The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is working with members to develop a set of resources on Climate Law Teaching. As one important element of environmental law, we are drawing together a number of useful resources on climate law teaching.
Below you will find a repository of course syllabi. These syllabi, indexed by their author, provide a range of materials that have used in teaching climate change law and policy. This initiative has been led by Dr. Wil Burns of American University, USA and Professor Don Anton of Australian National University College of Law, Canberra. We now have over 50 syllabi and encourage you to review them. We would also be pleased to receive course syllabi on climate law from any of our members. You can send an electronic copy to us by accessing the Contact function or by sending it to Kate Woods, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We have also begun to collect materials that have been used in classroom climate change simulations, accessible below.
Other resources that may be helpful to those teaching in this field is the Teaching Climate/Energy Law & Policy blog of Wil Burns & the LSU Law Center: Climate Change Law and Policy Project produced by Professor Edward Richards.
The Syllabi
Instructor (s) | Course Title | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Benoit Mayer | --- | 2016 | |
Vyoma Jha | --- | 2014 | |
Alex, Ken and | Golden Gate University, USA | 2007 | |
Atapattu, Sumudu | University of Wisconsin, USA | 2011 | |
Benson | Loyola Law School, USA | 2010 | |
Betsill, Michele | Colorado State University,USA | 2008 | |
B. Gerrard, Michael | Columbia Law School,USA | 2020 | |
Boykoff, Max | UC – Santa Cruz, USA | 2005 | |
Bryner, Gary | Brigham Young University, USA |
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Bukowski, Jeanie | Bradley University, USA | 2009 | |
Bukowski, Jeanie | Bradley University, USA | 2014 | |
Bukowski, Jeanie | Global Climate Change Treaty Negotiation: Simulation Assignment | Bradley University, USA | 2014 |
Burns, Wil | Santa Clara University, USA | 2005 | |
Burns, Wil | Golden Gate University, USA | 2008 | |
Burns, Wil | 2009 | ||
| Burns, Wil | Global Warming and Renewable Energy | Golden Gate University, USA | 2010 |
Burns, Wil | University of Houston,USA | 2009 | |
Burns, Wil | 2020 | ||
Burns, Wil | American University, USA | 2020 | |
Carlarne, Cinnamon | University of South Carolina, USA | 2010 | |
Carlson and Hecht | UCLA School of Law | 2008 | |
Chester, Charles C. | Brandeis University, USA | 2008 | |
Cullenward, Danny | California University, USA | 2015 | |
Dernbach, John C. | Widener University, USA | 2008 | |
Doelle, Meinhard | Dalhousie University, Canada | 2009 | |
Driesen, David M. | Syracuse University, USA | 2006 | |
Driesen, David M. and | Syracuse University, USA | 2008 | |
Durrant, Nicola | Queensland University of Technology | 2011 | |
Duyck, Sebastien | University of Lapland | 2014 | |
Farber, Daniel and | Berkeley, USA | 2007 | |
Firestone, Jeremy | University of Maine | 2008 | |
Firestone, Jeremy | University of Delaware | 2009 | |
Flatt | University of Houston | 2009 | |
Flatt | University of Houston | 2009 | |
Gerrard, Michael B. | Columbia University, USA | 2014 | |
Halvorssen, Anita Margrethe | University of Denver, USA | 2009 | |
Heller, Miriam | 425.630 – Cities and climate change - Class Syllabus and Related Information | Johns Hopkins University, USA | 2012 |
Henderson, Mark | Mills College, USA | 2007 | |
Hewitt, William F. | New York University, USA | 2009 | |
Higgins, Megan | Roger Williams University, USA | 2008 | |
Hildreth, Richard | University of Oregon, USA | 2012 | |
Ivanova, Maria | College of William and Mary, USA | 2007 | |
Kleiss, Jessica | Lewis & Clark College, USA | ||
Kravchenko, Svitlana | University of Oregon, USA | 2009 | |
Kuh, Katrina F. | Hofstra University, USA | 2007 | |
Kulovesi, Kati | University of Eastern Finland | 2012 | |
Kushner, James A. | Southwestern Law School | 2010 | |
Kysar, Douglas A. | Yale University | 2009 | |
Larsen, John | Johns Hopkins University | 2013 | |
Lin, Jolene | National University of Singapore | 2015 | |
Lipeles, Maxine I. |
| 2008 | |
McAllister, Lesley | University of San Diego | 2009 | |
McArthur, Katherine T. | University of Dar es Salaam | 2008 | |
Michaels, Patrick J. | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Natural Resources, USA | 2007 | |
