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Multi-Campus UC Course for Bending the CurveUpper-Division Undergraduate Level Course for Majors in Engineering, Humanities, Math/Science, & Social Science

Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions

Launch of the Course at theUniversity of California, San Diego

January 8, 2018

Syllabus, hybrid style of teaching and grading procedures

Instructors: Fonna Forman (Political Sciences &

V. Ram Ramanathan (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)

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BENDING THE CURVE: CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS SIO 109 / POLSCI 117

Winter Quarter of 2018 (Jan 8th to March 21st, 2018) Launch of the UC Climate Solutions course at UC San Diego by the Scripps Institution of

Oceanography (SIO) and the Department of Political Science (PolSci) Instructors: Office Hours Fonna Forman (PolSci): fonna@ucsd.edu V. Ram Ramanathan (SIO): vramanathan@ucsd.edu Teaching Assistants: Leanne Hirsch: l1hirsch@ucsd.edu Hannah Campi: hacampi@ucsd.edu Class meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM. Instruction begins: January 08, 2018; ends: March 14, 2018. Final Projects Due: March 21, 2018. Project Presentations to Instructors and TAs: March 21, 2018, 11am-3pm. The three top final group projects will be selected for archival in the California Digital Library. These projects will be announced through email at 10 AM on March 22nd. The three winning teams will come to the instructor’s office at 1 PM on March 22nd and help the instructor upload their projects to the California digital library.

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Syllabus: Hybrid Structure ● Students are expected to review the video lectures before coming to each class and arrive

prepared with questions, discussion topics. The attached syllabus shows the videos that will be discussed in each class.

● Quizzes will be given periodically. This quiz will be conducted for the last 10 to 20 minutes of each class.

● 30% of the grade will be given for in-class participation and quiz.● 70% of the grade is given for the final project - 50% for group work and 20% for

individual work. Students will be divided into multi-disciplinary groups of 4 to 5 people. Each group will submit a group project executive summary in addition to an individual report that covers their contribution to the group report. Please see the last section for additional project and grading details.

Three among the total number of the submitted projects will be chosen for inclusion in the California Digital Library dedicated to Climate Solutions, which is a permanent archive. ● Please refer to the course overview document in the class web site for a more complete

description of goals, objectives and the hybrid nature of this multi-campus course offered simultaneously in many UC campuses.

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Lecture

Cluster

Schedule of Lectures and Lab Sessions

Topics

PARTI:SETTINGTHESTAGE:CLIMATECHANGEDRIVERS&IMPACT

1Jan-08

ScienceSolutions

In-ClassDiscussionTopics:IntroductiontoCourseStructure:RamandForman(20mts)ClimateChangeScience:Ram(50mts)VideoLectures:Courseoverviewandvision&ClimateChange:V.RamanathanForalllectures,studentsareexpectedtoviewthevideolecture(s)beforecomingtotheclassandbepreparedtodiscussitinclass.Quiz:10minutes:

2Jan-10 AllClusters

BendingtheCurveSolutions:Ram(60mts)VideoLecture:SixClusters&TenSolutionsforBendingtheCurve:V.RamanathanQuiz:20minutes

Jan-15 MartinLutherKingHoliday

3Jan-17

SocietalTransformation

Solutions

Humans&Nature:HowDidWeGetHere?FormanVideoLectures:I. ClimateJustice&EquitableApproaches:F.Forman(UCSD)II. TheQuestforClimateJustice:D.Pellow(UCSB)

4Jan-22 ScienceSolutions

ImpactsandBarrierstoSolutions:Ram(40mts)Videolectures:

I. ObstaclestoClimateSolutionsS.Davis(UCI)II. SeaLevelRisefromMeltingIceE.Rignot(UCI)

Last40mts:PresentandExplainProjectstoStudents(FormanandRam)

