ATS2880 · Climate justice challenges in the Indo-Pacific

Overview

Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. Globally we are in a race to both decarbonise our economies and adapt to climate impacts and this means driving large changes across systems spanning energy, health, infrastructure, travel, water, industry and finance. At the same time, we are facing a growing inequality gap across communities and countries. Our climate solutions must be designed to more equitably share the costs and benefits of the transition to net-zero, and to address the uneven distribution of disaster risk and climate vulnerability. Within this unit you will develop the necessary skills and the opportunity to explore responses that may effectively address the socio-political and technical challenges of this crisis, including coordinated thought and action across global borders, between established states, sectors and amongst multiple communities. These challenges and opportunities are particularly evident in the Asia-Pacific region. In this unit, you will explore a unique and transformative experience of interrogating issues that matter to our region and of designing impact-oriented and ethical solutions to the twinned crises of climate change and global inequality. Taught by experts in climate change, development and inequality, this unit brings together students in a simulation of intensive, interdisciplinary online problem-solving. It will equip you with the interpersonal and intercultural skills to work effectively in international teams.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. present and communicate evidence of the effects of climate change in easily comprehensible written and oral formats;
2. evaluate the sources of contemporary inequality at global, national and local scales;
3. articulate and critique different understandings of justice whilst linking these to the socio-economic effects of climate change and inequality;
4. assess the socio-political dimensions of the transition to a sustainable economy and of climate adaptation;
5. develop creative place-based policy responses that advance the transition to sustainable and resilient societies;
6. operate effectively in international teams.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.