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How a Company Decides to Invest in a Project

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter overviews investments in oil, gas and mining projects. It includes a comparison of private and state ventures. Sources of income include: cash from existing…

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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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Welcome to the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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There is rising scientific evidence that humanity has now entered a new era that is defined as the Anthropocene, in which humanity is shaping the entire biosphere in a…

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Social-Ecological Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Professor Carl Folke discusses a social-ecological system approach, in which people are looked at as being part of, and changing, the planet, in addition to being…

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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. This video is licensed under…

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Living Within Limits: Energy, Agriculture,…

Living Within Limits: Energy, Agriculture, Industry

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This lecture continues the investigation into the limits of growth, crucially noting that some limits have already been hit and that the goals of sustainable development…

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Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable…

Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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The global ocean connects us all and provides our livelihoods, the oxygen we breathe, and transportation, among other things. The ocean is included in SDG 14. This…

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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter is about the challenges and opportunities that urban centers face. Urban centers are expanding beyond traditional urban boundaries in a process called urban…

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Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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The ocean has always sparked human curiosity. In the mid-20th century, people began to realize that there are limits to what humanity should do to our planet before it…

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One Planet, One Ocean - Trailer

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Click here to enroll in One Planet, One Ocean: https://www.edx.org/course/one-planet-one-ocean This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. Learn more at…

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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. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA…

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How SDG 15 Links With Other SDGs

From SDG Academy on 6 August, 2019

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Sustainable Development means precisely the interconnection of economic, social, and environmental objectives. Therefore, it is important to try to achieve all of the…

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Coastal Hazards

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Coastal systems are exposed to natural hazards such as tropical storms, as well as slower process such as coastal erosion. Sea level rise exacerbates the effects of…

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Governing Global Commons

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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The regulation and enforcement of the oceans is very difficult. The Law of the Sea Convention and other landmark legal instruments have brought important progress over…

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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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Values and Attitudes to the Ocean

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter explores the human-ocean connection, and how managing the ocean requires managing human systems as well.

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