DATE PRESENTED HELD HELD DUE DUE
 WEEK 1 LECTURES GROUP ACTIVITIES LAB WRITING READING
 7/16/07

CLASS OVERVIEW

LECTURE 1
Global Climate Change and Environmental Negotiations

DISCUSSION 1
Organization and selection of roles.

 

LAB 1
Introduction to web research, team coordination and preparation for discussions

   
7/17/07

LECTURE 2
Global Climate Science and Changes

DISCUSSION 2 - Lead USA
Tragedy of the commons
LAB 2
Energy and environment characteristics of individual countries research - Principal Issues of focus for NGOs 

INDIVIDUAL WRITING IN PREPARATION FOR DISCUSSION
Tragedy of the commons

send to TA and bring printed version to class

READING 1 -
Tragedy of the commons

7/18/07 LECTURE 3
Impacts overview

DISCUSSION 3 - Lead China and EU
Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Science

LAB 3
Environmental Impacts on individual countries 
GROUP WRITING 1
Science and Policy

READING 2 -
IPCC Summary Science and Changes

7/19/07

LECTURE 4
Carbon Cycle

DISCUSSION 4 - Lead Brazil and Russia
Atmospheric GHGs concentration increase and carbon sequestration possibilities

LAB 4
Environmental and Economic Impacts on individual countries
GROUP WRITING 2
Scientific basis for emission limitations
READING 3
Carbon Cycle and Carbon Sequestration
 WEEK 2 LECTURES GROUP ACTIVITIES LAB WRITING READING
 7/23/07

 

PRESENTATION 1
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Global change impact on individual countries presentations   

LAB 5
Economic and Social Consequences of limitations on individual countries
  READING 4 -
IPCC Summary Impacts
7/24/07

LECTURE 5 Energy and Population

PRESENTATION 2
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Socioeconomic consequences on individual countries presentations  

LAB 6
Alternative energy solutions
     
GROUP WRITING 3
Economic impactsand social consequences of limitations

READING 5
Population - Alternative Energy-
Chapter 3 CBO

 7/25/07 LECTURE 6
Environmental Agreements - FCCC, Kyoto,

PRESENTATION 3
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Alternative energy solutions for individual countries
LAB 7
Research on Potential Topics
GROUP WRITING 4 Alternative Energy solutions in your country or globally (NGO)

READING 6
Kyoto Protocol-
GW regime negotiations

 7/26/07

Invited lecture
Dr. Denis Allen
Building and Global Warming

PRESENTATION 4
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Presentations of Preliminary Topics
LAB 7
Research on Potential Topics
GROUP WRITING 5
Topics overview
READING 7
Transportation - Carbon Emission Trading
 WEEK 3 LECTURES GROUP ACTIVITIES LAB WRITING
 7/30/07   PRESENTATION 5
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Presentations of detailed topics and critique
LAB 8
Research on Selected Topics
GROUP WRITING 6
Detailed Topics
READING 8
Technology Transfer
 8/2/07 PRESENTATION 6
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Presentations of potential actions plan and critique
LAB 9
Research on Potential Actions
   
 8/1/07  

PRESENTATION 7
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Presentations of final actions plan and critique

LAB 10
Translation of action in articles and Coordination of articles 
GROUP WRITING 7
Actions 
 
 8/2/07   SUMMIT  Party!! GROUP WRITING 8
ARTICLES
 
 8/3/07  
ON-LINE EVALUATION
  INDIVIDUAL WRITING
Analysis of Articles and impact of agreement on country