ECON 250 GJ - The Political Economy of Energy

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

A seminar designed to explore the following issues: the economics of the global petroleum industry from the Standard Oil Trust, the Seven Sisters and OPEC; the generation and distribution of electricity over the last 100 years and the prospects for the next fifty years with special emphasis on alternative sources of electricity both on and off the grid; the global demand for fossil fuels and the impact that oil production has had on producing nations; peak oil concerns and national security issues; and the critical relationship between food production and energy inputs across the global economy.

Prerequisite(s): None.