Instructors
HJ = Prof. Henry Jacoby
RP = Prof. Ronald Prinn
JC = Jason Cohen
MS = Marcus Sarofim
Course calendar.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
KEY DATES |
| 1 |
Introduction and overview (HJ and RP) |
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| 2 |
Institutions I: Political and analytical organizations (HJ and RP) |
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| 3 |
Review of the mathematics of climate analysis (JC) |
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| 4 |
Climate I: Past climate, and gases, aerosols and radiation (RP) |
Homework set 1 out |
| 5 |
Institutions II: The international climate negotiations (HJ) |
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| 6 |
Climate II: Dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans (RP) |
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| 7 |
Economics primer (MS) |
Homework set 1 due
Homework set 2 out
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| 8 |
Economics I: Economic growth, technology and GHG emissions (HJ) |
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| 9 |
Economics of the global commons (MS) |
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| 10 |
Economics II: The economics of GHG emissions control (HJ) |
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| 11 |
Introduction to the Toy IGSM (MS and JC) |
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| 12 |
Climate III: Interaction of atmosphere, oceans and biosphere (RP) |
Homework set 2 due
Homework set 3 out
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| 13 |
Emissions trading systems (HJ) |
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| 14 |
Climate IV: Regional impacts of climate change (RP) |
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| 15 |
Analysis of the benefits of GHG mitigation (HJ) |
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| 16 |
Economics III: Climate policy analysis (HJ) |
Homework set 3 due
Homework set 4 out
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| 17 |
Pollution-climate interactions (JC) |
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| 18 |
Review of methods of uncertainty analysis (MS and JC) |
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| 19 |
Integrated assessment I: Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis (RP) |
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| 20 |
Analysis of the non-CO2 gases (MS) |
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| 21 |
Integrated assessment II: The Kyoto protocol and post-2012 options (HJ) |
Homework set 4 due |
| 22 |
Discussion of homework sets, and the policy exercise |
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| 23 |
Climate V: Unresolved problems in climate analysis (RP) |
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| 24 |
Integrated assessment III: Adaptation and geoengineering (HJ and RP) |
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| 25 |
Student team presentations (All and guests) |
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| 26 |
Final summary and discussion (All) |
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