INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
Both of the questions in this assignment should be answered in full. The assignment is to be submitted to the lecturer in hard copy, bound and paginated in A4 format. Font is to be 12 point, line spacing is to be 1.5 lines and paragraph format is to be justified. The maximum length of this assignment is 2,500 words, excluding bibliography and appendices. A computerised word count is to be appended to the assignment. The content is to be fully annotated and referenced. Presentation, layout, clarity and originality of thought and expression and writing style carry considerable weight at this academic level. It is expected that students will make full use of all available resources which are relevant to each element of the assignment.
Please note that for this assignment late submissions may be penalised by the imposition of up to 2 percentage points
per
day on assignments submitted after the due date. The general regulations concerning coursework in the Department also apply. Please note the following particulars in respect of this assignment:
1. Both questions and all elements in the Assignment should be answered. 2. No more than 2,500 words in length.
3. To be handed to lecturer and/or deposited in the box outside KEG-015 by
Monday 8
th
March 2020.
4. Marks in this Assignment count for 25% of end of Year Results.
QUESTION 1
Outline the context, rationale and development of energy policy and law with particular reference to the development of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. [50 marks]
QUESTION 2
a) Outline and comment on two changes that have been made from the original Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28/EC) in the recast Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001). [20 marks]
b) Discuss the significance of wind energy in the context of Ireland’s plans and policies relating to renewable energy. You should refer to relevant national policy documents and plans. [30 marks]