Compendium Energy Economics & Sustainability

Introduction and consolidation

The students are able to:
• explain technical terms and models of sustainability and energy management
• derive basic features of national and European energy, climate protection and environmental policy from sustainability goals
• demonstrate the principle of subsidiarity on the basis of global, national, regional and corporate sustainability goals
• assign energy, climate protection and environmental legislation and regulations at national and European level to the corresponding bodies
• explain promotion mechanisms and marketing concepts for renewable energies and energy management, to assign energy, climate protection and environmental legislation as well as regulations on national and European level to the corresponding organs
• evaluate promotion mechanisms and marketing concepts for renewable energies and efficiency measures from the company's point of view
• explain definitions of quality in relation to energy and sustainability management as well as to present requirements and tasks of quality management systems

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• Methods of Sustainability Assessment
• History & Stakeholders of the Energy Industry
• Quality Management
• Sustainability Management
• Energy, Climate Protection and Environmental Policy
• Energy, Climate Protection and Environmental Law
• Promotion Instruments and Marketing Concepts of Energy

• Caro-Gonzalez, A. (2024). Transformative Governance for the Future: Navigating Profound Transitions. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43132-6
• Heffron, R. J., & De Fontenelle, L. (Eds.). (2024). The Power of Energy Justice & the Social Contract. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46282-5
• Labriet, M., Espegren, K., Giannakidis, G., & Ó Gallachóir, B. (Eds.). (2024). Aligning the Energy Transition with the Sustainable Development Goals: Key Insights from Energy System Modelling (Vol. 101). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58897-6
• Letmathe, P., Roll, C., Balleer, A., Böschen, S., Breuer, W., Förster, A., Gramelsberger, G., Greiff, K., Häußling, R., Lemme, M., Leuchner, M., Paegert, M., Piller, F. T., Seefried, E., & Wahlbrink, T. (Eds.). (2024). Transformation Towards Sustainability: A Novel Interdisciplinary Framework from RWTH Aachen University. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54700-3
• Samans, R. (2024). Human-Centred Economics: The Living Standards of Nations. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37435-7
• Wu, H.-H., Liu, W.-Y., & Huang, M. C. (Eds.). (2023). Moving Toward Net-Zero Carbon Society: Challenges and Opportunities. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24545-9

Written exam

English

5

30

2.5

Blended Learning

1

director of studies

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ENMK

integrated lecture

Compulsory

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