IMPACTS, ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE
- Academic year
- 2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- IMPATTI, ADATTAMENTO E MITIGAZIONE DEI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI
- Course code
- CM0487 (AF:573716 AR:329906)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6 out of 12 of ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- SECS-P/01
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Course year
- 1
- Where
- VENEZIA
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Expected learning outcomes
1.1 Understand the role of economics in addressing climate change
1.2. Compare different climate policy instruments
1.3 Understand the dynamics of international negotiations on climate change
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
2.1. Assess impacts of climate change
2.2. Apply economic instruments to mitigate climate change
2.3. Identify solutions to reduce obstacles towards international climate agreements
3. Judgment skills:
3.1. Assess pros and cons of different climate policy instruments
3.2. Understand the future of economic and energy systems taking climate and technological change into account
3.3. Evaluate the success probability of international negotiations on climate change
Pre-requirements
Contents
2. The science of climate change: how and how much did climate change?
3. Main impacts of climate change and related economic damages
4. Future scenarios of climate change impacts
5. The social and economic drivers of climate change
6. Targets to control climate change: optimal trajectories to zero-emissions
7. Governments’ policies and business strategies: international cooperation is crucial
8. Mitigation policies: domestic and International instruments to deal with climate change
9. Short term priorities: energy efficiency, renewables, storage
10. Mitigation costs. Implications for competitiveness
11. International negotiations on climate change (IPCC, COPs…)
12. Climate finance: Investments needs and financial resources
13. Technological innovation: What technical progress and innovation are needed to move quickly to zero emissions?
14. Transition costs: industry and employment
15. Best practices to deal with climate change mitigation and adaptation
Referral texts
- https://www.climateforesight.eu/
- https://www.edie.net/
- https://climateactiontracker.org/
- https://www.climatewatchdata.org/
- https://www.oecd.org/climate-change/
Books:
- IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and Special Report on 1.5 degrees, both free downloadable at www.ipcc.ch
- Carlo Carraro and Alessandra Mazzai, Il clima che cambia , Il Mulino, 2015
- Anthony Giddens, La politica del cambiamento climatico, Il Saggiatore, 2015
- Scott Barrett, Carlo Carraro, Jim De Melo, Towards a Workable and Effective Climate Regime, CEPR Press 2015, freely downloadable at www.cepr.org (anche in francese per la casa editrice Economica).
- Nicholas Stern, Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency and Promise of Tackling Climate Change, MIT Press, 2014
- William D. Nordhaus, The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World, Yale University Press
Assessment methods
Type of exam
Grading scale
- sufficient knowledge and ability to understand applied in reference to the program;
- limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
- sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language that pertains to the
economic functioning of public services;
B. scores in the 23-26 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- fair knowledge and ability to understand applied in reference to the program;
- fair ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
- fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language that pertains to the
economic functioning of public services;
C. scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- good or excellent knowledge and ability to understand applied in reference to the program;
- good or excellent ability to collect and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language that
pertains to the economic functioning of public services.
D. honors will be awarded in the presence of knowledge and understanding applied in reference to the
program, judgment and communication skills, excellent.
Teaching methods
Teaching language
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals
This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Climate change and energy" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development