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Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - IEST6911
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  Institute of Environmental Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.ies.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band   (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
 
 

Description

Note: This course was previously offered as IEST5011 however changed course codes to IEST6911 effective semester 2 2011.

This short interdisciplinary course, led by Dr Mark Diesendorf, aims to teach students to explain and evaluate the scientific evidence for the anthropogenic greenhouse effect and its potential impacts; various technologies proposed for greenhouse gas mitigation; develop policies and strategies for all levels of government to reduce substantially greenhouse gas emissions; compare and evaluate different scenarios for achieving these reductions in the energy and transport sectors.

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