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Postgraduate Course: Climate Change Management (PGGE11127)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course examines climate change mitigation at a range of scales from geoengineering to microgeneration, often focussing on the UK/Scotland as a case study. It explores the role of science and technology in carbon management and the interactions of other drivers (e.g. land use and N deposition) with carbon management policy and ethics. It includes coverage of national targets and scenarios, local and household mitigation, and examines feasibility and implementation of carbon reduction projects such as wind energy, forestry and anaerobic digestion.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (PGGE11126)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  40
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 30 %, Coursework 70 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- High-level understanding of global, national and local climate change mitigation policies
- Familiarity with non-CO2 greenhouse gases and their mitigation
- The ability to evaluate importance of interactions on the global carbon cycle with climate change, land-use and other key global change drivers (N deposition), including potential for geoengineering of climate
- Understanding of low and zero carbon technologies, including CCS and renewable energy
- In-depth knowledge of projected emissions and targets, UK/Scottish commitments and policies, regional, local and household emissions reductions and incentives
- Insight into the implementation of emission reduction projects such forestry and renewable energy

Assessment Information
- Group presentation of specific and relevant topic using Problem Based Learning methodology. Assessed by minimum of 2 course lecturers. (20%) (Due week 5)
- Essay Assignment (20%) (Deadline week 3)
- Written exam in April/May. Five compulsory short answer questions (5% each) and 1 essay (choice out of 1 out of 3, 30% of mark) in 2 hour exam.
Special Arrangements
This course is only available to students studying the MSc in Carbon Management. Students are not permitted to audit this course unless formally agreed with the course organiser.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list 'Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate' by Chris Goodall
'Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the next 50 years with current technologies'. Pacala and Socolow, Science, 2004.
'Geoengineering the climate: science, governance and uncertainty'. Royal Society 2009.

Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsPGGE11127 mitigation, renewable energy, geoengineering, methane, nitrous oxide, project developme
Contacts
Course organiserMr Jeremy Turk
Tel: (0131 6)50 2269
Email: Jeremy.Turk@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lynne Mcgillivray
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543
Email: Lynne.McGillivray@ed.ac.uk
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