ECON150C2
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ECON150C2 - Climate Science and Economics: How Should Policy Control Warming?
Course ID
042325
Course Description
Introduces the fundamentals of climate change: what is it, what does it mean, and what to do about it. Describes economic approaches to managing climate change. Shows how a climate scientist's perspective leads to one set of policy recommendations and an economist's leads to another. Students adopt these perspectives through quantitatively-based projects, with introductions to climate modeling and economic modeling.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Course Attributes
GE - T1-INDV (Tier 1 Individuals & Societies), GEED - BC (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
Enrollment Requirements
018825
Course Requisites
May be convened with
Component
Discussion
Optional Component
Yes
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No