K2SP 3155 - Energy Transition

Energy is a peculiar good, its production and consumption producing impacts on economics, environment and societies. The energy model on which growth and industrialized Countries' development has been built is currently facing a large number of issues, at local, national and global scale. In the meanwhile, energy needs change, technology offers new opportunities and traditional frames of governance are put into questions by the arrival of new actors on the scene. In this changing context, this course will tackle the relations between energy and environment, the nature of the different issues, possible solutions and the type of policies that can shape this transition.

Michel COLOMBIER

Cours magistral seul

English

Preparation of the debate (half an hour per class), one oral presentation per group (2/3 hours), a final paper.

No pre-requisites but a strong motivation to tackle issues on the basis of different disciplines (political science, economics, engineering).

Autumn 2022-2023

Active participation to class, oral group presentation/debates (30%) Final assignment (choice of topics during the first classes) of 20000 characters (70%)

Every class will be composed of a news analysis (group presentation) followed by a debate (30 minutes total). The course is based on case studies and participation of students is strongly encouraged.