Energy Policy for a Changing World

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Energy use is essential to all aspects of modern life and a significant determinant of economic and social opportunity throughout the world. Yet energy use can also have detrimental effects on the environment and society—climate change being the most grave example. This course will explore how public policies affect the way that energy is produced and used and how policies can be designed to advance a more accessible, affordable, reliable and clean energy system. It will draw on material from multiple disciplines to gain a deeper understanding of the array of factors affecting our current energy system. Focus program students only.