After completion of this course, the student is able to:
- analyze and evaluate current policy practices related to the transformation of the energy & materials system;
- analyze barriers & drivers for innovative and sustainable energy technology deployment;
- analyze the various steps of the policy cycle
- analyze and evaluate current energy & materials policy targets & instruments in terms of effectiveness (environmental impact) and coherency (accounting for policy interaction).
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The policy perspective this course is focusing on is concerned with the impact of the energy system on issues like climate change, energy security, employment, local air quality and national interests of governments (e.g. regarding national energy and material reserves) and industry, and aims to design policy instruments that push or pull the energy system in the desired direction. Possible topics to be covered are emission trading, renewable energy and energy efficiency policies as well as the geopolitical dimension of energy resource policy.
The challenge for policy makers is to develop consistent and well aligned policy instruments that contribute to meeting targets, ambitions and agreements embedded in the policies. The challenge for firms and entrepreneurs in the energy system is to develop smart strategies in response to these policies.
Academic skills:
- Communicative skills (writing, presentation, discussions and argumentation).
- Social and organizational skills (working together, functioning in a team and planning your own work and time).
- Literature research (analyzing and using literature).
- Quantitative analysis of policies
- Self-reviewing (reflect on your own knowledge and skills).
This course is the entry requirement for: Master's Thesis SD (GEO4-2321)
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