Term 2 2011-2012
Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:30
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Professor: George Hoberg
george.hoberg@ubc.ca
Teaching Assistants:
Andrea Rivers andrea.e.rivers@gmail.com
Geoff Salomons geoff.salomons@gmail.com
Simulation Participation Marks here POL1351-CONS425_ Participation marks_AR
PDF of syllabus (on line version through tab will be official): cons 425 syllabus 2012 Jan
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This course examines sustainable energy policy and governance from a western Canadian perspective. It focuses on the question of how policies and institutions should be changed to pursue a more sustainable energy path. It develops the argument that our current energy path is unsustainable, and that a shift to a more sustainable path is impossible without significant policy intervention. We examine the policy tools available for promoting this transition, and the governing structures and processes for selecting and implementing those tools.
- the oil sands, including the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline to take oil sands products to Asian and US markets;
- filling the electricity supply gap in BC, including the relative contributions of conservation and energy efficiency and renewables.
- A basic understanding of regional, national, and global energy systems
- Concepts of energy sustainability
- Alternative policy instruments relevant to energy policy
- Governing institutions for Western Canadian energy policy
- Interests, resources, and strategies of energy policy actors
- Multiple criteria analysis
- Environmental assessment
- Attributes of energy alternatives
Assignments
- midterm exam (20%) (February 16)
- simulation of multistakeholder consultation on energy controversy (30%) – this year’s cases with be the Site C Dam and the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
- final exam (50%)
