Energy issues have always been important in international relations, but in recent years may have become even more important than in the past due to the widespread awareness of existing limits to energy sources and negative climate impacts. The course discusses global trends in energy consumption and production, various available scenarios for potential developments in the coming decades, the availability of oil reserves and the evolution of the oil industry.
Energy Production
Jul 24th 2017
Jul 17th 2017
Describe las formas en que la energía se produce, transforma, utiliza y almacena, identificando retos y beneficios. El recurso energético está ligado al desarrollo, bienestar, sustentabilidad e independencia de las sociedades modernas. La utilización y administración adecuada de los diferentes recursos energéticos impactará tanto en el progreso futuro propio como en el poder económico.
Feb 6th 2017
Understand the critical energy challenges the world faces and analyse the political economy of the global energy industry. Energy is often said to be the lifeblood of modern society. Multiple sea changes are currently afoot in the global economy, at the heart of which lies energy.
Jun 8th 2016
A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts. Humanity faces an immense challenge: providing abundant energy to everyone without wrecking the planet. If we want a high-energy future while protecting the natural world for our children, we must consider the environmental consequences of energy production and use. But money matters too: energy solutions that ignore economic costs are not realistic—particularly in a world where billions of people currently can’t afford access to basic energy services. How can we proceed?
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