OADD 2275 - Energy Efficiency Policies: Options and Updates

This class will delve into energy efficiency policies and their implementation in the member states of the International Energy Agency. It will start with introductory lecture blocks on energy efficiency, presenting a detailed overview on strategies and policies, taking the European Union as focal case. Based on this, groups of students will work on research papers looking into the roll-out of energy efficiency policies. They will investigate specific aspects of policy implementation by synthesising and analysing recent deployments. The screening of policies and projects will be performed under the guidance of experts from the Energy Efficiency Office of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The group papers will be published as blog contributions on the webpage of Sciences Po’s European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition.

Learning Outcomes:

• Students will acquire in-depth knowledge about energy efficiency policies
• Students will be able to contribute to the conception of clean energy policies
• Students will train their capacity to transfer their theoretical knowledge to policy implementation practice.
• Students will cooperate with policy practitioners from the Energy Efficiency Office of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Professional Skills:

Self-management; project management; policy analysis and consulting; presenting and debating study outcomes.

Interest in EU energy and climate policies.

• Groups will work under the guidance of one professional from the IEA per group.
• In line with the inverted class room format, groups will be regularly coached and directed by the professor to maximize their learning outcomes.

(i) Mid-term exam (30%): Knowledge-saver exam (2 hrs) on content provided in the lecture sessions 1-3.

(ii) Final report (60%) and

(iii) Presentations of group results (mid-term and final; 10% of grade)

• In Class Presence: 24 hours a semester (2 hrs kick-off; 2 hrs. mid-term presentation; 2 hrs. final presentation) plus meetings for coaching by professor
• Exchange with professionals: 1 hour a week / 12 hours a semester