Energy Policy

Course Energy Policy Instructor Dr. Sibylle Braungardt S.Braungardt[at]oeko.de Prerequisites Introduction to EES and/or Introduction to Governance Corresponding module Specialization Option: EES I or II,  Human and the Environment, Specialization Option Governance I and II The transition towards an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy system is one of the key challenges the world is facing today….

Green Geneva: Visiting the Environmental Institutions of the UN

Post-exam time was all about global environmental politics. For two days, a group of 25 students participated in the first-ever UCF study visit to the environmental institutions of United Nations: the World Meteorological Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Environment Programme. Needeless to say, we all know these instituations are the…

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Course Climate Change and Biodiversity Instructor Dr. Benoît Sittler (SS 2019) benoit.sittler[at]nature.uni-freiburg.de Prerequisites Introduction to EES and/or Introduction to Governance Corresponding Module Specialization Option EES I or II, Human and the Environment Specialization Option Governance I or II, Electives Climate change and biodiversity are among the major environmental issues modern societies face. They call for…

Biodiversity loss & entomology- let´s get in touch with insects!

Course Biodiversity loss & entomology – let´s get in touch with insects! Instructor Vivien von Königslöw (WS 19/20) vivien.von.koenigsloew[at]nature.uni-freiburg.de Prerequisites Introduction to EES Corresponding Module Analytical methods, Specialization Option: EES I or II, Electives Journal headlines, media fuzz and even a referendum in Bavaria – insect decline is on everybody’s lips. But how much do…