Energy Economics and the Environment

Explore the interplay of energy use and environmental impact in this course, guided by a former White House economist. Ideal for entrepreneurs and policymakers.

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Brief Summary

This course dives into the big world of energy and the environment, showing how they affect each other and our future. It's perfect for anyone looking to make a difference through entrepreneurship, investment, or policy-making. Dive into the details and discover exciting opportunities!

Key Points

  • Energy's role in geopolitics and the environment is huge.
  • Climate change and energy production are closely linked.
  • Understanding environmental economics is crucial.
  • Exploring alternative energy sources is key.
  • Sustainability is a major focus.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the connection between energy use and environmental impact.
  • Explore opportunities in the emerging energy sector.
  • Learn about alternative energy sources and sustainability.
  • Develop knowledge in environmental and energy economics.
  • Gain insights into climate change and relevant policies.

About This Course

Environmental issues require trade-offs, primarily in how we use energy. A former White House economist offers answers.

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Energy use and its impact on the environment will be two of the most important issues of the 21st century. The large role of energy in geo-political relationships combined with the fact that most of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with global climate change come from energy production means the energy sector is poised for dramatic change, and thus great opportunity. This course is designed to be a primer for potential entrepreneurs, investors, managers and policy makers on energy and environmental issues.

Topics will include environmental economics, energy economics, environmental ethics, oil sector, the electricity sector, alternative energy, sustainability, climate change and climate policy.

Course Curriculum

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Instructor

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Ben Ho

Ben Ho is a behavioral economist at Vassar College and fellow at the Institute for Social Sciences at Cornell. His research uses economic tools like game theory and experiments to understand social systems such as apologies, identity, and climate concerns. Previously, Ho was an assistant professor of economics at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management, as well as lead energy...

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4.9 course rating
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ui-avatar of Jean Dylan
Jean D.
5.0
7 months ago

Amazing topic!

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ui-avatar of Aditi Jaiswal
Aditi J.
5.0
1 year ago

I Liked this course

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ui-avatar of Yaghapathy Vijayaraghavan
Yaghapathy V.
3.0
1 year ago

course is good. but sometimes audio is less to hear in the middle

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ui-avatar of Jeff Horsager
Jeff H.
5.0
2 years ago

Because it’s good.

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ui-avatar of Egwonor Idiovo
Egwonor I.
4.0
2 years ago

No video of the tutor

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ui-avatar of Sahil Lawrence Gonsalves
Sahil L. G.
4.0
2 years ago

IT PROVIDED ME WITH A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF ENERGY ECONOMICS

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ui-avatar of Emmanuel Oreselu
Emmanuel O.
4.0
2 years ago

Well done

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ui-avatar of Ahmet Berk Canıbek
Ahmet B. C.
1.0
2 years ago

Obviously english needs to be more fluent and his perceiving for Climate Change is very superficial that he shouldnt give lessons for it

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ui-avatar of Jose Felix Rodriguez
Jose F. R.
4.0
3 years ago

Definitely

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ui-avatar of Mayureshwar Ravindra Welsepatil
Mayureshwar R. W.
5.0
3 years ago

I had learned environment is inter-related part of economics. Nice course.

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