Energy and Climate Policy for Sustainable Development
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Descrizione
The course provides an introduction to energy and climate economics principles and policy applications. The first part of the course will introduce the microeconomic foundation of energy demand and supply as well as market failures and behavioral anomalies. In a second part, we introduce the concept of investment analysis (such as the NPV) in the context of renewable and energy-efficient technologies. In the last part, we use the previously introduced concepts to analyze energy and climate policies: from a government perspective, we discuss the mechanisms and implications of market oriented and non-market oriented policy instruments.
Throughout the class, we will combine the course material with insights from current research in energy and climate policy. . This combination will enable students to understand standard scientific literature in the field of energy economics and policy. Moreover, the class aims to show students how to relate current issues in the energy and climate spheres that influence industrialized and developing countries to insights from energy economics and policy.
Obiettivi
The students will develop an understanding of economic principles and tools necessary to analyze energy and climate issues and to understand energy and climate policy instruments.
Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile
- Energia pulita e accessibile
- Città e comunità sostenibili
- Consumo e produzione responsabili
- Agire per il clima
Modalità di insegnamento
In presenza
Impostazione pedagogico-didattica
During the theoretical part of the course a set of energy and climate economics tools will be given to students through lectures. The theoretical knowledge is deepened by exercise sessions where students are expected to participate actively. The applied nature of the course is achieved by discussing academic papers in class. The papers focus on energy and climate policy instruments. The course offers a website (hosted in the platform icorsi.ch) where it is possible to download useful materials for the course like slides of the lecture as well as further readings.
Modalità d’esame
The evaluation policy is designed to verify the knowledge acquired by students during the course. At the end of the course there will be a written exam covering the topics of the course.
Bibliografia
- Filippini, Massimo, Srinivasan, Suchita. Introduction to energy economics and policy. Cambridge University Press, 2024. (Open Access)
Offerta formativa
- Master of Science in Economics, Lezione, 120 ECTS, A scelta, 2° anno
- Master of Science in Economics, Lezione, Internship or Electives, A scelta, 2° anno
- Master of Science in Economics in Economia e Politiche Internazionali, Lezione, Area sviluppo sostenibile, 1° anno
Prerequisito
- Microeconomia, Antonioli Mantegazzini B., SA 2022-2023