This course focuses on addressing climate change by integrating of technological, economic, and management approaches to support the achievement of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. It provides a systematic exploration of carbon-intensive industries—such as power, steel, cement, construction, and transportation—covering their current development status, key production processes, and advanced low-carbon technologies. By combining principles from engineering, economics, and management, the course examines methods for managing and evaluating carbon reduction technologies. It also incorporates both domestic and international low-carbon policies and case studies to guide students in optimizing technological pathways within carbon-intensive industries and enhancing students’ technical management capabilities.
Overview
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Syllabus
- Chapter 01 Introduction
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background introduction to climate change
- 1.3 Definition and Characteristics of Carbon Mitigation Technologies
- 1.4 Principle of Management for Carbon Mitigation Technology
- Chapter 02 Techno-Economic Management for Carbon Mitigation in the Power Sector
- 2.1 Energy system
- 2.2 Management for carbon mitigation in the power industry
- 2.3 Carbon mitigation measures-technology
- 2.4 Carbon mitigation measures-market
- Chapter 03 Techno-Economic Management for Carbon Mitigation in the Iron and Steel Industry
- 3.1 Steel making process
- 3.2 Energy consumption in iron and steel industry
- 3.3 Circular economy in iron and steel industry
- 3.4 Advanced measures and cases
- 3.5 Green management for iron and steel industry
- Chapter 04 Techno-Economic Management for Carbon Mitigation in the Cement Industry
- 4.1 Cement industry
- Chapter 05 Techno-Economic Management for Carbon Mitigation in the Building Sector
- 5.1 Building Sector-Green buildings
- 5.2 Building Sector-Green technology
- 5.3 Building Sector-Green Behavior
- Chapter 06 Techno-Economic Management for Carbon Mitigation in the Transport Sector
- 6.1 Introduction and Background
- 6.2 Technological Pathways for Decarbonisation
- 6.3 Economic Instruments and Policy Mechanisms
- 6.4 Sustainable Urban Transport and Mobility Development
- 6.5 AI-Driven Travel and Tourism Management
- Chapter 07 Low-Carbon Technology Foresight
- 7.1 Functions and roles of low-carbon technology foresight
- 7.2 Evolution of technology foresight
- 7.3 Approaches to Low-carbon technology foresight
- Chapter 08 Energy and Climate Change
- 8.1 GHG affects earth’s energy balance and climate
- 8.2 Energy systems and emissions pathways
- 8.3 More specifics on renewable energy options
- 8.4 Energy transition
- Chapter 09 Low carbon city
- 9.1 Concepts and Fundamentals of Behavioural Theory and Sustainability
- 9.2 Key Determinants of Sustainable Consumer Behaviour and Decision-Making
- Final exam
Taught by
Biying Yu, Ting-Ru Yang, Jia-Ning Kang, Meng-Qiu Cao, and Yacob Mulugetta