Energy Policy & The Environment

Description

As concerns for a secure, stable, and clean energy future grow, so does the need for individuals who can develop, assess, and implement effective energy policies and practices. This course will provide students with an in-depth exploration of energy policy development, implementation, and assessment at multiple governmental and corporate scales. The course utilizes contemporary real-world problems and actions to provide you with context for the drivers, frameworks, and assumptions of energy policy. The course is structured to provide students with the expertise necessary to identify energy policy needs, craft policy alternatives, and evaluate energy policy. Emphasis on tailoring energy policy to meet not just economic goals but also environmental and social goals creates a global perspective from which you will learn to approach energy policy challenges.

Program

MBA

Objectives

• Students who successfully complete the course should be able to: • Identify energy policy knowledge gaps and needs at various governmental and entity levels. • Examine existing or proposed energy policy critically; expose errors, find unintended consequences of implementation, offer suggestions for improvement. • Identify the drivers of energy policy from political, environmental, and economic perspectives; and explain how these drivers can exist either in conflict or complement of each other. • Articulate the goals and outcomes of energy policy to diverse audiences, translating the often cumbersome language of legislation into a more accessible format for stakeholders. • Evaluate the main perspectives and frameworks for energy policies. • Articulate the goals and outcomes of energy policy to diverse audiences, translating the often-cumbersome language of legislation into a more accessible format for stakeholders. • Interpret the main drivers of policy dvelopment and change.