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Multi-Campus UC Course for Bending the CurveUpper-Division Undergraduate Level Course for Majors in Engineering, Humanities, Math/Science, & Social Science
Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions
Launch of the Course at theUniversity of California, San Diego
January 8, 2018
Syllabus, hybrid style of teaching and grading procedures
Instructors: Fonna Forman (Political Sciences &
V. Ram Ramanathan (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
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BENDING THE CURVE: CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS SIO 109 / POLSCI 117
Winter Quarter of 2018 (Jan 8th to March 21st, 2018) Launch of the UC Climate Solutions course at UC San Diego by the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography (SIO) and the Department of Political Science (PolSci) Instructors: Office Hours Fonna Forman (PolSci): [email protected] V. Ram Ramanathan (SIO): [email protected] Teaching Assistants: Leanne Hirsch: [email protected] Hannah Campi: [email protected] Class meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM. Instruction begins: January 08, 2018; ends: March 14, 2018. Final Projects Due: March 21, 2018. Project Presentations to Instructors and TAs: March 21, 2018, 11am-3pm. The three top final group projects will be selected for archival in the California Digital Library. These projects will be announced through email at 10 AM on March 22nd. The three winning teams will come to the instructor’s office at 1 PM on March 22nd and help the instructor upload their projects to the California digital library.
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Syllabus: Hybrid Structure ● Students are expected to review the video lectures before coming to each class and arrive
prepared with questions, discussion topics. The attached syllabus shows the videos that will be discussed in each class.
● Quizzes will be given periodically. This quiz will be conducted for the last 10 to 20 minutes of each class.
● 30% of the grade will be given for in-class participation and quiz.● 70% of the grade is given for the final project - 50% for group work and 20% for
individual work. Students will be divided into multi-disciplinary groups of 4 to 5 people. Each group will submit a group project executive summary in addition to an individual report that covers their contribution to the group report. Please see the last section for additional project and grading details.
Three among the total number of the submitted projects will be chosen for inclusion in the California Digital Library dedicated to Climate Solutions, which is a permanent archive. ● Please refer to the course overview document in the class web site for a more complete
description of goals, objectives and the hybrid nature of this multi-campus course offered simultaneously in many UC campuses.
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Lecture
Cluster
Schedule of Lectures and Lab Sessions
Topics
PARTI:SETTINGTHESTAGE:CLIMATECHANGEDRIVERS&IMPACT
1Jan-08
ScienceSolutions
In-ClassDiscussionTopics:IntroductiontoCourseStructure:RamandForman(20mts)ClimateChangeScience:Ram(50mts)VideoLectures:Courseoverviewandvision&ClimateChange:V.RamanathanForalllectures,studentsareexpectedtoviewthevideolecture(s)beforecomingtotheclassandbepreparedtodiscussitinclass.Quiz:10minutes:
2Jan-10 AllClusters
BendingtheCurveSolutions:Ram(60mts)VideoLecture:SixClusters&TenSolutionsforBendingtheCurve:V.RamanathanQuiz:20minutes
Jan-15 MartinLutherKingHoliday
3Jan-17
SocietalTransformation
Solutions
Humans&Nature:HowDidWeGetHere?FormanVideoLectures:I. ClimateJustice&EquitableApproaches:F.Forman(UCSD)II. TheQuestforClimateJustice:D.Pellow(UCSB)
4Jan-22 ScienceSolutions
ImpactsandBarrierstoSolutions:Ram(40mts)Videolectures:
I. ObstaclestoClimateSolutionsS.Davis(UCI)II. SeaLevelRisefromMeltingIceE.Rignot(UCI)
Last40mts:PresentandExplainProjectstoStudents(FormanandRam)
PARTII:LIVINGLABORATORIESFORBENDINGTHECURVE:THECALLTOACTION
5Jan-24
GovernanceSolutions
BendingtheCurveLivingLaboratory:Forman(60mts)VideoLecture:LessonsfromCaliforniaD.Press(UCSC)Last20mts:Studentsranktheirprojects.TheserankingsWillbeusedtoassign
projectsandgroups;willbeoverseenbyTAs:Campi&Hirsch
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6Jan-29 AllClusters
LivingLaboratories:Ram(30mts)VideoLectures
I. CarbonNeutralityInitiativeofUCM.St.Clair(UCOP)II. EnergyEfficiencyManagementatUCIJ.Brower(UCI)
LabSession(50mts):Studentgroupswillbeannounced:Campi&Hirsch.Eachgroupwillmeetintheclassroomanddiscussorganizationofthereportanddevelopastrategy.FormanandRamandthetwoTAswillcirculateamonggroups
PARTIII:SOLUTIONS:CLIMATEMITIGATION&SOLUTIONS
7Jan31
Science&Technology-
BasedSolutions
Science&TechnologyPathwaysforBendingtheCurve:Ram(60mts)VideoLecture
I. EnergyTechnologyPathways,S.Samuelsen(UCI)II. TransportationPathwaysforBtC,D.Sperling(UCD)Quiz:20minutes
8Feb5 Presentations:Studentteamsmakebriefpresentationoftheirproposals,including
thechallengestheyface.
