Energy Economics: Energy Consumption

The energy transition is taking place rapidly in the face of urgent needs for climate change mitigation, supply security, and decarbonization. Energy consumption is a critical issue for energy transition and society, as it impacts a wide range of aspects, including economic growth, climate change, decarbonization, environmental sustainability, supply security and human health. Energy is essential for a variety of functions, including running homes and the operation of industries, and transportation. The efficient use of energy and the adoption of sustainable energy sources are crucial for reducing the adverse effects of energy consumption and promoting sustainable development. Therefore, there is a need for educated human resources that do research and develop policies in this area. The Energy Economics PhD summer schools will take a role in teaching how to use economic theory, energy modeling, and computational tools for research to address these contemporary global challenges.

The course will provide a platform for students to present their research topics, discuss their ideas with scholars and receive feedback. Students will receive help from and discuss their ideas with senior researchers and other Ph.D. students who are accepted to the course.

Coverage

The course will cover the basic macroeconomic and microeconomic theory, the fundamentals of energy economics, energy consumption, energy justice, quantitative and qualitative methods, and policy implementations, and the assessment of energy consumption-related energy policies.

Format

The format of the program will include lectures, keynote speeches, excursions, poster presentations of the students’ research ideas, discussions of the policies, and interaction with senior researchers.  

Registration

Read about the application deadline and registration here

Course List and Weekly Program

Course objectives:

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

• learn how economics knowledge can be used to analyze and model energy consumption and energy poverty.
• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods and how these can be used to investigate energy consumption and evaluate policies.
• understand the important aspects of energy consumption in the determination of economic growth.
• understand how energy consumption is related to energy justice and energy poverty.
• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of electrification of energy consumption in the heating and transportation sector.

Keynote:

Professor Richard Tol, University of Sussex

Professor Benjamin K. Sovacool, Bostong University

List of the Researchers/Instructors:

Associate Professor Claire Bergaentzlé

Professor Dogan Keles

Professor Jacob Ladenburg

Professor Karyn Morrissey

Professor Ramazan Sari (ramsa@dtu.dk)

Professor Ugur Soytas

Assistant Professor Xiaobing Zhang

About the Division for Climate and Energy Policy

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