2025 Summer Session D
6 weeks, July 7 - August 15
IAS C176 001 - LEC 001
Climate Change Economics
Jul 07, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online
Class #:12732
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Online
Offered through
Interdisciplinary Social Science Programs
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
2
Enrolled: 3
Waitlisted: 3
Capacity: 5
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
9 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 16.5 hours of outside work hours per week, and 6 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week.
Course Catalog Description
This course is a self-contained introduction to the economics of climate change. Climate change is caused by a large variety of economic activities, and many of its impacts will have economic consequences. Economists have studied climate change for more than two decades, and economic arguments are often powerful in policy decisions. The course will familiarize students with these arguments and equip them with the tools to participate in discussions of climate change policy through an economic lens.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats