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UOFT International Environmental Policy Speaker Discussion

 

This assignment asks you to write a speaker response.

In this 300-400 word response paper, you will relate the speaker’s comments to at least one of the course readings.

An excellent paper has the following components:

(Grade range: 80-100)

1.Accurate and detailed summary of 2-3 points that the speaker made (55%)

2.Clear link to at least one of the readings in the syllabus which includes an accurate account of the argument made in that reading (40%)

3.Excellent grammar, spelling and syntax (5%)

A good paper has the following components:

(Grade range: 70-79)

1.Accurate summary of 1-2 points that the speaker made (55%)

2.Clear link to one of the readings which includes an accurate account of the argument made in the reading (40%)

3.Proficient grammar, spelling and syntax (5%)

An adequate paper has the following components:

(Grade range: 60-69)

1.Does not convey or misunderstands 1-2 points that the speaker made (55%)

2.Unclear link to one of the readings which includes an accurate account of the argument made in the reading (40%)

3.Errors in grammar, spelling and/or syntax (5%)

Reading List:

– Najam, Adil. 2005. Developing Countries and Global Environmental Governance: From Contestation to Participation to Engagement. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 5 (3): 303–321.

John Helveston and Jonas Nahm. 2019. “China’s key role in scaling low-carbon energy technologies.” Science 366 (6467): 794-796.

Aklin, Michaël and Johannes Urpelainen. 2018. Renewables: The Politics of a Global Energy Transition, pp. 199-208.