Environmental Technology

Global Environmental and Energy Policy
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lectured by Jun Takahashi, Gjergj Dodbiba, Sumie Nakayama, Hiroyasu Takase, and Kazunori Kobayashi

for Graduate School, A2, Tuesday 4th-5th (14:55-18:35)

First week is online: https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/98857130856
From second week: Engineering Building No.3, 4th Floor, room 423

last updated at 2024/10/2

Objectives:
- Energy and resource are limited, and some global environmental crises are predicted by IPPC. This omnibus lecture series will explain why and how to make the policy for global environmental and energy issues, and what kinds of technologies are expected to solve them.
- Students will be able to get the following information systematically;
  - Current topics concerning global environmental and energy issues,
  - How to make the world and national policy,
  - Environmental technologies and their role in the policy,
  - Advanced environmental researches.

Assessment: attendance and presentation (or report)
- attendance: 7 times (attendance of the first day is also included for the assessment)
  - full attendance = 7 points/day
  - partial attendance without proper explanation = 3 points/day
  - absent without proper explanation = 0 point/day
- presentation by using PPT at class and submission of improved PPT (or report): 4 times
  - S (excellent) = 13 points
  - A (good) = 10 points
  - B (normal) = 7 points
  - C (poor) = 4 points
- assessment: A (85-101 points), B (65-84 points), C (50-64 points)

Lecture Style:
- First week: lecture
  - Sustainability by Kazunori Kobayashi (Massey university)
  - Global technological policy making by Sumie Nakayama (J-POWER) and Hiroyasu Takase (QJ science)
  - Global energy balance and related technologies by Jun Takahashi (The university of Tokyo)
  - Global Megatrends in Resource Recovery and Recycling by Gjergj Dodbiba (The university of Tokyo)
- Second week: student's presentation and discussion concerning the topics of the first week
  - The first week in each of the four topics is a lecture from an expert in the field, and interactive learning, including quizzes, will help you understand what you are missing in your knowledge. In the second week of each topic, you will be asked to give a presentation in groups of several people. Learn how difficult it is to build consensus in multinational and interdisciplinary groups, which is necessary to solve complex problems such as environmental and energy issues.

Schedule: date, lecturer, topics, handouts and homework

date room lecture topics references

12/3 Zoom Nakayama
Takase Guidance
Global technological policy making

12/10 423 students' group presentation

12/17 423 Kobayashi Sustainability

1/7 423 Takahashi Global energy balance and related technologies

1/14 423 students' group presentation

1/16 423 Dodbiba Global Megatrends in Resource Recovery and Recycling

1/21 423 students' group presentation Report

Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

date	room	lecture	topics	references
12/3	Zoom	Nakayama Takase	Guidance Global technological policy making
12/10	423	Nakayama Takase	students' group presentation
12/17	423	Kobayashi	Sustainability
1/7	423	Takahashi	Global energy balance and related technologies
1/14	423	Takahashi	students' group presentation
1/16	423	Dodbiba	Global Megatrends in Resource Recovery and Recycling
1/21	423	Dodbiba	students' group presentation Report