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2022/2023 KAN-CCBLV1036U Energy Transition for Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets
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| Energy Transition for Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets |
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| Language | English |
| Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
| Type | Elective |
| Level | Full Degree Master |
| Duration | One Semester |
| Start time of the course | Autumn |
| Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
| Min. participants | 40 |
| Max. participants | 50 |
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Study Board for BSc and MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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| Last updated on 21-02-2022 | |
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At the end of the course, the students should be
able to:
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| Students are required to have a basic knowledge and understanding of business strategies in emerging markets, renewable energy and SDGs, in order to participate effectively in this course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Many emerging markets conventionally rely on hydropower and fossil fuels to produce energy. In light of climate change and international agreements such as the Paris agreement, the governments of several such countries are seeking to diversify their energy matrices by incorporating more renewable or green energy from nonconventional sources, including wind (onshore and offshore), solar, biomass and waste, tidal and geothermal. This is known as energy transition or diversification.
To expedite the energy transition, the governments of several emerging markets have revised their energy policy. Energy policy deals with how a country generates, stores, converts, transports, and distributes energy. However, policies for energy diversification also affect energy supply and demand, and may introduce trade-offs with international policies such as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy”. The design and implementation of energy policies are also critically influenced by several factors, including the legal system, governmental will for public good, the national economy, and sociocultural aspects of energy sources and use.
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can play a key role in designing energy policies for public good. In this respect, there are several approaches that aim to provide more sustainable long-term energy solutions in emerging markets by rethinking end-user access and supply. These include bottom-up approaches, collaborative agreements, and the integration of civil society into decision-making processes.
In this course, some of the strategies developed by MNEs and public organisations will be discussed in relation to energy policy in emerging markets. The theoretical areas covered by the course are, therefore, energy planning and policy, institutional theory, energy democracy, energy justice, and governance.
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| This course aims to develop students’ skills
through individual and collaborative activities designed to promote
participation with regard to the sharing of opinions, experiences,
views, thoughts, and knowledge. The case study approach is the
principal teaching-learning strategy.
Through the case study method, students will practise and apply theory and knowledge to real-world problems. Students will collaboratively (in teams) identify and clarify the problems presented, analyse the information found on each case, formulate and evaluate options, and present and defend their recommendations. The case study method aims to develop students’ critical thinking, information analysis, and problem-solving skills. One of the principal objectives of this learning strategy is that the students assume a key role in the learning process. |
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| There will be regular opportunities for student feedback throughout the course, e.g. via class exercises, office hours, and in-class case study discussions, in addition to regular participation and two-way communication in lectures. Students are encouraged to make use of these opportunities to enhance their learning experience. The lecturer will also, where possible, be readily available for a one-to-one dialogue in both lecture breaks and following each lecture session. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Becker, S., Angel, J., Naumann, M., 2019. Energy democracy as the right to the city: urban energy struggles in Berlin and London. Environ. Plan. A Econ. Space 52, 1093–1111. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X19881164.
2. Berka, A., Dreyfus, M., 2021. Decentralisation and inclusivity in the energy sector: preconditions, impacts and avenues for further research. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 138, 110663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110663.
3. de Melo, C.A., Jannuzzi, G.D.M., Bajay, S.V., 2016. Nonconventional renewable energy governance in Brazil: lessons to learn from the German experience. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 61, 222–234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.03.054.
4. Gómez-Navarro, T., Ribó-Pérez, D., 2018. Assessing the obstacles to the participation of renewable energy sources in the electricity market of Colombia. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 90, 131–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.015.
5. Ramirez, J. (2021). Governance in Energy Democracy for Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities for Partnerships at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Journal of International Business Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-020-00077-3
6. Sovacool, B.K., 2021. Clean, low-carbon but corrupt? Examining corruption risks and solutions for the renewable energy sector in Mexico, Malaysia, Kenya and South Africa. Energy Strategy Rev. 38, 100723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2021.100723.
7. Walker, G., Devine-Wright, P., 2008. Community renewable energy: what should it mean? Energy Policy 36, 497–500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2007.10.019.
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