Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
36459:Introductory Course to Climate Change and Global Warming(GA) 2024 Spring Fri4 College　Of　Business　Administration,College　Of　International　Relations,College　Of　Policy　Science,College　of　Image　Arts　and　Sciences,College　of　Information　Science　and　Engineering INASAWA IZUMI 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

YOYOKAN　YY305

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

The course will be basically conducted by PPT materials together with on-line communications.
Therefore, students are requested to take on-line lectures by utilizing PC or other electric devices.
Please check Manaba+R to obtain the URL of Zoom site and the most-updated information from the
lecturer.
This course overviews the basics of climate change and global warming issues by reviewing
internationally recognized reports and also looking into attempts of international frameworks.
Students will first obtain the scientific knowledge about global warming and climate change by
following United Nations' reports. Students will then collect information about the current status and
outlook of world energy supply and demand situations by looking into International Energy Agency's
reports. After these sessions, the international frameworks to address the challenges will be
discussed together with the history of international negotiations. Based on these discussions, the
course deals with the options to cope with climate change and global warming, focusing on
Renewable Energy. Finally students will be provided with the concept of sustainability and its interand
intra- generational meanings will be explained. The course is in principle in English and all
students are expected to actively participate in the discussions.

Student Attainment Objectives

Through this course, students are expected to:
・obtain thorough understandings of key issues on climate change and global warming,
・obtain basic knowledge about world energy situations, energy policies, the roles of Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency,
・collect information about principal measures and international frameworks, and
・comprened the concept of sustainability to cope with the global challenges.
Through this course, students can develop comprehensive abilities to recognize global problems
and directions to solve them.

Recommended Preparatory Course

None

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1.

Introduction / Communications among students and the lecturer

2.

Basic Issues of Global Warming and Climate Change

UNFCCC, IPCC Reports

3.

Tracing the Past
<Mini-Group Discussions and Presentations>

Causes, Measures to trace into the past evidence.

4.-5.

International Frameworks: Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement

For Session 5, one Special Lecture by a guest speaker is expected on
variety of environmental issues (TBC: To Be Confirmed.)

6.

Global Energy Trend

Outlook of energy use and future projection

7.-8.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
<Mini-Group Discussions and Presentations>

For Session 8, one Special Lecture by a guest speaker expected on how
companies have been responding (TBC: To Be Confirmed.)

9.

Emissions Trading

Measures to prevent Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic
Measures

10.

Sustainability
<Mini-Group Discussions and Presentations>

Development of the concept: ex. Weak and Strong Sustainability

11.-13.

Group Discussions and Preparation of Presentations

Discussions, and preparing materials for Presentation

14.-15.

Group Presentations and Wrap-Up

Class Format

The course will be basically conducted by PPT materials together with on-line communications.
Thus, students are requested to take on-line lectures (Zoom) by utilizing PC or other electric
devices.
Students have opportunities to watch videos in the class.

Recommendations for Private Study

Students are expected to be attentive to news articles on climate change, global warming and
energy issues.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

Students are evaluated based on a short-paper (60%) to
be submitted at the end of term period (deadline date to
be instructed by the lecturer). Active participation in
discussions (20%) and group presentations (20%) will be
also evaluated. If the group presentations do not take
place, other assignments (essays) will be evaluated as
20%.

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

In order to deepen understandings, students are expected to review the handouts of past sessions.

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

This course is not based on textbooks.

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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