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EVST 227 Energy and Environmental Policy Solutions for the Anthropocene

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Project description

Study of innovative energy and environmental policy solutions for the problems of the Anthropocene�the new epoch of human dominance of the earth. Students explore policies for effective deployment of renewables, smart grids, corporate responsibility, emerging contaminants, zero emission vehicles, environmental information disclosure, carbon sequestration, climate adaptation, sustainable cities, and environmental education. Students critically examine these policies through the lenses of equity and environmental justice, economic impacts (positive and negative), co-benefits, communication, legal governance systems, and politics.