ENGS 7: The Science, Politics, and Economics of Energy

This course will guide students in evaluating energy technologies, proposing energy solutions, and formulating energy policy.

How energy is produced and used is a critical economic, national security, and environmental issue for the 21st century. Currently, energy production is the second largest business in the world, and reliable access to energy is a major national security concern. But the most widely used energy resources — fossil fuels — create greenhouse gases that lead to global warming. In addition, accessing and using these fuels presents a wide variety of political, national security and environmental issues beyond global climate change. This course will address how we can balance the scientific, political, and economic issues to create an energy plan for the future.

The course will have two components. One will be writing essays on various aspects of energy technology and energy policy. The second will be lectures and class discussions that put our energy problem in perspective.

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