Integrated Assessment of Climate Change (2026/2027: Periode 2)

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Cursusdoel

1) Can explain how human activities have changed climate and how climate change impact humans, society and ecosystems.
2) Is acquainted with key adaptation and mitigation strategies, can explain how these strategies can contribute to reaching stringent climate targets and specify their pros, cons and issues related to feasibility.
3) Understands what scientific assessment is, as organized efforts to harness scientific information to inform policy makers and society.
4) Can apply data processing and analysis skills to distil key trends in large (climate) datasets
5) Understands how the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report is constructed and can trace back its science base.

​​​​​​​Please note: the information in the course manual is binding.

Vakinhoudelijk

In this course we will review the scientific evidence of human-caused climate change. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) publishes every few years the state of the art knowledge on climate change. We will first go through the most relevant chapters of the recently published Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) to have a good background on climate and human-caused climate change and of key adaptation and mitigation strategies. Then we will discuss how the science can contribute to societal and policy challenges. There are three key topics of interest: 1) assessment to collect and distill information about large scale environmental problems; 2) how the IPCC AR6 report is constructed and its science base and 3) the contribution and role of climate and integrated assessment models. We will also specifically look in to different scenarios and discuss the implications of various strategies. With Jupyter Notebooks the students learn to work with large (climate) data bases and model outputs, tracing back the key findings of the new assessment report.

Utrecht University offers various courses related to climate change (e.g., Current themes in climate change (NS-MO434M), which focuses more on the physical processes of climate change). We have a broader perspective and also consider recent advances in adaptation and mitigation strategies. Students are allowed/encouraged to follow both courses.

Werkvormen

Lectures

Tutorial

Toetsing

Final result

Verplicht | Weging 1% | ECTS 7,5

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Je moet een geldige toelatingsbeschikking hebben

Voorkennis

Background in global climate change and sustainability

Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de verplichte literatuur bekend


Aanbevolen materiaal

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Coördinator

dr. O.Y. Edelenbosch O.Y.Edelenbosch@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. K. van der Wijst k.vanderwijst@uu.nl
dr. G.B. Koren g.b.koren@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Deze cursus is open voor bijvakkers. Controleer wel of er aanvullende ingangseisen gelden.

Inschrijving
Van maandag 14 september 2026 tot en met vrijdag 25 september 2026

Na-inschrijving
Van maandag 19 oktober 2026 tot en met dinsdag 20 oktober 2026

Inschrijving niet geopend
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