Climate Change, Energy Security, and Geopolitics: The Case of Taiwan (Penn Global Seminar- PGS)

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Thanks to the near-total dependence on fossil energy, Taiwan most likely has the strongest geopolitical motivation in the world to invest in renewable energy yet have done so only tentatively. This course would likely be the first such class on climate geopolitics to be offered at a major American university. Major topics to be covered include climate science and policy; energy systems; geopolitical theory; environmental security; and cross-straits relations. The course will inform a book manuscript underway.