DurhamEconomics
ECON1051

The Economics of Sustainability

One-to-one support for Durham's The Economics of Sustainability module, with help understanding the main ideas, keeping up with the work, and preparing confidently for assessments.

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Explores economic perspectives on environmental sustainability, resource use, and climate change. The module examines market failure, policy instruments such as carbon pricing and regulation, and the trade-offs between economic development and environmental protection.

Support for ECON1051 The Economics of Sustainability at Durham

Our tutoring for ECON1051 is designed to make the module feel more manageable. Sessions can focus on clarifying lecture material, rebuilding foundations, working through problem sets, essays, data-based tasks and exam preparation, and developing a clearer strategy for revision and assessed work. The aim is to help students understand the module deeply enough to apply the material independently, not just memorise model answers.

Common Challenges

Students often struggle with:

  • understanding the main concepts without losing sight of the bigger picture
  • applying the theory to problem sets, essays, data-based tasks and exam preparation
  • knowing how much detail is expected in assessed answers
  • building a clear revision plan when the module starts to feel cumulative
How our tutors help

Our tutors can help by:

  • Rebuilding the intuition behind the models
  • Working through diagrams, algebra and problem sets
  • Linking theory to policy or business applications
  • Practising clear exam answers under time pressure
  • Tailoring sessions to the exact parts of ECON1051 that feel unclear

Tutors for ECON1051

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