ENST 262 - State and Local Climate Policy

Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)

Local and State Governments are powerful, but often overlooked, sites for climate policy; and because they are closer to citizens than national governments, they afford opportunities for high-leverage citizen action. We examine ways in which local and state governments can use their power to tackle climate change and environmental injustice across sectors including transportation, zoning, housing, land-use, building codes, and energy infrastructure. For a final project, students work in groups to study existing laws in a local or state jurisdiction of their choice, and then write policy memos to present to decision-makers in that jurisdiction making the case for some change in law or policy and attempting to quantify its climate impact. Jeffrey Seidman.

Prerequisite(s): ENST 162 recommended but not required.

First six-week course.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: INT