Climate Change Politics & Policy
ENVS/GEOG 3022
Week 3
Monday, July 23
- news tweets #6
Required Readings
Leggett, J. (2015). The Winning of the Carbon War: Power and politics on the front lines of climate and clean energy Creative Commons: Mountain View, CA. Chapters 16, 17 & 18
Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. I., Groff, M., Tamás, P. A., Dahl, A. L., Harder, M., and Hassall, G. (2018). Entry into force and then? The Paris agreement and state accountability. Climate Policy, 18(5), 593-599.
Tuesday, July 24
- co-facilitation #4
Required Readings
Hulme, M. (2009). Why we disagree about climate change: understanding controversy, inaction and opportunity, Cambridge University Press. Chapter 8 (pp. 248-283) & Chapter 9 (pp. 284-321)
Winkler, H., Mantlana, B., and Letete, T. (2017). Transparency of action and support in the Paris Agreement. Climate Policy, 17(7), 853-872.
Wednesday, July 25
- news tweets #7
- Midterm Exam
Thursday, July 26
- co-facilitation #5
Required Readings
Carmin, J., Tierney, K., Chu, E., Hunter, L.M., Roberts, J. T., and Shi, L. (2015). Adaptation to climate change, in Climate Change and Society (Dunlap, Riley and Brulle, Robert [eds]) Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK, pp. 164-198
Moser, S. and Boykoff, M. (eds.) (2013). Successful adaptation to climate change: Linking science and policy in a rapidly changing world, Routledge, London. Chapter 1 (pp. 1-33)
Khan, Mizan R. and Roberts, J. Timmons (2013). Towards a Binding Adaptation Regime: Three Levers and Two Instruments, in Successful Adaptation to Climate Change Moser, S.C. and Boykoff, M. [eds], Chapter 8 (pp. 132-148)
Friday, July 27
- opening negotiations (lead negotiators present voting bloc positions)
Required Readings
Leggett, J. (2015). The Winning of the Carbon War: Power and politics on the front lines of climate and clean energy Creative Commons: Mountain View, CA. Chapters 19, 20 & 21
