The Politics of Climate Change and the Environment

Harvard Extension School

GOVT E-1722

Section 1

CRN 26246

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Climate change, as well as a host of environmental challenges like access to clean water, pose an existential threat to our planet. This course studies how politics can be both an obstacle and a solution to solving these problems. Students may not count both GOVT E-1722 and GOVT S-1511 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.

Credits: 4

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Term

Spring Term 2026

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Online

Credit Status

Graduate, Noncredit, Undergraduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Dustin Tingley, PhD

Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Government, Harvard University


Meeting Info

1/26 to 5/16

Participation Option: Online Asynchronous

In online asynchronous courses, you are not required to attend class at a particular time. Instead you can complete the course work on your own schedule each week.

Deadlines

Last day to register:

Additional Time Commitments

Optional sections to be arranged.

Syllabus

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Tuition

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All Sections of this Course

CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
26246 1 Online Asynchronous Dustin Tingley Open Jan 26 to May 16
16910 1 Online Asynchronous Dustin Tingley Open Sep 2 to Dec 20

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