| Global Climate Change and our societal response are among the most urgent but contentious issues on the international agenda.. Course covers climate science, int’l assessment & the continuing campaign of climate denial. Looks at UN Framework Convention, Kyoto Protocol & Paris Agreement, their approaches, funding efforts & weighting of adaptation v. mitigation. Explores US-China relationship, equity & social justice, and Congress, States, cities and private sector as climate players. Course is taught by a former U.S. State Department negotiator who co-chaired the final year of U.N. negotiations that led to adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 . |