IAP: Climate Change 101: Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy

January 18, 2011,
2:00am - 4:00pm

Concerned about climate change, but unsure how our policy options stack up? Come learn enough to hold your own at a cocktail party on current climate policy topics! From the basic economics to the pros and cons and political feasibility of different policy options to the status of international negotiations on a global agreement, this course will be a tour de force of current issues in climate change economics and policy. This discussion will provide helpful background for the upcoming session on recent developments in U.S. and international climate policy negotiations.
Led by Chris Gillespie and Paul Kishimoto