创新课程

这门跨学科的课程 for upper-level undergraduate students wil be co-taught by the 席勒电子游戏正规平台所 Core faculty members, 易明, Hanqin田, 黄杰尔, 邀请客座讲师.

To borrow a line from A Tale of Two Cities, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Hardly a day goes by without headlines about climate change, 环境恶化, socioeconomic inequality and policy failure. 然而对公正的渴望, sustainable society and the rapid development of new technologies in renewable energy and AI offer hopes and 业务 opportunities. One thing for sure is that what we choose to do (or not to do) at this particular juncture of history is bound to have long-lasting implications for many generations to come. 这门跨学科的课程, to be co-taught by the core faculty members of the 席勒电子游戏正规平台所, will focus on the intersection of climate science, 可持续增长, green technology and policy actions. It is designed specifically to provide students with a comprehensive, yet in-depth overview of the complex interrelationships between these four key areas and how they may interact to shape the future of our planet.

The course is inspired partly by four recent Nobel Prizes (hence the title), 这是物理学(2021年), 和平(2007), chemistry (2023) and economics (2018), 并帮助固定主要单位. The first unit starts with an overview of the scientific evidence for climate change and its causes, as well as the current state of energy production, 消费与技术. 在第二单元, students will then learn about the challenges and opportunities associated with transitioning to a more sustainable economy, nature-based solution to climate change. The third unit is devoted to state-of-art technology toward renewable energy. 第四单元, composed mainly of a series of guest lectures, provides a review of the existing policy frameworks at local, 国家, 以及国际层面, as well as the role of key actors such as governments, 非政府组织, industries and communities of faith.

先决条件: Math 1100 and 1101 or equivalent, one of following (or equivalent): Physics 2200, 化学1109, 生物2000或2010, ——2200

交叉上市: EESC3020

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45am in 灯塔街245号reet, room 229