ST
Oct 14, 2021
The course has provided the excellent knowledge about the need to switch over from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources to save our environment, climate and also strong economy in coming futures.
SN
Apr 22, 2019
I loved the course. It is very important for beginners to understand climate change and policy before committing to their careers and this course if perfect for people diving deep into this sector.
By Avinash M
•Oct 20, 2021
Excellent discourse and well organised . Builtup the issues step by step and sensitised the learners at optimum pace.
By donlucey
•Feb 26, 2018
Gives a good overview of the current status of renewables and fossil fuels and what governments are doing about it.
By Jacob L
•Feb 21, 2022
It's a good for beginners. But the material needs to be updated due to the fast-changing nature of energy issues.
By Aashish
•Jul 5, 2017
Good course for understanding how the energy policy environment is evolving. PResents a good macro picture.
By Muriël B
•May 5, 2023
I liked the topics, the video's and the assignments. I think the readings could have been more up to date.
By Wanjiru B
•May 8, 2020
The material provided was very timely .I found it easy to flow through all the classes .
By Adriana
•May 23, 2020
Good course, not so interactive with the professors, but very informative
By Bakraoui S M M
•Sep 12, 2020
Good course. I've learned many new ideas about climate and energy policy
By umar c
•Jun 17, 2023
Overall a good discussion based course, very up to date discussions
By Shahla S
•Aug 28, 2024
I could not get the certificate , course itself excellent
By Faruk R
•Feb 23, 2020
Excellent resource persons, Great and diverse inputs.
By Padmapriya B
•Oct 16, 2021
great course to learn about the climate crisis
By anadi m
•Oct 9, 2021
very interesting and challenging course
By Rafi R S
•Dec 14, 2021
Wonderful course, but quite outdated
By Cassandra C K
•Jul 16, 2017
Very informative and well organized.
By F. H S
•Jun 21, 2023
Great introductory course
By Sonali G
•Oct 17, 2021
Useful and comprehensive
By Jean-Noel B
•May 6, 2021
Excellent course!
By T.R.
•Sep 5, 2021
This format is less than stellar for the content. I would prefer less of a Ted Talk / interview style and more of a classic teaching concept, overview, scenario, and the interviews as a supplement.
Many of the links are outdated or paywalled, making assignments and readings harder.
Overall, you learn some things, but the course is repetitive. There are only so many times you can come to the same conclusion of "people act in their best interest." I think this course is worth a good review and rework to make a much more stable and solid impact on learners.
By Viktor P
•Jul 17, 2023
All in all, I learned some concepts of global energy and climate policy.
However, the course material is slightly dated and some links to neccessary reading material are broken. In addition, I am not a big fan of the assignments given as the evaluation creteria are somewhat arbitrary. 1 point per assignment seems too low to evaluate an assignment throughoutly.
In my opinion, the interviews in the video material were too superficial at times and I would have hoped to experience some in-depth discussion.
By Kylo G
•Jan 24, 2021
This course has some interesting material but two big caveats. First, it's showing its age - the most recent materials in the class are now four years old, and this is a rapidly changing area. Second, it's lightly enrolled so there weren't many people in the forums, and the few ones there seemed to focus mostly on getting someone to peer review their essays.
Would love to see this class refreshed with current content, and run less frequently so that the student body gets commensurately larger.
By Ryan S
•Dec 19, 2023
I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed by a lot of the content in this course. It was very opinion based and a review of subjective interviews, with more philosophical stances and very few based on presented facts. Also references to technological limitations were made which were simply not true which made me question the expertise. The content was definitely dated. Conceptually, I think the topics covered were interesting and the idea of Energy Security was very interesting to consider.
By Maxime B
•May 31, 2021
The first part of the MOOC gives interesting and qualitative explanations to the topic. Interviews are always pleasant to listen to and the readings, sometimes a bit long and complicated, still provide precious information for those who want to go further in the develompment of each topic.
But the second part on (courses 4 and 5) lack of content with outdated and unavailable reading contents. It is disappointing regarding the quality of the first part.
By Ben T
•Sep 2, 2021
A very interesting topic. However, the course was let down somewhat by two problems. First, some of the key readings were not accessible, either being behind paywalls or no longer being available using the links provided. And second, some of the readings and content felt a little out of date, particularly in a context that continues to change in real time.
By Brady P
•Jan 18, 2023
The course gives a good overview of global energy and climate policy, but many of the articles for reading are from several years ago. The Climate sector is advancing rapidly, and I would argue that some of the articles for reading are out of date if they are from 4 or 5 years ago. Other than that, the course was a good high level overview.