Term 2 2012-2013
Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:30
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Professor: George Hoberg
george.hoberg@ubc.ca
Teaching Assistants:
Paul Teehan paul.teehan@gmail.com
Justin Alger alger.justinw@gmail.com (note new email address)
Exam Review Session Tuesday April 9 10-11 in FSC 1001
Special exam prep office hours 10-3 on Wednesday April 10, or by appointment
Simulation peer assessment forms peer assessment 2013
Sample Midterm midterm 425 2012a
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Simulation Group Assignments simulation-groups 2013
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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 pipelines to take oil sands products to Asian and US markets via the Pacific coast;
- filling the electricity supply gap in BC, including the potential need to serve proposed Liquified Natural Gas facilities.
- 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 14)
- simulation of multistakeholder consultation on energy controversy (30%) – this year’s cases with be the two of the following three: the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion; filling the BC electricity supply gap; designing a Canadian energy strategy.
- final exam (50%)
PDF of full syllabus (January 3 version) cons 425 syllabus 2013 Jan3 The readings on the syllabus tab of the wesbite are the official ones (some updates from here)
