Students will learn the basics of the different types of political-economic systems common today and compare them in terms of how each of them tend to view and respond to climate change. Students will learn about the Paris Accords, as well as examples of political approaches being utilized by different governments. Students will learn the difference between climate change adaptation and mitigation. Students will learn the difference between actions taken at the individual, national, and international levels.

I have taught political science courses at the university level for years. As a result, I have experience navigating these subjects in a sensitive way that minimizes bias. I have taught an undergraduate course on environmental politics. I have additionally used climate change as a case study in many of my other political science courses. I am a comparativist and have taught comparative politics extensively; this is the approach I will be utilizing in this course.

Our source material consists of:
A) The April International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Mitigation of Climate Change Summary for Policy Makers, available at
https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf
B) Yale Climate Connections "Key Takeaways from the New IPCC Report", available at
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/08/key-takeaways-from-the-new-ipcc-report/
C) Columbia University SIPA Center "The Role of Natural Gas in the Energy Transition", available at 
https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/research/commentary/role-natural-gas-energy-transition