Class Detail
LALS 141 - 01 The Underside of Green Energy Transitions in the Americas
2026 Winter Quarter
Class Details
- Career
- Undergraduate
- Grading
- Student Option
- Class Number
- 30957
- Type
- Lecture
- Instruction Mode
- In Person
- Credits
- 5 units
- General Education
- PE-E
- Status
- Open
- Available Seats
- 19
- Enrollment Capacity
- 48
- Enrolled
- 29
- Wait List Capacity
- 0
- Wait List Total
- 0
OpenDescription
Explores the discursive, socio-ecological, economic, logistics, political, and cultural dimensions of specific “renewable energy industries” and “critical minerals,” attentive to the resulting “sacrifice zones.” Case studies of specific solar, wind, lithium, hydrogen, desalinization, and “sustainable copper” projects allow students to deepen their understanding of the multiple challenges faced in building just and sustainable futures.
Class Notes
Please contact lalsadvising@ucsc.edu with any questions about enrollment up until the first day of classes. If permission to enroll is required after classes begin, attend a class meeting to request a permission number from the instructor.
Meeting Information
| Days & Times | Room | Instructor | Meeting Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| TuTh 03:20PM-04:55PM | PhysSciences 130 | Leiva,F.I. | 01/05/26 - 03/13/26 |