Osofsky | Washington and Lee University, USA | 2008 | |
Pagh, Peter and | University of Copenhagen, Denmark | 2010 | |
Parenteau | Vermont Law School, USA | 2009 | |
Parenteau, Patrick | Vermont Law School, USA | 2019 | |
Peeters, Marjan | Maastricht University, The Netherlands | 2012 | |
| P. Nevitt, Mark | Climate Change Law & Policy | University of Pennsylvania Law School | 2019 |
Ramo, Alan | Golden Gate University, USA | 2010 | |
Richards, Kenneth | Indiana University | 2010 | |
Robertson, Heidi | Case Western Law, USA | 2020 | |
Rodgers, William H. | University of Washington, USA | 2009 | |
Rodgers, William H. | University of Washington, USA | 2008 | |
Ronne, Anita | University of Copenhagen, Denmark | 2010 | |
Siegel, Joseph A. | Pace University, USA | 2010 | |
Sinden, Amy | Temple University Beasley School of Law, USA | 2017 | |
Stein, Eleanor | University of Albany, USA | 2008 | |
Stein, Eleanor | University of Albany, USA | 2018 | |
Stein, Eleanor | University of Albany, USA | 2019 | |
Stein, Eleanor | University of Albany, USA | 2020 | |
Sutton, Victoria V. | Texas Tech University | 2008 | |
Takacs, David | University California – Hastings, USA | 2010 | |
Thaler, Jeff | University of Maine, USA | 2020 | |
Thaler, Jeff | University of Maine, USA | 2020 | |
Van Nostrand, James M. | Pace University | 2009 | |
Van Asselt, Harro | University of Oxford | 2020 | |
Voigt, Christina | International Environmental Law – Climate Change – UNFCC and Kyoto Protocol | University of Oslo | 2007 |
Woerdman, Edwin | University of Groningen | 2015 | |
Yang | Vermont Law School, USA | 2003 | |
Zelljadt, Elizabeth (Lisa) | Carbon Management and Finance 425.605 Johns Hopkins Masters Program in Energy and Climate Policy | Johns Hopkins University, USA | 2013 |
Simulation Resources
There is a growing consensus about the pedagogical benefits of using active learning techniques in the classroom. In law school courses, the simulation of negotiations to formulate international agreements is a particularly salutary active learning technique because it helps law students to experience the dynamics of international bargaining, including the political factors that inhibit or facilitate cooperation, and the procedures of international organizations.
These resources have been developed by law and non-law professors and are designed to engage students in negotiation of a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. We welcome submissions of other exercises. The following simulations (and reference material) are the first step in developing this resource.
Andonova and Mendoza-Castro (Colby College, USA)
Auer, Matthew (University of Indiana, USA)
Burns, Wil (University of California, USA)
- Information Packet on Climate Negotiations Exercise
- Climate Negotiations Debrief
- State/EU Position on Climate Change: Climate Negotiations Exercise
- Country/EU Overview: Climate negotiations exercise
- 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Negotiations Choreography
- Overview of Climate Negotiations Assignment
- ESPM 169 2013, Analytical Essay
- Negotiating Position Assignment
Cass, Loren (College of the Holy Cross, USA): Comparative Environmental Policy Course
- Climate Change Negotiation Simulation Preparation
- Climate Negotiations
- Negotiating Incentives Matrix Student Incentive Structures in Classroom Simulations: The Case of Post-Kyoto Climate Negotiations, Paper Presented at the 2006 International Studies Association Conference, San Diego, CA
Driesen, David (Syracuse University College of Law, USA)
- Instructions for Pre-Negotiation
- Negotiating Instructions
- Draft Protocol
- Negotiation Exercise/Paper Assignment
Eisen, Joel (University of Richmond School of Law, USA)
- Pre-Negotiation Instructions - adapted from Driesen
- Draft Copenhagen Protocol - adapted from Driesen
National Documents:Brazil , China, France, India, Jamaica, Russia, United Kingdom, USA
Hart, Craig (Energy + Environment Foundation)
Ivanova, Maria (College of William and Mary, USA)
Pettenger, Mary (Western Oregon University, USA)
- How to Design a Role Play Simulation
- Introduction to the Simulation
- ISA2009 - Draft Resolution- Climate Change
- ISA 2009 - Sample Simulation
- Research and Position Tips
- Simulation Debrief
Stein, Eleanor (SUNY - Albany Law School, USA)
Wood, Stepan (Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada)