GEOG630

Prerequisite: Permission of BSOS-Geography department; or enrolled in the Geographical Sciences Graduate Program(s). Credit only granted for: GEOG430, GEOG630, or GEOG788E. Formerly: GEOG788E. Additional information: This course will make occasional use of the popular open source statistical computer language R for practical workshops. Students will learn about climate change and energy policy from multiple perspectives including social economic, technological, scientific, and behavioural aspects and their interdependence. The course will also consider the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on mitigation and applied cost/benefit analysis of Climate Change.