Science and Politics of Climate Change

The course also provides an understanding of, and the ability to analyse, political questions and decision-making related to climate mitigation and adaptation. Based on this, the course aims to provide a deeper understanding of the most important scientific questions and how they are reflected in and addressed in the international climate policy debate. The course also includes methods components, such as how to handle scientific uncertainty and detection and attribution. Special attention is given to ethical perspectives, including global justice.

The course starts with a survey of the dynamics and complexity of the climate system. Then the course provides a special focus on evaluating different climate science debates and how they are linked to important climate policy questions. Selecting these key questions and debates is an important aspect of the course, and it is organised through moderated dialogues amongst students and between students and the lecturer.

The course consists primarily of reading and evaluating scientific articles, mixed with lectures, seminars, and debates, the structure of which is decided upon amongst the course participants along the way. The coursework should result in a scientific evaluation of and a survey of current climate science. The IPCC's scientific protocol inspires both the process and the resulting reports.

Prerequisites

At least 40 ECTS credits from the programme SAESS Masterprogram i Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (also called LUMES).

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 18,750
First payment: SEK 18,750

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.