Skip to main content

Energy Policy and Advocacy (5 cr)

Code: IE10058-3001

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2022 - 31.05.2022

Timing

01.09.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

1 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering

Teachers

  • Anniina Kontiokorpi

Teacher in charge

Anniina Kontiokorpi

Groups

  • TOP22_23
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2022-2023

Objective

You are able to understand, analyse and apply local, national and regional-level policies relevant to energy systems and energy transition at the community level. You know how renewable energy policies are both formulated and applied. You can develop context-specific strategies for building and engaging community support for renewable energy policy and advocacy for the adoption by policy-makers and governance bodies.

Content

The main contents of this course include:

- Energy-related policy analysis, including Technology Readiness Levels of energy technologies; EU taxonomy for sustainable activities; national and regional climate mitigation and adaptation targets; European New Green Deal; Sustainable Development Goals.
- Advocacy and strategy development for building public support for renewable energy policy.
- Alignment of renewable energy models with community-level business models.

Evaluation scale

H-5