Introduction of the course, course requiremens, Q/A

Why is energy abundance both good and bad news?

Does modern society even need and environment?

How can we provide cheap energy for humanity? And is it even possible?

Are we running out of energy?

Is the market failing to protect the environment?

Can alternative schools of economics offer a viable model of the interaction between human beings and the environment?

Why is climate change a scientific, not an ideological phenomenon?

Why is it so hard to agree on a solution to climate change?

Should we increase the cost of fossil fuels or prohibit their use?

Why is fossil fuel abandonment so difficult?

Decarbonization of transportation

Could we settle for less?