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What is Climate Change?

From SDG Academy on 1 August, 2019

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Introduces the idea of climate change, highlighting the difference between weather and climate, and the history of natural climate change versus man-made climate change.

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The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the challenge of human-induced climate change. The general problem is of living in a crowded and productive world. There are 7.2 billion people on…

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Paleoclimate Evidence of Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Looks at climate change in the historical context, explaining why the rate of climate change today is unprecedented.

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Why Should We Care About Climate Change?

From SDG Academy on 1 August, 2019

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Explains the difference between natural climate change of the past and man-made climate change today, introducing the hockey stick graph.

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Emissions Reduction: The Only Viable Way Forward

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Explains what we can do in order to stop climate change.

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Business Solutions for Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Peter Bakker talks about the role of business in fighting climate change. He declares the Paris Climate Agreement as a success and outlines the three…

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Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact -…

Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact - Trailer

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Click here to enroll in Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact: https://www.edx.org/course/climate-change-the-science-and-global-impact

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The Basic Science of Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This lecture serves to explain the basic science behind climate change, highlighting how human interactions with the climate are spurring on further climate change.

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Health and Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Ted Smith stresses the connection between the environment and human health, and calls on individuals to take informed action.

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Sea Level Rise and Coastal Impacts

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Explains the impact on people that different levels of sea level rise would have.

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The Earth's Energy Balance

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This lecture discusses the basics of climate science in order to support the discussion of deep decarbonization and other actions related to greenhouse gas emissions. As…

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The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of…

The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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How can we achieve deep decarbonization while satisfying the conditions for continued economic growth and development and growing prosperity? CO2 energy related…

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Human Influence on the Ocean

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This era of human impact on the environment and the ocean is called the Anthropocene, and the main problem is that we produce energy by burning fossil fuels and emit…

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Geoengineering: A Scientist's Perspective,…

Geoengineering: A Scientist's Perspective, Part 1

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Looks at specific geoengineering measures as ways of mitigating climate change. Two measures focused on are carbon capture and sequestration and direct air capture.

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Ocean Plastic: Where is It

From SDG Academy on 12 August, 2019

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Plastic in the ocean is polluting the ocean, but in order to address this problem, we need to know where the plastic is within the ocean. In this chapter, Dr. Erik Van…

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Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet…

Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet – Trailer

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Click here to enroll in Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet: https://www.edx.org/course/climate-action-solutions-for-a-changing-planet

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