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Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18 duration 38 minutes 28 seconds Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18 Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18	Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18 In this Q&A from the Climate Action MOOC, Dr. Frank Qiankun Wang, Deputy Director of GEIDCO’s North American Representative Office, discusses the need for cross-border grid connection to… q&a alternative energy energy partnerships license_ccbync greenhouse gases demand global initiatives From SDG Academy 5 plays
Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions duration 8 minutes 48 seconds Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions	Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions Resilience must be explored across different scales. The risk of pushing the entire Earth system outside its stable state is called Earth resilience, which is dependent on the different components of… resilience holocene greenhouse effect license_ccbync biome greenhouse gases human development index From SDG Academy 2 plays
The Quadruple Squeeze duration 10 minutes 16 seconds The Quadruple Squeeze The Quadruple Squeeze	The Quadruple Squeeze The planetary squeeze, or the driving forces that explain why we’ve ended up with rising environmental risks, originate from four different areas: population pressure in terms of numbers and… climate change anthropocene tipping points climate science environment risks greenhouse gases planetary health license_ccbync From SDG Academy 259 plays
Towards COP21 duration 22 minutes 17 seconds Towards COP21 Towards COP21	Towards COP21 This chapter discusses the path towards COP21 in Paris in December 2015. COP15 in Copenhagen was unsuccessful in reaching a new binding framework. Copenhagen set markers, such as the limit of 2… agreements greenhouse gases climate change decarbonization mitigation cop21 license_ccbync paris climate agreement carbon dioxide emissions From SDG Academy 20 plays
Making an Agreement Stick duration 16 minutes 38 seconds Making an Agreement Stick Making an Agreement Stick	Making an Agreement Stick This chapter discusses the concepts of negotiations: how to have a Pareto improving outcome, how to have an efficient agreement, how to mitigate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions at a… mitigation decarbonization greenhouse gases inequality prisoner's dilemma negotiations agreements climate change license_ccbync gas extraction From SDG Academy 9 plays
What We Learn from Country Level Deep… duration 17 minutes 39 seconds What We Learn from Country Level Deep… What We Learn from Country Level Deep Decarbonization Pathways	What We Learn from Country Level Deep Decarbonization Pathways This chapter discusses what was learned from the analysis of the 15 research teams from the respective countries’ pathways to deep decarbonization. Firstly, it was discovered that deep… decarbonization governance greenhouse gases climate change mitigation license_ccbync From SDG Academy 8 plays
The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project duration 12 minutes 15 seconds The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project	The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project is a collaborative effort to understand how countries can transition to a low-carbon economy by mid-century and how the world can meet the 2 degree Celsius… rcps decarbonization economics greenhouse gases climate change mitigation license_ccbync low carbon From SDG Academy 18 plays
What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway… duration 18 minutes 48 seconds What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway… What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway for the 2-degree Limit	What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway for the 2-degree Limit This chapter looks at the shape of the emission reduction trajectory to determine how to reach net zero emissions by the second half of the century. In 2010, the global greenhouse gases annual… greenhouse gases mitigation climate science climate change decarbonization carbon budget license_ccbync emissions paris climate agreement From SDG Academy 13 plays
What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree… duration 17 minutes 21 seconds What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree… What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree Limit?	What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree Limit? The greenhouse gas concentration that is consistent with the 2 degree objective is between 430 and 480 part per million of CO2 equivalent. The global carbon budget will only be calculated for CO2; we… greenhouse gases carbon cycle climate science climate change decarbonization mitigation carbon budget license_ccbync carbon dioxide emissions fossil fuels From SDG Academy 17 plays
The Business as Usual Trajectory duration 18 minutes 29 seconds The Business as Usual Trajectory The Business as Usual Trajectory	The Business as Usual Trajectory This chapter discusses the objective of limiting the temperature increase to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial level. The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize… rcps greenhouse gases antrhopocene climate change decarbonization mitigation license_ccbync carbon dioxide emissions economic growth From SDG Academy 32 plays
The Earth's Energy Balance duration 18 minutes 44 seconds The Earth's Energy Balance The Earth's Energy Balance	The Earth's Energy Balance 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 Joseph Fourier realized, the… climate change energy balances radiation greenhouse gases decarbonization mitigation license_ccbync climate science energy production From SDG Academy 77 plays
The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks duration 34 minutes 52 seconds The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks	The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks This chapter discusses anthropogenic greenhouse gases and climate forcing. It is important to note that carbon dioxide and other emitted gases mix with the atmosphere and have an effect on global… climate science antrhopocene greenhouse gases carbon cycle geoengineering climate change decarbonization mitigation feedback mechanisms license_ccbync nitrogen emissions From SDG Academy 51 plays
The Relentless Rise of CO2 duration 18 minutes 24 seconds The Relentless Rise of CO2 The Relentless Rise of CO2	The Relentless Rise of CO2 Carbon dioxide makes up about 2/3 of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, mainly from burning of coal, oil, and gas. There has been a relentless rise in carbon emissions due to the use of fossil… anthropocene carbon cycle greenhouse effect china climate science climate change decarbonization mitigation license_ccbync climate action greenhouse gases From SDG Academy 52 plays
The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I duration 10 minutes 17 seconds The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I	The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I How does emission of greenhouse gases lead to global warming? This chapter depicts and analyzes significant factors and illuminates anomalies contributing to the drastic change in our climate.… climate change carbon budget decarbonization land use license_ccbync carbon cycle greenhouse gases From SDG Academy 272 plays
Climate Change Science and Negotiations –… duration 3 minutes 11 seconds Climate Change Science and Negotiations –… Climate Change Science and Negotiations – Trailer	Climate Change Science and Negotiations – Trailer Enroll in Climate Change Science and Negotiations The time to address climate change is now. The mean surface temperature of the Earth has risen dangerously and spurred devastating impacts –… course trailers license_ccbync policy climate change climate science planetary boundaries ecosystem-based adaption greenhouse effect greenhouse gases From SDG Academy 17 plays
Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact -… duration 2 minutes 14 seconds Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact -… Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact - Trailer	Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact - Trailer The course covers the basic principles of atmospheric science, methods of climate data collection and tracking of greenhouse gas emissions. It introduces basic climate modeling and explores the… course trailers license_ccbync human rights coral reefs atmosphere greenhouse gases climate science climate models From SDG Academy 50 plays