📘 Day 1: Introduction to EU Climate Policy
9:00-10:30 Session 1: Course Introduction, EU Climate Policy Foundations
Learning Objective: Understand the historical and institutional development of EU climate policy.
Reading:
Andrew Jordan and Tim Rayner. “The evolution of climate policy in the European Union: an historical overview”, in Climate Change Policy in the European Union eds. Andrew Jordan, Dave Huitema, Harro van Asselt, Tim Rayner and Frans Berkhout.(Cambridge: University Press, 2010), p.61
11:00-12:30 Session 2: The European Green Deal
Learning Objective: Analyze the goals and components of the EU Green Deal.
EU Green deal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-OiG6p2dHQ
Reading:
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions the European Green Deal, 2019
Siddi, Marco. "The European Green Deal: Assessing its current state and future implementation." (2020).
Bonus material:
Hainsch, Karlo & Löffler, Konstantin & Burandt, Thorsten & Auer, Hans & Crespo del Granado, Pedro & Pisciella, Paolo & Zwickl-Bernhard, Sebastian, 2022. "Energy transition scenarios: What policies, societal attitudes, and technology developments will realize the EU Green Deal?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 239(PC).
Progress Report 2024, Leading the way: from plans to implementation for a green and competitive Europe Climate Action
End video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBU48JHJ-4M
13:30-14:30 Session 3: Climate Change in Central Asia
Reading:
Mirzabaev, A. (2023). Climate Change Science and Policy in Central Asia: Current Situation and Future Perspectives. In: Sabyrbekov, R., Overland, I., Vakulchuk, R. (eds) Climate Change in Central Asia. SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29831-8_3Links to an external site.
Sabyrbekov, R., Overland, I., Vakulchuk, R. (2023). Central Asian Climate Policy Pledges Under the Paris Agreement: Can They Be Fulfilled?. In: Sabyrbekov, R., Overland, I., Vakulchuk, R. (eds) Climate Change in Central Asia. SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29831-8_4Links to an external site.