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.

Relevant SDGs: SDG 7, SDG 9, SDG13

PI:

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

Collaborators:

• Lijun Deng, Professor, University of Alberta (UAlberta), Canada, ldeng@ualberta.ca 
• Chunjia Emma Liu, Senior Structural Engineer, Kirk Roberts Consulting Company, Auckland, NZ, arielfancy@hotmail.com
• unhong Yuan, Climate Data Analyst with the municipal government in the City of Edmonton, Canada, yuanjh82@gmail.com
• Liquan Xie, Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at Tongji University, xie_liquan@tongji.edu.cn

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.

Collaborative learning +Project-Based Learning ;

Leture+Tutorial+Discussion

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

None.

Dr. Yanhong Li, yyhli@sjtu.edu.cn 

Dr. Lijun Deng, ldeng@ualberta.ca

Chunjia Emma Liu, arielfancy@hotmail.com

Junhong Yuan , yuanjh82@gmail.com

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