Environmental Policy Instruments and Their Applications - JSM756

• Title: Environmental Policy Instruments and Their Applications
• Czech title: Nástroje environmentální politiky a jejich aplikace
• Guaranteed by: Department of Sociology (23-KS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 6
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unlimited (30); summer:unknown / unknown (30)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Horváthová, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Horváthová, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Annotation

This course introduces an overview of various environmental policy instruments. It aims to give students a comprehensive understanding of the economic concepts underpinning environmental policymaking and practical insights into implementing these policies. It covers perspectives from both policymakers and those affected by regulations. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with knowledge about how society can address environmental challenges.

Last update: Horváthová Eva, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (26.08.2024)

Aim of the course

Learning outcomes and competences

By successfully passing the course, students will be able to:

-          describe and discuss different environmental policy instruments and issues

-          understand how environmental policies are evaluated

-          discuss and understand the advantages and disadvantages of various environmental policies

-          understand the application of environmental policies at national and international levels

 

Last update: Horváthová Eva, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (26.08.2024)

Course completion requirements

Assessment requirements

Students can earn a maximum of 100 points through the following activities:

• Continuous Preparation: 20 points (10 weeks x 2 points). Students are required to read compulsory weekly readings and prepare answers to set questions. Submitting the preparation for each lesson is mandatory to complete the course. Homework should be submitted in written form to Moodle by Monday 6 a.m. before the lecture. Late submission: 0 points.
• Lesson Activity: 20 points (10 weeks x 2 points). A minimum of 10 points is required to pass the course. In assessing participation, the following criteria will be taken into consideration: discussion of the required readings, demonstration of understanding of the topic, raising relevant questions, and listening and responding to others constructively.
• Class Presentation (15 min): 15 points for a paper presented in class.
• Final Test: 45 points. The test will consist of several open and multiple–choice questions, with a minimum of 15 points required to pass.

Individual point evaluations will be added up at the end of the semester. The final classification will be based on the following rating scale:

o   0-50 % = F (insufficient/failed)

o   51-60 % = E (sufficient)

o   61-70 % = D (satisfactory)

o   71-80 % = C (good)

o   81-90 % = B (very good)

o   91 % a more = A (excellent).

Last update: Horváthová Eva, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (15.01.2025)

Literature

EPA. (2014). Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses (updated May 2014). US Environmental Protection Agency. https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0044-0034

Field, Barry C., Field, Martha K. (2016) Environmental economics: an introduction. Seventh Edition. McGraw-Hill Education

Harrington, Winston; Morgenstern, Richard D.; Sterner, Thomas: Choosing Environmental Policy Comparing Instruments and Outcomes in the United States and Europe, Washington, DC : Routledge. 2004 – available online in the library

Sterner Thomas. (2003). Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management. Routledge. – available online in the library

Tietenberg, Thomas H.; Lewis, Lynne. (2018) Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. Eleventh edition. London: Routledge, 2018. ISBN 1-351-80337-9- – available online in the library

 

Last update: Horváthová Eva, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (26.08.2024)

Syllabus

Moodle

https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/edit.php?id=17212

Course schedule summer semester 2024/25

Week	Date	Topic
1.	20.2.	Introduction, types of env. policy instruments, goals of env policy
2.	27.2.	Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies
3.	6.3.	Command-and-Control Strategies
4.	13.3.	Emission Charges / Tax
5.	20.3.	Market Trading Systems - Cap-and-trade programs
6.	27.3.	Abatement Subsidies, Deposit–Refund Systems, and Offset Policies
7.	3.4.	Market-based vs. Command-and-Control instruments
8.	10.4.	Voluntary Actions and Corporate Environmental Policy
9.	17.4.	Unintended Consequences of Policy Instruments on the Environment and Free Market Environmentalism
10.	24.4.	International Environmental Policy
11.	1.5.	-
12.	8.5.	-
13.	15.5.	Climate Change Policy
14	22.5	Review / Exam

The course was developed with the support of the project "Environmental Module of the Master's Program in Public and Social Policy at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University," financed by the European Union as part of the National Recovery Plan.

Kurz vznikl za podpory projektu "Environmentální modul magisterského studijního programu Veřejná a sociální politika při FSV UK" financovaného Evropskou unií v rámci Národního plánu obnovy.

Last update: Horváthová Eva, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (15.01.2025)