DATE PRESENTED HELD HELD DUE DUE  WEEK 1 LECTURES GROUP ACTIVITIES LAB WRITING READING  8/1/05 CLASS OVERVIEW LECTURE 1 Global Climate Change and Environmental Negotiations DISCUSSION 1 Organization and selection of roles.   LAB 1 Introduction to web research, team coordination and preparation for discussions     8/2/05 LECTURE 2 Global Climate Science and Changes DISCUSSION 2 - Lead NGOs Tragedy of the commons LAB 2 Energy and environment characteristics of individual countries research - Principal Issues of focus for NGOs  INDIVIDUAL WRITING IN PREPARATION FOR DISCUSSION Tragedy of the commons  READING 1 - Tragedy of the commons 8/3/05 LECTURE 3 Impacts DISCUSSION 3 - Lead USA and EU Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Science LAB 3 Environmental Impacts on individual countries  GROUP WRITING 1 Science and Policy READING 2 - IPCC Summary Science and Changes 8/4/05 LECTURE 4 Carbon Cycle Professor Christopher Still DISCUSSION 4 - Lead Brazil and Russia Atmospheric GHGs concentration increase and carbon sequestration possibilities LAB 4 Environmental and Economic Impacts on individual countries GROUP WRITING 2 Scientific basis for emission limitations READING 3 Carbon Cycle and Carbon Sequestration  WEEK 2 LECTURES GROUP ACTIVITIES LAB WRITING READING  8/8/05   PRESENTATION 1 135.presentations.html Global change impact on individual countries or global environmental issues (NGOs) presentations    LAB 5 Economic and Social Consequences on individual countries   READING 4 - IPCC Summary Impacts 8/9/05 LECTURE 5 Energy and Population PRESENTATION 2 135.presentations.html Economic and social consequences on individual countries or global economic issues (NGOs) presentations   LAB 6 Alternative energy solutions      GROUP WRITING 3 Economic impacts of limitations READING 5 Population - Energy Chapter 3 CBO  8/10/05 PRESENTATION 3 135.presentationshtml Alternative energy solutions for individual countries or globally LAB 7 Research on Potential Topics GROUP WRITING 4 Alternative Energy solutions in your country or globally (NGO) READING 6 Kyoto Protocol- GW regime negotiations  8/11/05 LECTURE 6 Environmental Agreements - FCCC, Kyoto, latest G8 meeting PRESENTATION 4 135.presentationshtml Presentations of Preliminary Topics LAB 8 Research on Selected Topics GROUP WRITING 5 Topics overview READING 7 Transportation - Carbon Emission Trading  WEEK 3 LECTURES GROUP ACTIVITIES LAB WRITING  8/15/05   PRESENTATION 5 135.presentations.html Presentations of detailed topics and critique LAB 9 Research on Potential Actions GROUP WRITING 6 Detailed Topics READING 8 Technology Transfer  8/16/05 PRESENTATION 6 135.presentations.html Presentations of potential actions plan and critique LAB 10 Research on Potential Actions      8/17/05   PRESENTATION 7 135.presentations.html Presentations of final actions plan and critique LAB 11 Translation of action in articles and Coordination of articles  GROUP WRITING 7 Actions     8/18/05   SUMMIT    GROUP WRITING 8 ARTICLES    8/19/05   SUMMIT DISCUSSION ON-LINE EVALUATION   INDIVIDUAL WRITING Analysis of Articles and impact of agreement on country