Overview of the “Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change”
Overview of the “Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change” Reading A reading from the ‘Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change’ by economist Nicholas Stern for the Government of the United Kingdom which contains a compilation of the scientific evidence of human caused climate change, its analysis through economic theory, and possible climate policies. […]
Climate Action and Capitalism
Climate Action and Capitalism Audio An audio conversation between Jason Jay, director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, and Rajesh Kasturirangan and Curt Newton, from The Climate Conversations, to discuss the role of market forces and government regulation in climate action. They discuss the theoretical framework of capitalism – its heroic value as well as […]
Economics of Climate Change with William Nordhaus, Nobel Laureate (2018)
Economics of Climate Change with William Nordhaus, Nobel Laureate (2018) Video This video lecture by William Nordhaus on the economics of climate change. This is a comprehensive video on the impacts of climate change and its effect on the economy, along with a focus on economic policy for climate mitigation and adaptation. Students will be […]
Naomi Klein on Capitalism and Climate Change
Naomi Klein on Capitalism and Climate Change Reading This reading is a comprehensive overview of how capitalism has shaped our response and reaction to climate change. This book is divided into three parts – Bad Timing, Magical thinking and Starting Anyway. Bad timing deals with how Free Market Fundamentalism, Invisible Hand and similar economic ideologies […]
Teaching the Tragedy of the Commons using Climate Change
Impact of Climate Change on Teaching the Tragedy of the Commons using Climate Change Overview As an undergraduate Economics teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching the concept of the tragedy of the commons. This lesson plan will help students to understand the concept of tragedy of the […]
Capitalism and Climate Change
Capitalism and Climate Change Overview Overview As an undergraduate Economics or Social Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about Capitalism, Capitalist Modes of Production, History of Capitalism, Consumerism, Materials Economy and its effect on climate change. Students will learn about the history of capitalism- the factors […]
Measuring Value of Abatement for Climate Policy
Impact of Climate Change on Measuring Value of Abatement for Climate Policy Overview Overview As an Undergraduate Economics teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about implementation of environmental policies by measuring the value of abatement. This lesson plan will enable you to teach your students about assessing […]
Climate Change in the Economics Classroom
Climate Change in the Economics Classroom Video A video lecture by Rahul Chopra, TROP ICSU and IISER Pune on climate change educational resources that Economics teachers can use in their classrooms. These educational resources integrate climate change understanding with the core curriculum in Economics. This video lecture is part of an online e-learning course (MOOC) […]
Consumption, Gender and Climate Change
Consumption, Gender and Climate Change Reading A short introductory reading from the GenderCC Women for Climate Justice website that summarizes the gender dimensions of consumerism and climate change. This reading is part of a larger study on the gender dimensions of climate change in several sectors such as agriculture, biodiversity, consumption, disaster, energy, forests, health, […]
Cognitive Bias and Climate Change
Cognitive Bias and Climate Change Teaching Module As a teacher of Psychology in the Social Sciences, you can use this teaching module to draw a link between psychological bias and climate change. Through this module students will learn about the ‘MPG Illusion’ and the influence cognitive biases have in altering human behaviour towards climate change. […]