Planning Resources
If you're not sure how climate change could be addressed within your discipline or are just looking for some fresh ideas, we have lists of sample topics and associated resources available below. This listing will be completed by 12/12.
You can also view the list of topics for courses that participated in the 2008 teach-in.
Subject Areas:
Economics
Sociology
Anthropology
Political Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Economics:
Carbon Taxes vs. Cap and Trade
Benefits and Costs Associated with Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nonmarket Effects From the Loss of Biodiversity and Ecological Systems
Can Emissions be Reduced Without Sacrificing Economic Growth or our Standard of Living?
Financial Incentives for Emissions Mitigation
What is a Sustainable Economy?
Sociology:
Migration Patterns in Response to Climate Change Stressors
Policy Implications of Climate Change
Environmental Justice
Public Understanding of Climate Change
Effect of Affluence on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Global Inequality and Climate Policy
Distribution of Responsibility in Addressing Climate Change
Anthropology:
Cultural Implications of Climate Change
Impacts of Climate Change on Developing Nations
Migration Patterns in Response to Climate Change Stressors
Ethnoclimatology
Distribution of Responsibility in Addressing Climate Change
Political Science:
US/Global Climate Change Policy
Implications of the 2008 Election for Climate Policy
Pending Climate Change Legislation
Relationship Between Science and Politics
Philosophy:
Environmental Ethics
Philosophy Behind Climate Change Inaction
Is Climate Change a Moral Dilemma?
Possible Roles of Religion in Addressing Climate Change
Relative Importance of Technology and Behavior in Slowing Climate Change
Psychology:
Psychology of Denial: Climate Change Inaction
Social Contexts of Climate Change Action
Psychology of Corporate "Greenwashing"
Nature of climate change coverage in the media
What motivates behavioral changes?
Understanding human connections with the natural environment
