Geopolitics of Climate, Energy and the Environment - JPM777

• Title: Geopolitics of Climate, Energy and the Environment
• Czech title: Geopolitika klimatu, energie a životního prostředí
• Guaranteed by: Department of Political Science (23-KP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Tomáš Petříček, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Gabriela Baranyaiová (03.10.2022)

Description:
The course aims to introduce students to relationship between changes in biophysical environment induced by climate change and exploitation of natural resources on the one hand with the power relations among human societies on the other. Students will examine the role of energy in geopolitical relations in the world. Main focus will be on European Union and its position in both regional and global trends related to energy.
The course addresses the climate change as a geopolitical factor that will shape global power relations. It aims to illustrate the nature of climate change as an multiplier of existing vulnerabilities, conflicts and risks. Students will observe the implications of international efforts, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change, on global geopolitics and geoeconomics, including the implications of energy or green transition to power relations in the world.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Gabriela Baranyaiová (11.09.2023)

Prerequisite:

None

Course requirements:

Final test (multiple-choice + one open-ended question). Three terms will be offered in due time according to academic calendar. 

 

The final assessment is marked as following:

100 % - 91 % ...A

90 % - 81 % ... B

80 % - 71 % ... C

70 % - 61 % ... D

60 % - 51 % ... E

Less than 50 % ... F