BEX5200 Climate change and carbon management strategies
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX5200 Climate change and carbon management strategies is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Overview
This unit provides an introduction to the business, regulatory and economic perspectives of climate change mitigation. It investigates how market and regulatory initiatives to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by carbon pricing mechanisms can be managed by liable businesses and other stakeholders, by examining the following:climate change science; economic impacts of climate change; international initiatives to mitigate GHG emissions; investment in low-emissions technologies; carbon pricing regulatory regimes and market trading mechanisms; measurement of business carbon footprint; industry sector interactions with carbon markets and regulatory regimes; accounting issues arising from pricing GHG emissions.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment50%
- Examination50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
acquire an understanding of climate change mitigation with respect to political, environmental, regulatory and economic impacts on business in the Australian and global context
- 2
acquire a working knowledge of the main market and regulatory mechanisms for mitigating GHG emissions
- 3
evaluate the supply and demand side aspects of industries that are the principal GHG emitters and their capacity to mitigate such emissions
- 4
assess the likely strategies that can be employed by businesses to comply with, and manage, carbon pricing obligations at least cost
- 5
acquire practical research skills including the ability to work in groups of diverse cultural and social backgrounds and investigate academic, institutional and public media sources
- 6
demonstrate the ability to evaluate, formulate, and articulate justifiable business strategies and tactics to address the impacts of market and regulatory changes arising from climate change in a summative assessment.
Workload and teaching
- Laboratories10 hours
- Lectures24 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
MS Teams (for online learning)
Where it fits
BEX5200 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Holly Dillabough
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX5200?
BEX5200 has no prerequisites.
When is BEX5200 offered?
In 2021, BEX5200 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is BEX5200?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX5200 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.
Which majors and minors include BEX5200?
BEX5200 is part of Corporate environmental and sustainability management; Financial and risk management; and Leadership for sustainable development.