Postgraduate Courses

This course explores the concepts of climate neutrality and climate change from a multidisciplinary perspective. The course covers the scientific, technological, economic, political, and social aspects of climate neutrality and climate change, including mitigation and adaptation strategies, carbon accounting, renewable energy, energy efficiency, carbon markets, climate policy, and international climate negotiations. The course also examines the ethical and justice dimensions of climate change, including the distributional impacts of climate policies and the responsibilities of different actors in addressing climate change. By the end of the course, students will have a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities of achieving climate neutrality and addressing climate change, as well as the skills to engage in cutting-edge research in this field.

This course introduces students to the application of data science techniques in the context of achieving carbon neutrality. The course covers various data-driven approaches to understanding, quantifying, and mitigating carbon emissions across different sectors, such as energy, transportation, buildings, and land use. Students will learn to collect, process, analyze, and visualize large-scale datasets related to carbon emissions, and develop predictive models and optimization techniques to support decision-making processes aimed at reducing carbon footprints. The course will also explore the role of data science in informing climate change mitigation policies and strategies at local, regional, and global scales

This course prepares students to acquire the basic knowledge of climate change, which sits on the intersection of science and governance. It will review some of the scientific facts of climate change and contrast the scientific research findings with climate governance status. Case study on transforming to a low carbon society will be conducted in later part of the course. Aspects to consider include both scientific support and governance complexity of the low carbon city idea. Students are expected to build their own analysis of the climate change issue at the end of the course.

All industries in China are actively taking effective actions to develop new and clean technologies in order to achieve the carbon peak and neutrality goal of shouldering the common destiny of human beings. This course examines the scientific, technological, and policy approaches that China and the rest of the world can take to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality.

This is a graduate-level interdisciplinary course focusing on the economics of environmental and sustainable development problems and the solutions to those problems. Students will learn to use tools from applied economics and relevant disciplines to better understand and evaluate a series of current policy questions, such as air and water pollution, climate change, environmental amenities, agricultural production, ecosystem services, and biodiversity.

This course is designed for students who are interested in advancing their knowledge and research skills in the area of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and cleaner fossil energy. The course will cover the latest advances in CCS and cleaner fossil energy technologies, policies, and practices, and their potential to mitigate climate change and promote sustainable energy development. Throughout the course, students will engage in critical analysis of the scientific literature, case studies, and policy debates related to CCS and cleaner fossil energy. They will also have the opportunity to develop their research skills by conducting independent research on a topic related to CCS and cleaner fossil energy, and presenting their findings to the class.

This course provides an in-depth examination of the economics and policy issues surrounding energy. Topics include energy demand and supply, market structures, renewable energy technologies, fossil fuels, energy security, climate change, transportation, innovation, and policy analysis. Students will also participate in a research project to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios.

This course explores the challenges associated with climate change, energy and environmental policies from multiple perspectives, disciplines and scales. Students will examine the evolving science and policy of climate change, observe the conflicts between energy companies and interest groups in China, discuss technology innovations and its impact on reducing greenhouse gases emission.

Climate innovation, driven by technological innovation and system change, has the potential to be a disruptive force in combating global challenges. This course will cover policy issues of cleantech development and introduce students to both incentives and challenges of climate investment. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, students will explore how policy and financial instruments can influence the development of clean technologies.

This course is expected to expose the RPg students to the current carbon neutrality and climate change research and development, and provide them with opportunities to make social contacts with the speakers in environmental and climate change communities. This course will be an essential part of training for our RPg students. Graded P or F.

This course is expected to expose the RPg students to the current carbon neutrality and climate change research and development, and provide them with opportunities to make social contacts with the speakers inenvironmental and climate change communities. This course will be an essential part of training for our RPg students. Seminar II is an extension of Seminar I. While the overall design of the seminar course looks essentially the same, topics covered and guests invited will be differentiated. Graded P or F.

Master's thesis research supervised by supervisors from different disciplines. A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.

Original and independent doctoral thesis research supervised by supervisors from different disciplines. A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.