Climate Change Engineering and Policy. 3 credits

Catalog description

This class will provide a brief introduction to the physical and chemical processes that dictate the Earth’s climate and how climate change influences natural systems. The primary focus of course material will be on the climate impacts on engineered systems and how engineers interact with the climate system through mitigation and adaptation activities. Students will be introduced to enacted and proposed policy approaches to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Offered by Civil, Environ & Infrastr Engr . Limited to two attempts.