The Complexities of the Energy Transition

This sophomore/junior-level elective seminar will examine the complexities of the energy transition. Through case studies and interviews with industry leaders, students will appreciate the scale and magnitude of the challenge and the factors that limit the pace of the transition. The seminar will specifically focus on the decarbonization challenges of difficult-to-abate sectors, like shipping, and in teams of two or three, students will work together to come up with hypothetical policy interventions to accelerate the transition.