1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The economics of climate change is a scientific subject that studies the mutual interdependent relationship regulation between economics and hot current climate issues, in order to ensure sustainable development based on the mitigation, adaptation to the impacts of climate change on the economy
The economics of climate change studies reciprocal effects of climate change on the economy, exploiting both sides of microeconomics and macroeconomics.
The economics of climate change mainly focuses on the issues of why people make decisions, policies that have consequences on climate, causing the damage on the economy and then proposing the policies and tools to mitigate and to adapt to the risks of climate change.
2. COURSE CONTENTS
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise, assignments
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar
1
Chapter 1: The science of climate change
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Science of climate change
(CC)
1.3 Economic approach to climate change
3
0
0
5,5
1,3,4,6,7
2
Chapter 1: The science of climate change (cont.)
1.4. Impacts of climate change on Economy, Society, and environment
1.5. International collective action on climate change3
0
0
5,5
1,3,6,7
3
Chapter 2: The Economics of Climate Change
2.1. Development trends in science economic of climate change2.2 Economic science of climate change
3
0
0
5,5
1,3,6,7
4
Chapter 2: The Economics of Climate Change (cont.)
2.3. Content of the economics of climate change
2.4. Economic instruments for climate change
3
0
0
5,5
1,3,4,6,7
5
Chapter 2: The Economics of Climate Change (cont.)
2.5 The role of climate change economics
2.6 Implications of economics of climate change on development
3
0
2
5,5
1,2,3,6,7
6
Chapter 3: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation
3.1 Concept, optimal level of greenhouse gas emissions3.2 Overview of global GHG emissions reduction instruments
3
0
2
5,5
1,3,5,6,7
7
Chapter 3: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation (cont.)
3.3. Command – and – control instruments
3.4. Economic instruments
3
0
0
5,5
1,3,6,7
8
Chapter 3: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation (cont.)
3.5. Cost-benefit analysis with the economics of climate change mitigation
3.6. S Comparison of global climate change mitigation instruments3.7 Climate change mitigation policies
3
0
3
5,5
1,2,3,5,6,7
9
Mid-term test
3
0
0
5,5
2,3,6,7
10
Chapter 4: The Economics of Climate Change Adaptation
4.1. The concepts4.2. Economic aspects of climate change adaptation
4.3 Economic Analytical instruments for Climate Change Adaptation
3
0
0
5,5
3,4,6,7
11
Chapter 4: The Economics of Climate Change Adaptation (cont.)
4.4. Cost-benefit analysis with economics of climate change adaptation4.5 Challenges in economic analysis of climate change adaptation
4.6 Climate change adaptation policies
3
0
3
5,5
2,3,4,6,7
12
Chapter 5: The Economic models and response policies for climate change in Vietnam
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Content and model building method
5.3 Climate change in Vietnam
3
0
0
5,5
3,4,6,7
13
Chapter 5: The Economic models and response policies for climate change in Vietnam (cont.)
5.4. Impacts of climate change in Vietnam
5.5. Viewpoint and orientation to respond to climate change in Vietnam
5.6 Policies to respond to climate change in Vietnam
3
0
0
5,5
2,3,4,6,7
14
Group exercise (presentation)
3
0
6,5
5,5
3,4,5,6,7
15
Group exercise (presentation)
3
0
6
5,5
3,4,5,6,7
Total
45
0
22,5
82,5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Attendance
The number of attendances and participation in lesson
6,7
10%
Quiz, midterm test
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Quick test, 40 minutes
1,2,3,4,6,7
15%
Report
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Group or individual assignment
1,2,3,4,6,7
15%
Summative
Final test
MCQ + writing (60 mins)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
60%
Total:
100%
* Generic Criteria
Exercises shown on A4 size paper; font size: 14; font: Times New Roman; size of the upper, lower, left, right order of 2.5cm, 2.5cm, 3.5cm, 2cm; 1.5 lines line spacing.
* Formative assessment
Class attendance: following the current training regulations by Foreign Trade University
* Summative assessment
Mid-term
- Form: Essay or case study 2 - 4 A4 pages
- Content: Specific exercises
- Criteria:
+ Determine the problem clear, reasonable 3 points
+ Logical analysis, deep, with 4 actual points of contact
+ Use a rich reference material 1 point
+ Language is clear, quoted correctly 1 point
+ Creative in the presentation 1 point
Total: 10 points
Final-term
- Form: Multiple choice tests and short form
- Content: All covered topics during the course
- Assessment criteria:
+ Coherence, logic, strong arguments for short answers
- Multiple choice
5 points
5 points
Total: 10 points