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- Class 21: Monday, April 13 Topic: Geopolitical Consequences of a Shift to Nuclear Power
- Class 22: Wednesday, April 15 Student Presentations on Geopolitical Implications of Alternative Energies
- Class 23: Monday, April 20 Topic: Geopolitical Consequences of Solar Energy: The Case of DESERTEC
- Class 24: Wednesday, April 22 Topic: Geo-Engineering and International Institutions
- Class 25: Monday, April 27 Student Presentations on Geopolitical Implications of Alternative Energies
- UNIT 6: CONCLUSIONS AND FINAL THOUGHTS
Optional: (24 pages) “Climate Change and the Path Toward Sustainable Energy Sources,” The White House, 2013 Economic Report of the President, Chapter 6 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/erp2013/ERP2013_Chapter_6.pdf (10 pages) Carmine Difiglio, “Energy and World Economic Growth,” Federation of American Scientists, Public Interest Report, Spring 2013 – Volume 66 Number 2 http://blogs-cdn.fas.org/pir/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2013/05/Energy-and-Economic-Growth-Spring-131.pdf (9 pages) Meagan S. Mauter, et al. “The Next Frontier in United States Shale Gas and Tight Oil Extraction: Strategic Reduction of Environmental Impacts,” HKS Belfer Center, Discussion Paper #2013-04, MAR-2013, pp. 34-42. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/mauter-dp-2013-04-final.pdf (1 page) Javier Solana, “The Shale Revolution’s Global Footprint,” Project Syndicate, 20-NOV-2013. http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/javier-solana-examines-the-impact-of-shale-energy-on-europe-and-asia
Required: (17 pages) Daniel Yergin, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, (New York: Penguin Press), 2011, Chapter 18, “The Nuclear Cycle,” pp. 361-378. (17 pages) Yury Yudin “Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation,” in Andreas Goldthau (eds.), The Handbook of Global Energy Policy (John Wiley & Sons, 2013), Chapter 13 – pp. 205-221. (5 pages) Charles Ferguson, and Sharon Squassoni, “Why Nuclear Energy Isn’t the Great Green Hope,” Foreign Policy, 06-APR-2010. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2007/06/24/why_nuclear_energy_isnt_the_great_green_hope Optional: (13 pages) “Restoring US Leadership in Nuclear Energy: A National Security Imperative,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, JUN-2013 pp. ix-xxi. http://csis.org/files/publication/130719_Wallace_RestoringUSLeadershipNuclearEnergy_WEB.pdf (1 page) “Asia airs Nuclear Ambitions at UN Gathering,” Reuters, 20-SEP-2013. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/20/nuclear-asia-idUSL5N0HE2DW20130920 (11 pages) Ernest Moniz, “Why We Still Need Nuclear Power,” Foreign Affairs, November/December 2011, pp. 83-94. (10 pages) Amory B. Lovins, Imran Sheikh, and Alex Markevich, “Forget Nuclear,” Rocky Mountain Institute, 6 April 2008, pp. 1-10. http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid467.php (3 pages) Joseph Cirincione and Uri Leventer, “The Middle East’s Nuclear Surge,” The New York Times,13 August 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/opinion/13iht-edcirin.1.7097430.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print (21 pages) International Energy Agency, “The Implications of Less Nuclear Power,” World Energy Outlook 2011, OECD, 2011, pp. 447-468. (link to whole report on course page)
Required: (24 pages) Daniel Yergin, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, (New York: Penguin Press), 2011, Chapter 27, “Rebirth of Renewables,” pp. 523-547. (4 pages) Iana Dreyer, Renewables: Do They Matter for Foreign Policy?, Policy Brief: European Institute for Security Studies, June 2013. http://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/Brief_23.pdf (11 pages) Lasse Eisgruber, “The Resource Curse: Analysis of the applicability to the large-scale export of electricity from renewable resources,” Journal of Energy Security, vol. 57, June 2013, pp. 429-440. (17 pages) Antoine Artiganave and Lukas Streiff, “Trans-Mediterranean Trade in Solar Energy: What Should Europe Do?” Geopolitics of Energy Case on Desertec: Harvard Kennedy School of Government, November 2010. (Available on course website) Optional: (12 pages) Johan Lilliestam, Saskia Ellenbeck, “Energy security and renewable electricity trade—Will Desertec make Europe vulnerable to the “energy weapon?,” Energy Policy, 2011. http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/science/article/pii/S0301421511002151 (5 pages) Cordula Meyer, “European dream of desert energy takes shape”, Der Spiegel, 27 May 2010. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,695908,00.html (1 page) Christoph Steitz, “Europe must act to make green desert project work-Desertec Head,” Reuters, 12-JUN-2013. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/05/renewable-energy-desertec-foundation-dii (1 page) Jonathan Gifford, “Desertec to focus on EU MENA connection,” PV Magazine, 14-FEB-2013. http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/desertec-pulls-out-of-consortium-it-founded_100011883/ (6 pages) IEA, Technology Roadmap: Concentrated Solar Power, 2010, pp. 5-11. http://www.iea.org/papers/2010/csp_roadmap.pdf
Required: (1 page) Melanie A. Kenderdine and Ernest J. Moniz, “Technology Development and Energy Security,” in Jan H. Kalicki and David L. Goldwyn (eds.), Energy and Security: Strategies for a World in Transition (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013), Chapter 17 pp. 402-3. David Keith, A Case for Climate Engineering, Chapters 2 and 5, A Boston Review Book, MIT Press, 2013. (2 pages) “Stopping a Scorcher: The Controversy Over Manipulating Climate Change,” The Economist, 23-NOV-2013. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H9CuK9Upwo0J:www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21590347-controversy-over-manipulating-climate-change-stopping-scorcher+geoengineering&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us (13 pages) David G. Victor, et al. "The Geoengineering Option." Foreign Affairs, 88.2 (2009): 64-76. Optional: (2 pages) Henry Gass, “Salt Spray May Prove Most Feasible Geoengineering,” Scientific American, 12-DEC-2013. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=salt-spray-may-prove-most-feasible-geoengineering (23 pages) Kelsi Bracmort and Richard K. Lattanzio, “Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy,” Congressional Research Service, 26-NOV-2013, pp. 1-23. https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41371.pdf (5 pages) Brad Plumer, “Should We Use Geoengineering to Cool the Earth? An Interview with David Keith,” Washington Post, 30-OCT-2013. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/30/david-keith-explains-why-geoengineering-isnt-as-crazy-as-it-sounds/ (13 pages) Michael Specter, The Climate Fixers: Is There a Technological Solution to Global Warming?” The New Yorker, 14-MAY-2012. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/05/14/120514fa_fact_specter?currentPage=all
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