Postgraduate Course: Climate Change Mitigation (PGGE11299)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course considers climate change mitigation at a range of scales from the local to global, the role of the public, private and third sectors, and includes an array of options and possible technologies including renewables (solar PV, wind, wave, etc.), carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), energy efficiency and demand reduction. The focus is global though examples will frequently draw upon experience in the UK and other parts of Europe. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to students enrolled on the MSc Carbon Management. Students are not permitted to audit this course unless formally agreed with the Course Organiser. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 40 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assignment One (40%) will be a group project whereby a nation state will be selected and the role of GHG mitigation in meeting its NDC+ will be analysed. The groups will be asked to choose up to four options from a menu and the instructions will direct them in undertaking quantitative calculations on (levelised) marginal abatement costs and other financial indicators. Qualitative analysis will be undertaken on regulation, legal, governance, social acceptance, community engagement, policy safeguards, and so so. Each group will present its ideas to the class and submit a written report.
Assignment Two (60%) will be an individual essay that is either the student¿s own title or they will select from a list of titles provided.
AI tools may be used for identifying ideas, planning, and improving the clarity of your writing, but not for content generation. AI use must be acknowledged in your submission. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyse and evaluate global, national and local climate change mitigation policies and measures at a high-level, including projected emissions and targets.
- Compare, contrast and criticize the range and potential of low and zero carbon technologies (excluding energy technologies).
- Identify, describe and explain non-CO2 greenhouse gases and their mitigation.
- Critically evaluate the potential of geoengineering for managing climate change.
- Apply evidence to critically assess the merits of greenhouse gas control using environmental, techno-scientific, socio-economic, political and cultural frameworks and criteria.
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Reading List
Students are required to read:
Chapters 1 to 5 and 9 to 12 (inclusive): Michael Grubb, with Jean-Charles Houcarde and Karsten Neuhoff (2014), Planetary Economics: Energy, climate change and the three domains of sustainable development, Routledge.
Other useful texts are:
Grin, J., Rotmans, J. and Schot, J. (2010), Transitions to Sustainable Development: New Directions in the Study of Long Term Transformative Change, Routledge.
IPCC, 2022: Summary for Policymakers [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, A. Reisinger, R. Slade, R. Fradera, M. Pathak, A. Al Khourdajie, M. Belkacemi, R. van Diemen, A. Hasija, G. Lisboa, S. Luz, J. Malley, D. McCollum, S. Some, P. Vyas, (eds.)]. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [P.R. Shukla, J. Skea, R. Slade, A. Al Khourdajie, R. van Diemen, D. McCollum, M. Pathak, S. Some, P. Vyas, R. Fradera, M. Belkacemi, A. Hasija, G. Lisboa, S. Luz, J. Malley, (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. doi: 10.1017/9781009157926.001.
The New Climate Economy: The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate (2014). The Executive Summary and more information on particular topics of interest. Available for free at : http://newclimateeconomy.report/ |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | mitigation,renewable energy,geoengineering,methane,nitrous oxide,project development |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Adam Hejnowicz
Tel:
Email: ahejnowi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Katherine Ingram
Tel:
Email: Katherine.Ingram@ed.ac.uk |
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