| 课程号 |
12730070 |
学分 |
2 |
| 英文名称 |
China’s Energy and Environmental Challenges |
| 先修课程 |
The course presumes basic knowledge in chemistry, physics, and mathematics at the high school level. No requirement for pre-requisite.
无先修课程要求。 |
| 中文简介 |
中国作为世界第二大经济体，是全球煤消耗量最大、石油消耗量第二的国家，二氧化碳的排放量也最多，经济的发展给环境带来了巨大的压力，环境问题尤其是近年来频繁发生的雾霾引起来高度的公众关注。这门课程拟从交叉学科的角度，展望中国的能源结构，剖析现今突显的与能源相关的环境问题，如空气污染等，阐述这些环境问题可能带来的气候效应和健康效应。
本课程将讨论建国以来重要的能源结构调整，包括燃煤相关的发电、供暖和石油的使用和在交通源的发展及其对空气污染的贡献，全面分析中国可替代清洁能源的种类和利弊，以及环境保护和经济增长之间的制衡关系。力求通过介绍在中国复合污染的背景下能源-污染-气候之间的关联，引导学生科学认识发展中国家快速经济发展过程中可能遇到的环境问题，深入思考可能的解决途径。
本课程将带领学生实地考察，参观空气质量观测站点、以及北京周边的抽水蓄能、风电、太阳能集中发热、光伏发电等新能源设施。 |
| 英文简介 |
The focus of this undergraduate course is energy, the driven force of the development of global economy and our society. China is the world’s second largest economy, the world’s largest consumer of coal, the second largest consumer of oil, and the world’s largest emitter of CO2. Rapid economic development after China’s reform and opening up alters the global energy structure and leads great environmental challenges. The course is structured for a broad exposure to energy fundamentals, covering both the non-renewable (fossil fuel and nuclear) and renewable (solar, wind, hydro-, and bio-) energy technologies, the historical shifts of energy sectors (production, demand, imports, exports, and prices), and the energy-pollution-climate connections. It aims to help students develop a working knowledge about the energy economy and the sound policymaking, to understand the global changes, and to encourage intellective thinking of sustainable development.
This course includes field trips, during which students will have real-world exposure to renewable energy facilities (wind, solar, PV, hydro- etc.) and air-quality monitoring stations in China. |
| 开课院系 |
环境科学与工程学院 |
| 通选课领域 |
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| 是否属于艺术与美育 |
否 |
| 平台课性质 |
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| 授课语言 |
英文 |
| 教材 |
Energy: Perspectives, Problems, and Prospects,McElroy, Michael B.,Oxford University Press,2010；
Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era,Amory Lovins,Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont,2013；
Energy Systems and Sustainability,Godfrey Boyle, Bob Everett, and Janet Ramage,Oxford University Press,2003；
Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis,Working Group I to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report,Cambridge University Press (available online),2013；
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| 教学大纲 |
The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the energy-pollution -climate connections under China’s complex environment and to explore the options for sustainable development. Besides the basic concepts, the students will get exposure to a variety of environmental features associated with China’s rapid economic development.
Lectures
I. Class Introduction (2h)
II. Energy & The Environment
1. Understanding China’s energy system and electric power sector (4h)
2. Coal: sources and problems (2h)
3. Oil: sources and problems (2h)
4. Coupled issues for energy-pollution-climate and China’s role (2h)
5. Smog towns in China (2h)
6. What do we know about PM2.5 in Chinese cities (2h)
7. Health impacts of PM2.5 (2h)
8. Field Trip: Air quality monitoring and health-study mobile lab for urban pollution at PKU (2h)
III. Sustainable Future
1. The shale revolution (2h)
2. Hydro and nuclear: past or future (2h)
3. Prospects for wind power in China (2h)
4. Prospects for solar power in China (2h)
5. Prospects for biomass options for China (2h)
6. Prospects for a low-carbon transportation system (2h)
7. Fixing climate change – geoengineering (2h)
授课方式：讲课与课堂提问、讨论相结合，多媒体教学并采用影视资料作为辅助，课程将包含一次实地参观。
课后作业：2周一次，期末论文。
One field trip is included. Biweekly homework is assigned and is due on the date indicated on the assignment. Exceptions will only be made for medical or family emergencies. There will be a final paper on a topic related to the course.
Tentative weighting: class participation (10%), class discussion (10%), homework (40%), and final paper (40%).
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| 教学评估 |
陈琦：
学年度学期：16-17-2，课程班：中国能源与环境挑战1，课程推荐得分：4.69，教师推荐得分：4.06，课程得分分数段：85-90；
学年度学期：17-18-2，课程班：中国能源与环境挑战1，课程推荐得分：4.53，教师推荐得分：4.53，课程得分分数段：90-95；
学年度学期：18-19-2，课程班：中国能源与环境挑战1，课程推荐得分：0.0，教师推荐得分：7.22，课程得分分数段：80及以下；
学年度学期：19-20-2，课程班：中国能源与环境挑战1，课程推荐得分：0.0，教师推荐得分：8.33，课程得分分数段：85-90；
学年度学期：20-21-2，课程班：中国能源与环境挑战1，课程推荐得分：0.0，教师推荐得分：8.33，课程得分分数段：95-100；
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