Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet

How do we turn commitments to reducing the effects of climate change into action?

These videos are from the SDG Academy course Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet, filmed in 2016 at COP 22 in Marrakesh, Morocco, and first launched in 2017. The course is taught by experts leading the battle against climate change, hailing from institutions including Columbia University, the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development.

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The Three Pillars of Decarbonization

The Three Pillars of Decarbonization

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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The three pillars of Deep Decarbonization are: efficiency, decarbonisation of electricity, and the switching of end uses (such as cooking and driving) away from direct…
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Business Solutions for Climate Change

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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Principles of Public Policy

Principles of Public Policy

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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What should governments do using taxation, regulation, public financing, or other public policy tools to achieve the low-emissions solutions that are necessary to…
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The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I

The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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How does emission of greenhouse gases lead to global warming? This chapter depicts and analyzes significant factors and illuminates anomalies contributing to the drastic…
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Mitigation on Land and the SDGs, Part I

Mitigation on Land and the SDGs, Part I

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Michael Obersteiner discusses mitigation on land in the wider framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. He proposes some ways to convert…
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Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet – Trailer

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Renewables: Wind

Renewables: Wind

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Stephanie McClellan discusses wind power as a low-carbon solution for climate change. She discusses the wind power profiles and capacity of…
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Business Action in Practice: Renewables

Business Action in Practice: Renewables

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Mariana Heinrich talks about how businesses are working collectively to reduce barriers to renewable deployment of renewable energy. She talks about the…
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GHG Mitigation in Agriculture, Part II

GHG Mitigation in Agriculture, Part II

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Petr Havlik mentions that the trade offs between climate mitigation and food availability are potential real in the developing world and presents…
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GHG Mitigation in Agriculture, Part 1

GHG Mitigation in Agriculture, Part 1

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Petr Havlik presents the challenges with respect to climate change mitigation in the agricultural sector. Agriculture and land use must reduce direct…
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Case Study: Canada Deep Decarbonization

Case Study: Canada Deep Decarbonization

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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This is a case study of Canada's efforts towards deep decarbonization. Chris Bataille focuses on the Canadian target of approximately 90 percent emissions reduction…
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Case Study: Russia Deep Decarbonization

Case Study: Russia Deep Decarbonization

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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This is a case study of Russia's efforts towards deep decarbonization. It is a country that has huge reserves of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal, shale gas and oil)…
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The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part II

The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part II

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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An introduction to the course Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet. This chapter introduces the Sustainable Development Goals and explains the context of…
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Sustainable Transport Systems

Sustainable Transport Systems

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Edgar Galrao discusses transport, which accounts for more than a quarter of CO2 emissions in the world and is an important part of the decarbonization…
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Transmission, energy storage and grid integration

Transmission, energy storage and grid integration

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Ryan Jones discusses transmission, energy storage, and grid integration of renewables. We expect that our energy services are reliable, or that supply…
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Renewables: Solar

Renewables: Solar

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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This chapter profiles the science and potential impact of solar power. Its history is briefly profiled; notably, that it's not a new technology and has gone through…

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