Global Energy Transitions and Climate Policy @ TU Wien ====================================================== .. figure:: ../../../../_static/tuwien_logo.png :width: 240px :align: right This course is part of the Master's degree program in `Environmental Technology & International Affairs`_ held at the Technical University Vienna (TU Wien). The course is designed and delivered by `Dr. Behnam Zakeri `_, including several lectures by guest speakers/lecturers. .. _`Environmental Technology & International Affairs` : https://www.tuwien.at/en/ace/masters-programs/msc-environmental-technology-intl-affairs?L=1 Scope ^^^^^ The course offers a general overview on drivers of and barriers to global energy transitions. Governing principles of international energy markets are reviewed briefly, with a view on the geopolitics of energy transitions. The role of technological innovations, socio-behavioral dimensions, and economic/political perspectives are discussed. Some contemporary topics in global energy transitions, such as, energy access and poverty, and energy and digitalization are reviewed. The role of modeling and scenario development in energy and climate policy design is another topic of the course. International environmental and climate agreements are reviewed, with a view on successful examples and lessons learned. The course is multi-disciplinary, suitable for students with different backgrounds, including but not limited to engineering, science, economics, and politics. Course material ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |cc-by| **Lecture 1: Global energy resources and markets** | `pdf (2.4MB) `_ | A short note on energy and development | World energy mix | Fossil energy resources and reserves | International energy markets **Lecture 2: Energy transitions: Societal and behavioral perspectives** | `pdf (2.0MB) `_ | Energy poverty and justice | Societal and behavioural aspects of energy use | Climate change and behaviour | Digitalization and energy use **Lecture 3-1: Energy transitions: Technological perspectives** | `pdf (1.2MB) `_ | Technological challenges in energy transitions | Solar PV as a successful example (see Lecture 3-2 for more details) | Transition in mobility: Electric vehicles | Energy storage systems (see Lecture 4 for more details) **Lecture 3-2: Energy innovation and energy transitions (by Dr. Kavita Surana)** | `pdf (9.8MB) `_ | Technological change in the energy sector | Energy technology innovation process | Potentials and barriers of energy innovation | Global energy transitions: case of solar PV **Lecture 4: Integration of renewable energy sources: Energy storage systems** | `pdf (2.9MB) `_ | Energy and climate change | Global trends in renewable energy | Potentials and challenges of variable renewables | Energy storage systems | Economics of energy storage **Lecture 5: Modeling of energy transition: Pathways, scenarios and planning tools** | `pdf (1.3MB) `_ | Time and energy targets | Energy Pathways and scenarios | Tools for modeling the energy transition | Modeling for policy making **Lecture 6-1: International environmental and climate agreements (co-lectured with Franziska Menten (MSc))** | `pdf (12.7MB) `_ | History of climate agreements | Montreal Protocol: A successful international environmental agreement | International organizations and development | Project implementation and monitoring **Lecture 6-2: EU energy and climate policy (by Dr. Samuel Cross)** | `pdf (1.9MB) `_ | Introduction to EU Legislation | Past: Where we are coming from, 2020 Objectives | Present: Where we are, 2030 Objectives in legislation | Future: Where we are going, EU Green Deal Fit for 55 proposals | Exercise on making policy: Saving natural gas in a hurry Acknowledgement ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The material for Lecture 2 is in parts adopted from the course "Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Energy", lectured by Prof. Peter Lund, Aalto University, Finland. Many thanks to invited speakers Dr. Kavita Surana, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Franziska Menten (MSc), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Dr. Samuel Cross, Networking Platform, Aalto University. Also, special thanks to Isabelle Starlinger (MSc) (Program Coordinator) and Prof. Hans Puxbaum (Program Director) for their support for this course at TU Wien.