwendung	Letzte Verwendung
Environmental Planning (M. Sc.)	1	6	WiSe 2021/22	SoSe 2024
Information Systems Management (Wirtschaftsinformatik) (M. Sc.)	1	5	SoSe 2022	SoSe 2024
Ökologie und Umweltplanung (B. Sc.)	2	10	SoSe 2022	SoSe 2024
Ökologie und Umweltplanung (M. Sc.)	1	5	SoSe 2022	SoSe 2024
Urban Design (M. Sc.)	1	6	WiSe 2021/22	SoSe 2024
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (M. Sc.)	1	5	SoSe 2022	SoSe 2024

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

Miscellaneous

You can take both modules [Economics of Climate Change (summer semester) / Economics of Climate Policy (winter semester)] as "lecture only" version without tutorial (3 ECTS), but we recommend the full version with lecture and tutorial [VL and UE (6 ECTS)].

The Economics of Climate Policy - Lecture only