9Feb07
SocietalTransformation
Solutions
SocialChange:FormanVideolectures:
I. ChangingSocialNorms&Behavior,F.Forman(UCSD)II. SocialMovements&SocialSolutionstoClimateChange,H.Han(UCSB)
Presentationscontinued:Studentteamsmakebriefpresentationoftheirproposals,includingthechallengestheyface.
10Feb12
SocietalTransformation
Solutions
ClimateChange&PublicHealth:Forman(30mts)Videolecture:ClimateChange:HealthImpacts,G.Solomon(UCSF)Labsession:40mts.
Quiz:10minutes
11Feb14
SocietalTransformation
Solutions
PublicOpinion&Communication:FormanVideolectures:
I. ClimateScienceCommunication,R.Somerville(UCSD)II. ClimateCommunication,J.Christensen(UCLA)
Feb19 PresidentsDayHoliday
12Feb21
Market-&Regulations-
BasedSolutions
MarketBasedSolutions:FormanVideolectures:
I. ConsiderationofEconomicsforDesigningClimatePolicy,M.Auffhammer(UCB)II. CostEffective&EfficientClimatePolicies,M.Jacobsen(UCSD)Quiz:10minutes
13Feb26
GovernanceSolutions
InternationalGovernance:RamVideolecture:InternationalGovernance,D.Victor(UCSD)
14Feb28
TechnologyBasedSolutions
FastTrackingMitigation:Ram(40mts)Videolecture:TechnologiesforSLCPsMitigation,Ramanathan(UCSD)&D.Zaelke(UCSB)LabSession:40mts:Oralgroupprogressreportdue,duringlabsession
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15March5
Technology-BasedSolutions
BendingtheCurvewithSustainableTransportation:Ram(40mts)Videolecture:EnergyImplicationsofTransportation,M.Barth(UCR)
LabSession:40mts:ContinuewithOralgroupprogress
16March7
Groupspresentnear-finalversionofprojectsandreceivefeedbackfromInstructors
17March12
Natural&ManagedEcosystemSolutions
LocalSolutions:PezzoliVideoLecture:MakingUrban&RuralAreasResilient(LivingLaboratory:UCSD),K.Pezzoli(UCSD)
17March14
Reviewofthe10Solutions
OpendiscussionledbyFormanStudentsreportontheirperceptionoftheclimatechangeproblem;Theiroutlookonifandwhensocietywillsolvetheproblem;Andwhataretheconsequencesiftherearenotadequatemeasuresputintoplaceintime.
