Environmental Science and Policy at SIO


		Fall Quarter 2007 Forum: "Mitigation and Adaptation in a High CO2 World" Tuesdays, 10am-11:30pm 101 Nierenberg Hall The forum is open to all graduate and undergraduate students at UCSD, and the preliminary topic outline, which will be finalized by class participants is listed below. Each week we will begin by discussing current events, followed by two complementary student presentations on the topic of the week, and finish with a class discussion. Students are encouraged to present on topics they are unfamiliar with and use this class as an opportunity to learn about and discuss topics outside their area of expertise/specialization. We will also invite a invite a faculty member with expertise in the topic to attend and participate in the discussion each week. Students and faculty not registered for the course are also encouraged to attend. The normal format for the forum will be similar to the climate change and energy policy fora in past years: it will feature a short class discussion of current events, followed by 2 collaborative student presentations of 10-15 minutes on the topic of the day, and will be concluded by a class discussion. Class contacts: Coordinator: Lisa Shaffer – lshaffer@ucsd.edu Student Coordinators: Danny Richter- drichter@ucsd.edu Meagan Moore- moore@ucsd.edu Thanks to everyone for making this a great quarter! The take home points are under the last class below Links to class material: Week 1: Introduction Syllabus Ozone Hole Artic Exploration IPCC WGIII Report 2007 ESI Danny's Intro Talk Meagan's Focus the Nation Talk Focus the Nation Week 2: Alternative Transportation Opportunity for $$$ for Students interested in Energy and Sustainability Architects Borrowing from Nature Real Climate: One stop for information on issues related to climate change Uncertainty in Polar Ozone Depletion What is killing lobsters in Long Island Sound? Public Transport and Density Future of Transportation Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Survey Week 3: Green Building FREE Green Building Event at UCSD Oct. 29th 2007 Jatropha Biofuels in India Science Blog Post on the Politics of Global Warming Mixture of Politics and Science in Sweden Gore wants Nobel Peace Prize to spur Action FREE LEED and Green Design event on campus Nov. 28 2007- RVSP to msouder@ucsd.edu Green Building Renovation New Green Buildings Globalization of Green Building Week 5: Food Production Email sign up for funding and news on climate change Air Permit blocks Kansas coal plants Greenhouse Gas sensors in California Time to ditch Kyoto Biofuels 'a crime against humanity' New Alternative Farm Subsidies Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Carbon Tax in British Columbia Carbon Emission Trading in British Columbia Materials and Energy to Manufacture a Memory Chip New Article on Memory Chip Manufacturing Mitigation of Agricultural Practices Precipitation predictions and Biofuels Week 6: Cost of Inaction White House Adviser Changes to Climate Change Report Melting Sea Ice due to more than Warming Recalculating the Costs of Climate Change WGIII Summary for Policy Makers- Economic and Social Dimensions Nordhaus Stern Report Critique Weitzman Stern Report Critique Think Tank: Climate affects security Cost of Inaction Local and Regional Costs of Inaction Global and Social Costs of Inaction Elizabeth Economy's Foreign Affairs Article Week 7: Carbon Sequestration Oil from Stone Carbon Tax lite Conservation Priorities: what to let go Energy: To catch a wave Climate scepticism: The top 10 Unravelling the sceptics Various Methods of Carbon Sequestration and Storage Carbon Sequestration: Discussing the Parameters of the Problem Week 8: Water Countries with highest CO2 emitting power sectors Panel negotiates climate 'synthesis report' Climate Politics: showdown in a sunburnt country Climate Politics: Beyond Bush What every president should know: Quiz Court Rejects Fuel Standards on Trucks How to make tourism greener Global warming's trillion dollar debate Oil Giant BP to Give $500 Million to UC Berkeley for Biofuels Research Climate effects on Water Water supply and conflict Week 9: Protecting Habitat (including ocean acidification) Climate body's summary urges action on warming How Urgent Is Climate Change? Ocean Acidification Protecting Habitat Week 10: Ozone Hole Deforestation on the agenda at climate meeting? UN: Poor need $86 billion in climate aid Climate Assessment: What's Next? Rudd takes Australia inside Kyoto Key climate summit opens in Bali Ozone Hole Basics Montreal Protocol Ozone Hole Chemistry Week 11 12/10/07 1:30pm NH 101: Cost of Carbon CA Cap and trade system Recommendations Business on Climate Change Incentives Earth Monitoring: The crucial measurement Solar power: California's latest gold rush No unity yet at UN climate talks Theoretical Carbon Markets-Tax vs. Trading Actual Carbon Markets Social Cost of Carbon CLASS TAKE HOME POINTS

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