Teacher(s)
Language
French
Content
This course is divided into four modules:
- Scientific understanding of climate change
- International environmental law and climate change
- International negotiations on climate change
- Geopolitics of climate change and actions by international institutions
Teaching methods
The course will alternate between lectures and more interactive sessions. The last session in particular will be organized around a role-playing game prepared throughout the semester. For this activity, students will be organized into groups. Practical sessions will be organised as the course progresses.
Evaluation methods
The grade will be based on
Any use of artificial intelligence tools when completing assignments that contribute to the evaluation for this course is governed by the rules outlined in the aforementioned faculty policy. This specifically implies that the use of AI must be fully transparent (any unmentioned use of AI is prohibited). A key assessment criterion is that the student demonstrates that the work is the product of their own thinking and investigations (where applicable, in close collaboration with their group as part of the role-playing exercise). Students may ask questions to an AI but may only accept the answers after verifying the sources and the validity of the reasoning themselves, which specifically requires having access to all cited documents. In particular, it is not acceptable to have an AI agent complete an entire task that would constitute a substantial portion of the work required, as this would imply that the student has not demonstrated any personal contribution sufficient to warrant a favorable grade for that task.
The role-playing exercise is held only once a year. If a student participates in the third session, the evaluation of their participation in the role-playing exercise remains unchanged from the second session (Article 78 of the RGEE). If the student fails part (a)—and only if this failure is related to the content of the written report—the student is invited to submit a revised version of this assignment for the third session. The requirements for this new written assignment may be adapted depending on the context.
- the role-playing exercise (simulation of an international negotiation) held at the end of the course; this includes the preparation of a position paper (written) prior to the negotiation, the student’s participation in the negotiations (simulation afternoon), and a final written group report—all of these elements will be taken into account in the grading.
- the results of a written exam administered during the exam period. Full participation in the role-playing exercise is required to be eligible to take the exam.
Any use of artificial intelligence tools when completing assignments that contribute to the evaluation for this course is governed by the rules outlined in the aforementioned faculty policy. This specifically implies that the use of AI must be fully transparent (any unmentioned use of AI is prohibited). A key assessment criterion is that the student demonstrates that the work is the product of their own thinking and investigations (where applicable, in close collaboration with their group as part of the role-playing exercise). Students may ask questions to an AI but may only accept the answers after verifying the sources and the validity of the reasoning themselves, which specifically requires having access to all cited documents. In particular, it is not acceptable to have an AI agent complete an entire task that would constitute a substantial portion of the work required, as this would imply that the student has not demonstrated any personal contribution sufficient to warrant a favorable grade for that task.
The role-playing exercise is held only once a year. If a student participates in the third session, the evaluation of their participation in the role-playing exercise remains unchanged from the second session (Article 78 of the RGEE). If the student fails part (a)—and only if this failure is related to the content of the written report—the student is invited to submit a revised version of this assignment for the third session. The requirements for this new written assignment may be adapted depending on the context.
Online resources
Relevant resources will be made available on Moodle.
Bibliography
Une liste de références sera fournie sur Moodle au début du cours. Les étudiants qui souhaiteraient disposer d'un aperçu ou se préparer avant cette date peuvent notamment consulter les sources suivantes :
- Rapport de synthèse, concepts-clés et exemples. Plateforme wallonne pour le GIEC, 2023: https://plateforme-wallonne-giec.be/Lettre31.pdf. Ce document résume très brièvement la synthèse du 6e rapport d'évaluation du Groupe Intergouvernemental d'experts sur l'Evolution du Climat (GIEC).
- "Au nom de ma délégation..." Un guide de survie pour les nouveaux négociateurs solitaires sur le changement climatique, deuxième édition, par Joyeeta Gupta et Jennifer Allan, IISD, 2023: https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-03/au-nom-de-ma-delegation-deuxieme-edition.pdf
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