PARTII:LIVINGLABORATORIESFORBENDINGTHECURVE:THECALLTOACTION

5Jan-24

GovernanceSolutions

BendingtheCurveLivingLaboratory:Forman(60mts)VideoLecture:LessonsfromCaliforniaD.Press(UCSC)Last20mts:Studentsranktheirprojects.TheserankingsWillbeusedtoassign

projectsandgroups;willbeoverseenbyTAs:Campi&Hirsch

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6Jan-29 AllClusters

LivingLaboratories:Ram(30mts)VideoLectures

I. CarbonNeutralityInitiativeofUCM.St.Clair(UCOP)II. EnergyEfficiencyManagementatUCIJ.Brower(UCI)

LabSession(50mts):Studentgroupswillbeannounced:Campi&Hirsch.Eachgroupwillmeetintheclassroomanddiscussorganizationofthereportanddevelopastrategy.FormanandRamandthetwoTAswillcirculateamonggroups

PARTIII:SOLUTIONS:CLIMATEMITIGATION&SOLUTIONS

7Jan31

Science&Technology-

BasedSolutions

Science&TechnologyPathwaysforBendingtheCurve:Ram(60mts)VideoLecture

I. EnergyTechnologyPathways,S.Samuelsen(UCI)II. TransportationPathwaysforBtC,D.Sperling(UCD)Quiz:20minutes

8Feb5 Presentations:Studentteamsmakebriefpresentationoftheirproposals,including

thechallengestheyface.

9Feb07

SocietalTransformation

Solutions

SocialChange:FormanVideolectures:

I. ChangingSocialNorms&Behavior,F.Forman(UCSD)II. SocialMovements&SocialSolutionstoClimateChange,H.Han(UCSB)

Presentationscontinued:Studentteamsmakebriefpresentationoftheirproposals,includingthechallengestheyface.

10Feb12

SocietalTransformation

Solutions

ClimateChange&PublicHealth:Forman(30mts)Videolecture:ClimateChange:HealthImpacts,G.Solomon(UCSF)Labsession:40mts.

Quiz:10minutes

11Feb14

SocietalTransformation

Solutions

PublicOpinion&Communication:FormanVideolectures:

I. ClimateScienceCommunication,R.Somerville(UCSD)II. ClimateCommunication,J.Christensen(UCLA)

Feb19 PresidentsDayHoliday

12Feb21

Market-&Regulations-

BasedSolutions

MarketBasedSolutions:FormanVideolectures:

I. ConsiderationofEconomicsforDesigningClimatePolicy,M.Auffhammer(UCB)II. CostEffective&EfficientClimatePolicies,M.Jacobsen(UCSD)Quiz:10minutes

13Feb26

GovernanceSolutions

InternationalGovernance:RamVideolecture:InternationalGovernance,D.Victor(UCSD)

14Feb28

TechnologyBasedSolutions

FastTrackingMitigation:Ram(40mts)Videolecture:TechnologiesforSLCPsMitigation,Ramanathan(UCSD)&D.Zaelke(UCSB)LabSession:40mts:Oralgroupprogressreportdue,duringlabsession

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15March5

Technology-BasedSolutions

BendingtheCurvewithSustainableTransportation:Ram(40mts)Videolecture:EnergyImplicationsofTransportation,M.Barth(UCR)

LabSession:40mts:ContinuewithOralgroupprogress

16March7

Groupspresentnear-finalversionofprojectsandreceivefeedbackfromInstructors

17March12

Natural&ManagedEcosystemSolutions

LocalSolutions:PezzoliVideoLecture:MakingUrban&RuralAreasResilient(LivingLaboratory:UCSD),K.Pezzoli(UCSD)

17March14

Reviewofthe10Solutions

OpendiscussionledbyFormanStudentsreportontheirperceptionoftheclimatechangeproblem;Theiroutlookonifandwhensocietywillsolvetheproblem;Andwhataretheconsequencesiftherearenotadequatemeasuresputintoplaceintime.

Fordetailedoutlineoftapedlectures,seethecourseoverviewdocument:

GuidelinesforProjects&Grading

Studentswillworkininterdisciplinarygroupsof4-5studentseach.Duringweek3,eachstudentwillbeaskedtorankhisorherpreferencesfromasetofprojectoptions.Courseinstructorswillassembleteams,basedonpreferences,aswellasinterdisciplinarydistributionconsiderations. Studentgroupscanchooseoneofthefollowingtwooptionsforprojects:

1) LivingLaboratoriesofClimateSolutions(Corporation,UniversityorJurisdictionalUnit:City/Village,Nation,Internationalbody);

2) Proposedclimatesolutionsbystudentsforajurisdictionoftheirchoice.TopicsandIssuestoConsiderintheProject(notrankedorprioritized) Donotneedtoconsiderallofthetopicsandissueslistedbelow;asubsetofatleastthreeismandatory.Ifyouthinkofotherissuesortopics,youcanbringthemup.

● What“ClimateActionPlan”doesyourcasestudyhave?● Howdoesitfitormapontothesixclustersand10solutions?Whichcurvesaretheybending?● Howdotheymotivatepeopletotakeaction?● Howarepeopleconvincedofthelegitimacyofclimatechangescience;theneedforactions;and

conveythesenseofurgency?

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● Technologiesdeployedandbarriers:Off-theshelfversusnewtechnologies;Howwillyouimproveit?•Aretheyscalable?How;ifnotwhynot?

● ShortLivedClimatePollutants:Marryinglocalinterestswithglobalpolicies:MethaneRecoveryfromlandfills/foodwastes/farmmanure;SameforHFCs.

● RoleofBehavioralChangesMarketMechanismsemployedCorporateSupport● Howfastcanitbedonegiventheconstraintsofpublicandpoliticalsupport;● Whatgovernancepracticesarebeingdeployed?

Grading:GroupProject:50%IndividualProjectReport:20%In-ClassParticipation:30% Therewillbenomidtermsorfinalinthiscourse.Studentsgradeswillbebasedon1)classparticipation,2)agroupproject(whichcontainsseveralcomponents–proposal,anoralprogressreport,anexecutivesummary,andafinalin-classpresentation)and3)a7-10pageindividualprojectreport,whichwillbegradedonanindividualbasis.Courserequirementsaredescribedindetailbelow.

ProposalDuefourthweek(Feb5):Theteamproposalwilldetailthespecificcasestudy,focusingonunderstandingwhatiscurrentlybeingdone,goingoverCAPs,lookingatanyprogresstowardsgoalssincetheywereannouncedetc.andaworkplanfortheprojectoverthecourseofthequarter.ProposalswillbepresentedtotheentireclassonFeb5-7. ProgressReporteighthweek(Feb28):Groupswillprovideanoralupdateoftheirprogresstodate. PreliminaryPresentationninthweek(March7):Grouppresentationtotheentireclass.5minutes.Finalmaterialsdue,andteampresentationeleventhweek(March21):Groupexecutivesummaryandindividualprojectreportsaredue.Finalgrouppresentationsscheduledbetween11am-3pmonMarch21.

FinalPaperandPresentation:Eachstudentwillbeaskedtosubmita7-10pagepaper(size12fontand1.5linespacing)ontheirproject,andeachgroupwillsubmitafive-pageexecutivesummarythatdrawsoneachindividual’swork.LooktotheBendingtheCurvefullreportandExecutiveSummaryasanexampleofhowinformationfromindividualprojectsshouldbeorganizedintheExecutiveSummary.Thein-classpresentationwillbedoneasateam.ExecutiveSummariesshouldaddress:

● Yourcasestudy’shistoryofaddressingclimatechangeandfuturegoals● Whathasbeensuccessfulsofar● Howthesixclustersandtensolutionsrelatetowhatisbeingdone● Areasforimprovementandsolutionsnotutilized● AplanforimprovementmovingforwardIndividualPaperswillexploreindepthoneofthethemesorexamplescoveredintheExecutiveSummary.Gradeforindividualpapersisnotpartofthe50%groupworkgrade.

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Ramanathan et al, 2015:  Executive Summary of the Report, Bending the Curve: 10 scalable solutions for carbon neutrality and climate stability.  

Published by the University of California, October 27, 2015https:// uccarbonneutralitysummit2015.ucsd.edu/_files/Bending-the-Curve.pdf

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