Examining the threat of climate change and the tools used to combat it
Module details
- Offered to 3rd Year students in Spring term
- Thursdays 16:00-18:00
- Planned delivery: On campus (South Kensington)
- 1-term module worth 5 ECTS
- Available to eligible students as part of I-Explore
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Contact the lecturer
Adam Hawkes
a.hawkes@imperial.ac.uk
This module will enable you to appreciate the challenge posed by climate change, and the technologies and systems that will be required to mitigate it. This will be achieved by introducing you to key mitigation technologies and giving you skills to perform basic economic analysis of the options. Lectures will also cover technoeconomic assessment and emissions estimation methods, possible future technology developments and approaches to systems thinking, as well as the policy background on climate change.
You will learn about the technologies and systems for combating climate change and calculate performance metrics for these technologies. The module will also teach you how energy systems are interconnected, and how interdisciplinary approaches are needed to combat climate change. On completion of the course, you will be able to develop and analyse technical approaches to tackle climate change, while considering policy, regulatory, and social aspects.