Urban Energy Systems and Policy¶
This class is about figuring out together what cities and users can do to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions. Many other classes at MIT focus on policies, technologies, and systems, often at the national or international level, but this course focuses on the scale of cities and users. It is designed for any students interested in learning how to intervene in the energy use of cities using policy, technology, economics, and urban planning.
This course examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and governments through a number of frameworks to describe and explain behavior at various levels of aggregation. Examples include a wide range of countries, scope, settings, and analytical approaches.
Main goals
- Developing basic numerical literacy (GHG pc, over time)
- Understanding broad issues through specific dives
- Building a moral case for climate action (US focus)
DTU¶
- Overview of historical developments
- Participants of market
- Challenges with renewable energy
Recommend Readings¶
- Sustainable Energy without the Hot Air | David JC MacKay
- Only focus on physical & technological issues
- Not on economics/politics
References¶
- DTU course | 31761 - Renewables in electricity markets
- Energy and the Environment
- MIT 11.165 Urban Energy Systems and Policy, Fall 2022
- The Energy Academy | Modo Energy
- MIT 15.031J Energy Decisions, Markets, Policies, Spring 2012