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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Global Energy and Climate Policy by University of London

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About the Course

The Global Energy and Climate Policy course offers an introduction to the theoretical and practical understanding of how energy and climate change policies are designed, shaped, advocated and implemented. As energy markets go truly global, domestic energy policies are becoming more and more entangled with wider issues of international governance. Concurrently, the urgent need to mitigate and adapt to climate change and transition to a low-carbon future is adding a further layer of complexity. The course is aimed broadly at people interested in learning more about interconnected issues in energy and climate policy globally. It assumes a level of interest but no necessary previous knowledge. However, the course also offers sufficient up to date research and new critical perspectives to be of interest to people with expertise in or academic familiarity with the topic as well. The main aim of the course is to provide this wide-ranging introduction in a self-contained, but in-depth form, alongside the important practical skills necessary to understand and discuss energy and climate policy, and lay the groundwork for greater engagement in the future – either through academic study, in the public, private or not-for-profit sectors....

Top reviews

ST

Oct 14, 2021

The course has provided the excellent knowledge about the need to switch over from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources to save our environment, climate and also strong economy in coming futures.

SN

Apr 22, 2019

I loved the course. It is very important for beginners to understand climate change and policy before committing to their careers and this course if perfect for people diving deep into this sector.

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By anadi m

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Oct 9, 2021

very interesting and challenging course

By Rafi R S

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Dec 14, 2021

Wonderful course, but quite outdated

By Cassandra C K

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Jul 16, 2017

Very informative and well organized.

By Hasan S

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Jun 21, 2023

Great introductory course

By Sonali G

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Oct 17, 2021

Useful and comprehensive

By Jean-Noel B

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May 6, 2021

Excellent course!

By T.R.

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Sep 5, 2021

This format is less than stellar for the content. I would prefer less of a Ted Talk / interview style and more of a classic teaching concept, overview, scenario, and the interviews as a supplement.

Many of the links are outdated or paywalled, making assignments and readings harder.

Overall, you learn some things, but the course is repetitive. There are only so many times you can come to the same conclusion of "people act in their best interest." I think this course is worth a good review and rework to make a much more stable and solid impact on learners.

By Viktor P

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Jul 17, 2023

All in all, I learned some concepts of global energy and climate policy.

However, the course material is slightly dated and some links to neccessary reading material are broken. In addition, I am not a big fan of the assignments given as the evaluation creteria are somewhat arbitrary. 1 point per assignment seems too low to evaluate an assignment throughoutly.

In my opinion, the interviews in the video material were too superficial at times and I would have hoped to experience some in-depth discussion.

By Kylo G

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Jan 24, 2021

This course has some interesting material but two big caveats. First, it's showing its age - the most recent materials in the class are now four years old, and this is a rapidly changing area. Second, it's lightly enrolled so there weren't many people in the forums, and the few ones there seemed to focus mostly on getting someone to peer review their essays.

Would love to see this class refreshed with current content, and run less frequently so that the student body gets commensurately larger.

By Ryan S

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Dec 19, 2023

I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed by a lot of the content in this course. It was very opinion based and a review of subjective interviews, with more philosophical stances and very few based on presented facts. Also references to technological limitations were made which were simply not true which made me question the expertise. The content was definitely dated. Conceptually, I think the topics covered were interesting and the idea of Energy Security was very interesting to consider.

By Maxime B

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May 31, 2021

The first part of the MOOC gives interesting and qualitative explanations to the topic. Interviews are always pleasant to listen to and the readings, sometimes a bit long and complicated, still provide precious information for those who want to go further in the develompment of each topic.

But the second part on (courses 4 and 5) lack of content with outdated and unavailable reading contents. It is disappointing regarding the quality of the first part.

By Ben T

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Sep 2, 2021

A very interesting topic. However, the course was let down somewhat by two problems. First, some of the key readings were not accessible, either being behind paywalls or no longer being available using the links provided. And second, some of the readings and content felt a little out of date, particularly in a context that continues to change in real time.

By Brady P

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Jan 18, 2023

The course gives a good overview of global energy and climate policy, but many of the articles for reading are from several years ago. The Climate sector is advancing rapidly, and I would argue that some of the articles for reading are out of date if they are from 4 or 5 years ago. Other than that, the course was a good high level overview.

By swapnil w

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Oct 24, 2021

The course material is very limited and eurocentric. System should take care that assignment are properly circulated for peer review and system should make them available when due. Overall a superficial course.

By Anna B

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Oct 12, 2020

I would have really enjoyed reading a compendium for the course. Or, at least, it would have been helpful if each week, there was a summary of what we should have learned from the readings and videos.

By Rashid E

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Aug 28, 2023

The course material and reading material are 7-8 years old. The concepts still make sense, but the concepts have themselves moved on. The course was enjoyable and well prepared, but should have been significantly updated.

By Vasilis K

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Feb 3, 2019

Creating video lectures without fixed text is poor preparation. Unfortunately, information was not adequate during conversations.

By Anees C

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Aug 11, 2023

not aa good