Enviromental Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation

Learning Outcomes

Explain what is ecology, and what environmental protection
Identify the fundamentals of environmental protection
Describe the elements of the environment (soil, water, air ...) and recognize their protection measures
Explain global environmental change
Explain Climate Change
Explain the concept of sustainable development
Explain the principles of sustainable development
Explain measures for mitigation and adoption to climate change

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Course lectures are organized through 2 study cycles. First cycle consists of 7 weeks of lectures and mid-term exam. Second cycle consists of 6 weeks of lectures and final exam. Lectures are held through total of 15 weeks with weekly load of 2 hours.

Independent assignments

Homework

Grading Method

	Continuous Assessment		Exam
Type	Threshold	Percent of Grade	Threshold	Percent of Grade
Quizzes	50 %	18 %	50 %	18 %
Class participation	50 %	12 %	50 %	12 %
Mid Term Exam: Written	50 %	35 %	50 %
Final Exam: Written	50 %	35 %
Exam: Written			50 %	100 %

Week by Week Schedule

The components of the environment and legislation to protect the environment
Biodiversity
Environmental policy and climate change mitigation
Fundamentals of Environmental Economics and Policy
Air pollution and protection
Land pollution and protection
Water pollution and protection
Midterm exam
Waste and impact of landfills
Greenhouse gases and global warming
Ozone layer depletion
Impact on the environment, International agreements to protect the environment
Environmental Objectives & Principles of Environmental Protection, The subjects of environmental protection
The basic documents of Environmental Protection, Measures and environmental protection procedures, Economic instruments in environmental protection
Final exam

Study Programmes

University undergraduate

Computing (study)

Transversal Courses (3. semester) (5. semester)

Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (study)

Transversal Courses (3. semester) (5. semester)

Literature

Danilo Feretić; Željko Tomšić; Nikola Čavlina, Dejan Škanata (2000.), Elektrane i okoliš, Element

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2016.), GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for the Pan-European Region, , United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

David Coley (2011.), Energy and Climate Change, John Wiley & Sons

Roger Fouquet (2013.), Handbook on Energy and Climate Change, Edward Elgar Publishing

Jefferson W. Tester (2005.), Sustainable Energy, MIT Press

(2019.), Strategija prilagodbe klimatskim promjenama u Republici Hrvatskoj za razdoblje do 2040. godine s pogledom na 2070. godinu, Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i energetike

(2019.), Prvi Nacrt Integriranog energetskog i klimatskog plana za razdoblje od 2021. do 2030. godine, Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i energetike