Schedule

Plans more than one week in the future may change.

Date	Type	Content	Assignment due
Week 1
January 6	Lecture	Introduction to Climate Change [slides] We will introduce the class with a short primer on what climate change is and how it affects our planet.
Week 2
January 13	Lecture	Energy Systems [slides] We will learn about how energy is generated and what we use it for. We will also discuss renewable energy sources. Workshop: WA Energy and Emissions [slides] [colab notebook 1] [colab notebook 2]	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (chapters 1-3) Optional: IPCC AR6 Executive Summary
Week 3
January 20	Lecture	Electrification [slides] We will introduce electrification, what it means and what it might look like if implemented.	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am Electrify (chapters 4-8) Optional: Electrify (chapters 1-3)
Week 4
January 27	Lecture	Environmental Footprint of Technology [slides] We will dive deeper into how technology itself might be contributing to the climate crisis. Workshop: Load forecasting [slides] [worksheet]	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am Electrify (chapters 9-13) Optional: The Cloud Is Not the Territory
Week 5
February 3	Lecture	Transportation We will discuss various models of transportation such as electric vehicles or aviation and their climate impact. Guest speaker: TBA	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am Electrify (chapters 14-17)
Week 6
February 10	Lecture	Building and Cities We will learn about the materials, technologies and processes involved in constructing building and cities.	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (chapters 5-7)
Week 7
February 17	Lecture	Agriculture and Land Use We will discuss how agriculture and food systems contribute to climate change. Guest speaker: TBA	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (chapters 8-10)
Week 8
February 24	Lecture	Carbon Capture and Removal We will discuss exciting carbon capture technology, its effectiveness and efficacy, as well as pathways forward.	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am IPCC AR6 Chapter 7 (sections 7.1 to 7.3)
Week 9
March 3	Lecture	Biodiversity, Forestry and Ecosystems We will explore how technology can be utilized for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems. Guest speaker: TBA	Video Due day of lecture at 9:00am Direct Air Capture Deep Dive with Dr. Jennifer Wilcox
Week 10
March 10	Lecture	Climate Modeling We will consider models that take into account various factors, including atmospheric conditions, ocean currents, land surfaces, and ice coverage, to predict how climate variables like temperature and precipitation may change over time. Guest speaker: TBA