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 [slides] We will discuss various models of transportation such as electric vehicles or aviation and their climate impact.	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am Electrify (chapters 14-17)
Week 6
February 10	Lecture	Building and Cities [slides] We will learn about the materials, technologies and processes involved in constructing building and cities. Workshop: Reinforcement learning for your dream home [slides] [colab notebook 1]	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (chapters 5-7)
Week 7
February 17	Lecture	Carbon Capture and Removal [slides] We will discuss exciting carbon capture technology, its effectiveness and efficacy, as well as pathways forward (as time allows). Field trip: Flow Z-Pinch Lab tour [AERB 130]	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (chapters 8-10) Flow Z-Pinch Lab website ('Welcome' and 'Research' tabs)
Week 8
February 24	Lecture	Power Plant Tour and Discussion We will tour the UW power plant and return to class for a discussion. Field trip: UW power plant tour	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am Not The End of the World (Chapters 1 and 4) Power Plant upgrades lead to decarbonization gains Optional: The history of UW's Power Plant
Week 9
March 3	Lecture	Climate Modeling We will learn more about climate modeling and climate science from our guest speaker, Dr. Abigail Swann. Guest speaker: Abigail Swann, PhD, Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science Workshop: TBA	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am Not The End of the World (Chapter 6)
Week 10
March 10	Lecture	Agriculture and Land Use We will discuss how agriculture and food systems contribute to climate change.	Reading Due day of lecture at 9:00am Not The End of the World (Chapter 5)