Global Environmental Economics

Many of the greatest challenges facing societies around the world today relate to environmental concerns—climate change, food and energy security, the need to achieve sustainable and resilient forms of economic development, sustainable use of natural resources, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The discipline of environmental economics is central to our understanding of these challenges and to the framing and evaluation of appropriate policy responses. This course will equip students with the skills to address these challenges through a unique combination of theoretical and applied subjects. These are delivered through small-group teaching by academics as well as industry and policy experts. This guarantees a practical focus that is further strengthened through placement opportunities in related companies or research institutes in Ireland or abroad.