Principles of Low Carbon Society

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. critically know the science and diverse views on carbon emission; 2. know the effect of carbon emission on Global warming; 3. learn the approaches in achieving low carbon society; and 4. learn the strategies of establishing more carbon sinks and identification of methods to be adopted.

This course exposes students to the science of, and the debates on carbon emission. The fact that carbon emission is the greatest contributor to greenhouse gases (GHG) that eventually accumulate in the atmosphere leading to global warming. Apart from the direct emission, the reduction in carbon sinks through the removal of vegetation enhances the accumulation of the GHG. It will argue that there are two approaches to achieve a low carbon society: reducing carbon emission and establishing more carbon sinks; identification of methods to be adopted for both approaches.