Skip to main content

Energy Policy and AdvocacyLaajuus (5 cr)

Course unit code: IE10058

General information


Credits
5 cr
Teaching language
English
Responsible person
Anniina Kontiokorpi, Vastuuopettaja

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.

Go back to top of page