Syllabus - Energy and environment
Why are fossil fuels so cheap? And are they really?
Externalities, one of the basic concepts of environmental science, illustrated by the example of coal mining and burning. What are the options to address (negative) externalities?
Mandatory literature
Harris, J.M.-Roach, B.(2018): Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach, 42 - 64.
Wright, R.T. (2005): Environmental Science. Pearson, 573 – 600.