DWA 288 The Global Politics of Climate and Energy
This course analyzes how energy systems and climate policy shape power and inequality in world politics. We examine the political economy of the energy transition, e.g. fossil-fuel incumbency, clean-energy industrial policy, critical-mineral supply chains, grids and storage, and climate finance. Students evaluate the roles of states, firms, international organizations, and social movements; assess policy tools (regulation, taxation, emissions trading, standards, procurement, industrial strategy); and examine the implications of mitigation and adaptation.