Climate Change Science and Negotiations

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Module 1: Towards a New Climate Change Agreement

  • The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change
  • The History of Climate Change Science
  • The UNFCCC
  • From Kyoto to Copenhagen
  • Towards COP21

Module 2: The Basics of Climate Change Science

  • The Earth’s Energy Balance
  • The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks
  • The Relentless Rise of CO2
  • Other Drivers of Climate Change
  • Recent History of Climate Change

Module 3: The 2-Degree Limit

  • The Business As Usual Trajectory
  • The Consequences of the BAU Trajectory
  • Limiting the Mean Surface Temperature Increase Below 2-Degrees Celsius vs. Pre-Industrial Levels
  • Debates Over the 2-Degree Celsius Limit

Module 4: The 2-Degree Carbon Budget

  • What is a Carbon Budget?
  • What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-Degree Limit?
  • What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway for the 2-Degree Limit?
  • How Does It Compare with the Potential Emissions from Fossil Fuel Reserves & Resources?

Module 5: The Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems

  • What is an Energy System?
  • Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Trends
  • The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems
  • A Global Mitigation Scenario

Module 6: The Key Technological Challenges of Deep Decarbonization

  • The Need for Accelerated Development of Low-Carbon Technologies
  • Key Technology Areas for RDD&D
  • Grid Management of Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewable Energies
  • Carbon Capture & Sequestration
  • Advanced Nuclear Power
  • Electric Vehicles and Advanced Biofuels
  • The Role of Technology Roadmaps and Roundtables

Module 7: Deep Decarbonization Pathways: Country Case Studies

  • Why Countries Need Deep Decarbonization Pathways to 2050
  • The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project
  • What We Learn From Countries’ Deep Decarbonization Pathways
  • Lessons for the Global Agreement on Climate Change at COP21 in Paris in 2015

Module 8: Energy & Development

  • Energy & Poverty
  • A World Without Modern Energy
  • Energy for All in Africa
  • How Climate Change Threatens the Poorest of the Poor
  • Sustainable Energy for All

Module 9: Main Challenges of Climate Change Negotiations

  • Efficiency & Fairness
  • Basic Principles of a Global Agreement
  • What is Fair?
  • Making an Agreement Stick
  • Problem-Solving Versus Negotiating

Module 10: Towards a New Climate Agreement Based on 2-Degrees Celsius

  • The Three-Tiered Structure of Mitigation Commitments
  • Technology RDD&D
  • Climate Financing
  • Can Everybody Win? Should Everybody Win?
  • Achieving Large Global Goals

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