BCIT – Green Energy and Local Economic Development

British Columbia Institute of Technology  – Green Energy and Local Economic Development, CESA 5310

This course provides an introduction to the wide range of green energy strategies and local economic development opportunities for communities. Green energy is sourced from clean and renewable sources. Students will be able to identify green energy project development pathways, provide case study examples and describe how green energy can attract investment and infrastructure development. Students will be able to link a healthy environment to health impacts and costs. Students will be able to justify green energy projects by totaling estimated energy spending in a community and demonstrating how green energy can create jobs, keep energy dollars circulating locally and improve community resilience.

Dates: Wednesdays, from January 8 – February 5, 2020
Time: 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: online
Cost: $502.25
Learning Units (LUs): 30 Core
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