Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Pollution and Climate Change Economics
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Việt
3. Course Code:
POL601092
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
The course explains the behavior of individuals and manufacturers in the process of production and consumption cause pollution and the relationships between pollution and welfare. Learners implement the methods of optimizing social welfare subject to the elimination in pollution and the economic growth. The course focuses on pollution types and their respective policies. The course introduces the causes and consequences of climate change as well as the basic concepts related to climate change in relation to economics. The impact of climate change on growth and development is understood through multiple dimensions: people, development, costs and economic models. Policy instruments such as carbon taxes, emission permits, innovation and technology transfer are also discussed. From the above contents, solutions to reduce emissions and adapt on a global scale are discussed, with implications and lessons for the current economic context of Vietnam.