Energy and Environment
- Explores Energy's Impact on the Global Economy
- Provides Perspective on Climate Change
- Examines the Geopolitical Landscape
Population growth, technological advancements, and the expansion of global economies all have significant implications for the ever-evolving energy and environmental landscape. These courses examine the increasing importance that access to energy and natural resources has on the global economy and geopolitical landscape, as well as the impact of climate change on our environment. They are taught by policy-makers, energy financiers, clean-tech entrepreneurs, and environmental advocates.
Food and Water Security: Policy and Communications
Examine international and local food, water, and sanitation policies and the differing scenarios in developed and developing countries.
Introduction to Clean Energy Policy
Examine success and failure in government-led policies and regulations shaping the growth of clean energy technologies and industries.
Solar Energy Fundamentals: Engineering, Policy, and Deployment
This course provides a comprehensive analysis of solar photovoltaics (PV) as a clean energy solution.
Urbanization and Food Security
Examine the nexus of urbanization and food security, and explore innovative policy and programmatic solutions to urban food insecurity.
LNG 101: Energy for a Cleaner Future
Learn how natural gas and LNG have an important and growing role to play in the global energy mix for a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.
Renewable Energy in an Age of Conservative Politics
Gain an introductory overview of the fundamentals of policy and the role of politics in shaping the clean energy economy.
Urban Transportation Policy and Planning
Gain an overview of transportation policy and planning in cities in developed and developing countries in this one-day course.