Fordetailedoutlineoftapedlectures,seethecourseoverviewdocument:
GuidelinesforProjects&Grading
Studentswillworkininterdisciplinarygroupsof4-5studentseach.Duringweek3,eachstudentwillbeaskedtorankhisorherpreferencesfromasetofprojectoptions.Courseinstructorswillassembleteams,basedonpreferences,aswellasinterdisciplinarydistributionconsiderations. Studentgroupscanchooseoneofthefollowingtwooptionsforprojects:
1) LivingLaboratoriesofClimateSolutions(Corporation,UniversityorJurisdictionalUnit:City/Village,Nation,Internationalbody);
2) Proposedclimatesolutionsbystudentsforajurisdictionoftheirchoice.TopicsandIssuestoConsiderintheProject(notrankedorprioritized) Donotneedtoconsiderallofthetopicsandissueslistedbelow;asubsetofatleastthreeismandatory.Ifyouthinkofotherissuesortopics,youcanbringthemup.
● What“ClimateActionPlan”doesyourcasestudyhave?● Howdoesitfitormapontothesixclustersand10solutions?Whichcurvesaretheybending?● Howdotheymotivatepeopletotakeaction?● Howarepeopleconvincedofthelegitimacyofclimatechangescience;theneedforactions;and
conveythesenseofurgency?
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● Technologiesdeployedandbarriers:Off-theshelfversusnewtechnologies;Howwillyouimproveit?•Aretheyscalable?How;ifnotwhynot?
● ShortLivedClimatePollutants:Marryinglocalinterestswithglobalpolicies:MethaneRecoveryfromlandfills/foodwastes/farmmanure;SameforHFCs.
● RoleofBehavioralChangesMarketMechanismsemployedCorporateSupport● Howfastcanitbedonegiventheconstraintsofpublicandpoliticalsupport;● Whatgovernancepracticesarebeingdeployed?
Grading:GroupProject:50%IndividualProjectReport:20%In-ClassParticipation:30% Therewillbenomidtermsorfinalinthiscourse.Studentsgradeswillbebasedon1)classparticipation,2)agroupproject(whichcontainsseveralcomponents–proposal,anoralprogressreport,anexecutivesummary,andafinalin-classpresentation)and3)a7-10pageindividualprojectreport,whichwillbegradedonanindividualbasis.Courserequirementsaredescribedindetailbelow.
ProposalDuefourthweek(Feb5):Theteamproposalwilldetailthespecificcasestudy,focusingonunderstandingwhatiscurrentlybeingdone,goingoverCAPs,lookingatanyprogresstowardsgoalssincetheywereannouncedetc.andaworkplanfortheprojectoverthecourseofthequarter.ProposalswillbepresentedtotheentireclassonFeb5-7. ProgressReporteighthweek(Feb28):Groupswillprovideanoralupdateoftheirprogresstodate. PreliminaryPresentationninthweek(March7):Grouppresentationtotheentireclass.5minutes.Finalmaterialsdue,andteampresentationeleventhweek(March21):Groupexecutivesummaryandindividualprojectreportsaredue.Finalgrouppresentationsscheduledbetween11am-3pmonMarch21.
FinalPaperandPresentation:Eachstudentwillbeaskedtosubmita7-10pagepaper(size12fontand1.5linespacing)ontheirproject,andeachgroupwillsubmitafive-pageexecutivesummarythatdrawsoneachindividual’swork.LooktotheBendingtheCurvefullreportandExecutiveSummaryasanexampleofhowinformationfromindividualprojectsshouldbeorganizedintheExecutiveSummary.Thein-classpresentationwillbedoneasateam.ExecutiveSummariesshouldaddress:
● Yourcasestudy’shistoryofaddressingclimatechangeandfuturegoals● Whathasbeensuccessfulsofar● Howthesixclustersandtensolutionsrelatetowhatisbeingdone● Areasforimprovementandsolutionsnotutilized● AplanforimprovementmovingforwardIndividualPaperswillexploreindepthoneofthethemesorexamplescoveredintheExecutiveSummary.Gradeforindividualpapersisnotpartofthe50%groupworkgrade.
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Ramanathan et al, 2015: Executive Summary of the Report, Bending the Curve: 10 scalable solutions for carbon neutrality and climate stability.
Published by the University of California, October 27, 2015https:// uccarbonneutralitysummit2015.ucsd.edu/_files/Bending-the-Curve.pdf