Course Overview

Course Title: Low-carbon Projects in Global Carbon Trading System

Relevant SDGs: SDG-6, SDG-7, SDG-11, SDG-12, SDG-13, SDG-14, SDG-15

Credit(s): 2 credits

Course Description:

This course is a college public elective course for all undergraduates, including domestic and international students. In class, students can comprehensively understand the relationship between environment protection and social sustainability. Since the world is a whole, carbon right or carbon emission right (i.e. Certification Emission Reduction, CER) is not only a type of economic interest, but also a type of international development right. By the way of carbon trading, integral emission reduction can be efficiently put into action at low cost. Carbon trading is beneficial to both sides of the transaction, and helps promote social harmony and sustainable development of enterprise, region, country and the whole world. Because this course involves politics, economy, culture, society, science, technology, and other fields, it inspires students to love the Earth and work hard for it, which will lead them to become outstanding leaders in all kinds of enterprises and government with innovative capabilities in the new era. 

Carbon trading is an economic means of carbon reduction with high efficiency, and therefore it has become the most adopted way for contemporary international society to cope with global climate change and for China to achieve the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. By introducing international low-carbon projects in carbon trading system, this course assists students to understand the background and theory foundation of carbon trading ; to analyzes the reshape of global strategic industry and economy system; to explains governance of all levels of governments and commissions; and to discusses technologies of greenhouse-gas-emitting entities, and roles and policies of the third party in the trading of carbon emission rights. 

This course aims to guiding students to analyze the projects in global carbon trading system, and therefore to:

1. systematically master the theory knowledge and technological process of global carbon emission rights trading and low-carbon system in China;
2. master professional skills in carbon emission rights trading;
3. promote awareness of carbon reduction by economic means; and
4. broaden international scope to cope with global climate change. 

Academic Team

PI:

• Yanhong Li, Dr. & Lecture, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, yyhli@sjtu.edu.cn

Collaborators:

• Dragon Zuo, Professor, Texas Tech University, USA, Delong.Zuo@ttu.edu 
• Chunjia Emma Liu, Senior Structural Engineer, Kirk Roberts Consulting Company, Auckland, NZ, arielfancy@hotmail.com
• Yinghui Wang, Professor of Guangxi University and Executive director of the green low-carbon technology research institute of Guangxi institude of industrial technology, wyh@gxu.edu.cn
• Liquan Xie, Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at Tongji University, xie_liquan@tongji.edu.cn

What skills will students get?

1. The ability to express personal views and ideas clearly and fully in English;
2. Critical thinking and listening skills, understanding different opinions and points of view;
3. case study ability;
4. organize and speech skills;
5. Active learning and deep learning skills on specific issues;
6. Leadership skills by proactively leading a group to conduct discussions, proposing solutions to problems, feasible solutions, and skills for action.

Mode of Teaching

Collaborative learning +Project-Based Learning ;

Leture+Tutorial+Discussion

Grading

1. Attendance+discussion: 30%;
2. Group presentation: 50%;
3. Final program summary: 20%

Course-specific Restrictions

None.

Class Schedule

Instructors

Dr. Yanhong Li

Dr. Yanhong Li is a lecturer of School Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering at Shanghai Jiaotong University. She is engaged in scientific research and teaching in the field of low-carbon and environment. She has presented over 30 research papers and over 10 national patent inventions. As the responsible researcher, she has completed more than 10 scientific research projects including two National Natural Science Foundation projects.  

Dr. Dragon Zuo

Dr. Dragon Zuo is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University, USA and the Technical Director of Wind Engineering of the National Wind Institute at the same institution. He is a current member of the Board of Directors of the American Association for Wind Engineering. In addition, he has been serving as the Director of the Texas Tech University site of the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance, which is supported by the National Science Foundation of the United States. Dr. Zuo joined Texas Tech University in 2006 after obtaining his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University and a short stay at Johns Hopkins as a postdoctoral research fellow. His research interests include wind loading on structures, wind-induced vibration, and vibration control. In recent years, he has focused his research effort on tornado-loading on structures and the resilience of buildings to tornado hazard. Dr. Zuo has worked on many research projects sponsored by national and state agencies of the United States as well as the private industry. The findings from these projects have been reported in more than 70 papers published in archival journals and international conferences. 

Chunjia Emma Liu

Chunjia Emma Liu, nine years of experience as a structural engineer, works in Kirk Roberts Consulting company, Auckland, NZ. As a team leader, she has designed a lot of engineering projects, including House Delivery System (Project Velocity) / Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities; 73 new residential dwellings / Hastings; Residential dwellings with pre-nail wall panels /Auckland; Three-storey light weight timber terraced house |/Avondale, Auckland; Three-storey precast panel apartment building / Orakei, Auckland; Earthquake strengthening of existing accommodation building / Epsom, Auckland; and High end residential dwelling / Pauanui, Auckland.

Yinghui Wang

Yinghui Wang is a Professor at Guangxi University in China and currently the Executive Director of the Green-Low Carbon Technology Research Institute of Guangxi Institute of Industrial Technology, the Secretary General of Guangxi Green-Low Carbon Industry Technology Association. She graduated from China University of Geosciences and obtained a PhD in Environmental Engineering. She has published over 160 SCI papers with h-index of 35, 3 highly cited papers and 4 research books. She has won multiple research awards, among them are Outstanding Expert of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Second Prize of Guangxi Science and Technology Award and First Prize in Guangxi Social Sciences. She is currently committed to green-low carbon research on the construction of the Pinglu Canal in China, Undertakes two research projects: "Key Technologies for Solid Waste Free and Near Zero Carbon Canal" and "Key Technologies for Green Construction and Carbon Accounting". She also participated in the editing of the Guangxi government's "Guangxi Science and Technology Support Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Action Plan", undertook the research project of "Research on the New Competitive Advantage Path of Guangxi's Forging Industry in Implementing the Double Carbon Goal Task”. 

Dr. Xie Liquan

Dr. Xie Liquan is a Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at Tongji University and engaged in scientific research and teaching of water conservancy engineering, ecological water conservancy, and marine engineering structural safety. He has presented over 100 research papers and over 40 national patent inventions. As the responsible researcher, he have completed more than 40 scientific research projects including National Natural Science Foundation projects: research on the requirements and standards for chemical ship washing operations, and simulation methods for evaluating the washing effect; Research on key technologies and integrated application demonstration of intrusion prevention perception and early warning systems for offshore wind farms; Support design and typical case study of CCCC deep nearshore foundation pit engineering; Ecological restoration techniques and typical case studies for muddy coastal zones; Research on the key technology and risk of cable pipe laying construction and maintenance across large areas of mudflat aquaculture waters; Research on the construction plan of the VTS radar station at the Puti Island wind farm; Analysis and research on the durability and remaining service life of in-service high-piled wharfs; Research and development of a new type of mold for unit row concrete pouring and its application in the large-scale protection project of the Yangtze River; Research on key technologies of green port infrastructure; Research on the application of new concrete structures in ecological governance of the Yangtze River; Research on comprehensive three-dimensional monitoring and decision support system for offshore wind farms; Measures for controlling the total amount of pollutants and adjusting industrial structure in the coastal waters of Beidaihe River; Research on Safety Impact Assessment of the Construction Project of Haicang Port's New Wharf Bridge (Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge); Research on Flood Risk Safety Assessment and Optimization Plan of Capital Airport; Research on the mechanism of cutting and breaking saturated dense silt in waterway dredging; Research on the drainage capacity and flood control measures of the newly built apron at Capital Airport; Research on key technologies for water allocation based on water pollution control in the Lijiang River.

Course Contact

Dr. Yanhong Li, yyhli@sjtu.edu.cn 

Dr. Dragon Zuo, Delong.Zuo@ttu.edu

Chunjia Emma Liu, arielfancy@hotmail.com

Dr. Yinghui Wang, wyh@gxu.edu.cn

Dr. Liquan Xie, xie_liquan@tongji.edu.cn