Climate Change Governance and Compliance
Climate Change Governance and Compliance
Description
Students will learn how climate change and emissions of greenhouse gases are managed at an international, regional and national level. Students will then critically evaluate the effectiveness of different national policy and regulatory regimes from around the world including Brazil, Russia, China, India and the UK in relation to the European Union. Carbon management will be assessed in relation to international and national energy regulation and policy. The module will then focus on the regulatory regime for energy and climate change management in the UK, including regulation and policy for the national energy markets and specific legal instruments used to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses.
Learning objectives
By the end of the module students will understand:
1. The different types of energy and carbon regulation in Europe and Brazil, Russia, India and China
2. How to integrate carbon costs and revenues (such as feed-in tariffs) in to business decision making
3. The role of carbon-trading in mitigation
4. Energy and carbon regulation in the UK
5. The impact of carbon regulation to industrial competitiveness
Learning outcomes
i) Subject specific skills
By the end of the module the student should be able to:
1. Understand the historical background of climate change policy and review its progress up to date
2. Understand the concept and implications of carbon leakage
3. Critically evaluate the variety of regulatory approaches towards climate change adopted in different country groups, including the BRIC countries
4. Have an in-depth understanding about the regulation of carbon emissions and the energy markets in the UK, including the CRC, ROCs, FiTs, code for sustainable building
ii) Cognitive and key skills
By the end of the module the student should be able to demonstrate development of the following abilities and skills:
• Problem solving and decision making: establishing criteria, using appropriate decision techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions.
• Numeracy and quantitative skills including the use of models of business situations; qualitative research skills.
• Effective use of Communication and Information Technology (CIT)
• Two-way communication: listening, negotiating and persuading or influencing others; oral and written communication, using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports.
• Personal effectiveness: self-awareness and self-management; time management; sensitivity to diversity in people and different situations; the ability to continue learning.
• Effective performance within a team environment and the ability to recognise and utilise individuals' contributions in group processes; team selection, delegation, development and management
Please note: This information is subject to review and change without notice.
