This course gives an overview of current topics and scientific methods and debates in environmental economics and policy. We will focus on global and European climate policy and discuss different environmental policy options, such as regulations, environmental taxes, and emissions trading schemes in theory and practice.

• Intro to the concepts, methods, and current scientific debates in environmental economics and policy
• Discussion of strengths and weaknesses of different environmental and climate policy options in theory and practice
• Case studies of climate policies
• Reading simple scientific articles and reports  

Participation is mandatory in PI classes 

• Inputs by the lecturers
• Group discussions
• Presentations
• Videos

• Discussion questions
• Quizzes
• Presentations
• Participation in class

first come, first serve

Please log in with your WU account to use all functionalities of read!t. For off-campus access to our licensed electronic resources, remember to activate your VPN connection connection. In case you encounter any technical problems or have questions regarding read!t, please feel free to contact the library at readinglists@wu.ac.at.