Program + Stipend
Schedule
This program will run 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, July 15 - 19, 2024.
Instructors
Program facilitator: Shane Carter (ORIAS)
Lead Instructor: Lisa Rennels
Guest Presenters: TBA
Format
Participants will meet in-person each day for presentations and discussions with the ORIAS facilitator (Shane Carter) and lead instructor (Lisa Rennels). Speakers on climate justice and regional case studies will offer a mix of in-person and remote presentations.
Topics
During the week, the program will address the following questions:
- What is climate change and what are its projected impacts around the world?
- What is the energy economy and how is it structured?
- What are the differential impacts of climate change around the world, and how can we measure them?
- What is climate justice and how is it related to differential impacts of climate change?
- What policy options are available to us in response to climate change?
- In what ways and to what extent can the tools of economics serve the goal of climate justice?
- How do we weigh the justice and efficacy of possible policy responses?
Course Connections
The material in this program connects with many common concepts from introductory economics courses, including:
- price
- incentives
- firm decision-making
- public goods/private property
- problems of global action
- equity/efficiency
- externalities
- market failure
Participant Responsibilities
Prior to the start of the program, participants will be provided with preparatory materials to read/watch/listen to. These materials will be the foundation for understanding certain presentations and for engaging in discussions. Participants will be expected to have completed this preparation prior to each day of the program.
Participants will also be asked to produce a short series of lessons (applicable to their own teaching context) that incorporate materials and concepts from the week-long program.
Draft lessons must be submitted for feedback by July 31, 2024; lesson revisions will be due August 23, 2024.
Stipend
Each teacher-participant will receive a stipend of $1200 upon completion of the program.