The Climate Solutions course is designed and delivered by award-winning climate change experts and educators.
It tackles the biggest challenge of our time – climate change – by giving each of us the knowledge and tools we need to make a real difference.
Designed to be accessible and engaging throughout, it provides the facts you need to know about what climate change is, and the solutions you need to know so you can be part of fighting it.
You’ll learn about the solutions needed from governments and big business, how you can help to make them do more, and what you can do yourself.
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The Climate Solutions course is designed and delivered by award-winning climate change experts and educators.
It tackles the biggest challenge of our time – climate change – by giving each of us the knowledge and tools we need to make a real difference.
Designed to be accessible and engaging throughout, it provides the facts you need to know about what climate change is, and the solutions you need to know so you can be part of fighting it.
You’ll learn about the solutions needed from governments and big business, how you can help to make them do more, and what you can do yourself.
The Climate Solutions course is designed and delivered by award-winning climate change experts and educators.
It tackles the biggest challenge of our time – climate change – by giving each of us the knowledge and tools we need to make a real difference.
Designed to be accessible and engaging throughout, it provides the facts you need to know about what climate change is, and the solutions you need to know so you can be part of fighting it.
You’ll learn about the solutions needed from governments and big business, how you can help to make them do more, and what you can do yourself.
This innovative course, regardless of your background, will teach you why climate change is important, allowing you to better understand the challenge it represents and, most importantly, what you can do about it.
Core topics include:
- the science behind climate change and its causes;
- the impacts it is already having and could have in the future;
- what governments and business need to do;
- how each of us can take action, from what we do at home right through to who we vote for and what stuff we choose to buy.
Through the award-winning teaching approaches of the University of Edinburgh’s faculty team this open access course brings an engaging and action-focussed approach to tackling the climate emergency.
Taught by instructors with decades of experience in climate change and online learning, this empowering course is a collaboration between leading experts in the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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Learning objectives
- What climate change is, and what causes it
- Why it’s important to you, everyone you know, and all life on our planet
- What governments and big business need to do
- How you can tackle climate change in every facet of your life
- What climate change is, and what causes it
- Why it’s important to you, everyone you know, and all life on our planet
- What governments and big business need to do
- How you can tackle climate change in every facet of your life
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction to Climate Solutions
Introduction to climate change, its impacts and why it should matter to you.
Week 2: The Science of Climate Solutions
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Discuss climate change with your friends and family
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Engage in constructive and open dialogue with your social circle to share perspectives and foster critical thinking about climate change.
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Climate Change Communication
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Choose a topic to discuss.
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Gather your friends and family.
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Facilitate a discussion.
Watch a documentary about climate change
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Gain insights and visual context into the effects and impacts of climate change by watching documentaries.
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Climate Change Impacts
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Find a climate change documentary to watch.
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Watch the documentary.
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Reflect on what you learned.
Review: Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future by Katharine Hayhoe
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Get a head start learning about climate science by reading this book on the science of global warming.
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Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope...
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Purchase the book from your favourite bookstore.
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Highlight key points as you read.
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Take notes on the most important concepts.
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Write a summary of the book.
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Practice calculating carbon emissions
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Practice calculating your own carbon emissions to gain a better understanding of your impact on the environment.
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Carbon Footprint
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Find an online carbon calculator.
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Input your data into the calculator.
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Calculate your carbon emissions.
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Compare your emissions to others.
Write a blog post about climate change
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Share your knowledge about climate change and raise awareness about this critical issue through the creation of a blog post.
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Choose a topic for your blog post.
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Research your topic.
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Write your blog post.
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Publish your blog post.
Create a climate action plan for your community
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Develop and present a detailed plan for local climate action to increase your understanding of the causes and effects of climate change at a community level.
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Community Engagement
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Research the causes and effects of climate change.
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Identify the most pressing climate change issues in your community.
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Develop a plan to address these issues.
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Present your plan to your community.
Discuss climate change with your friends and family
Show steps
Engage in constructive and open dialogue with your social circle to share perspectives and foster critical thinking about climate change.
Browse courses on
Climate Change Communication
Show steps
- Choose a topic to discuss.
- Gather your friends and family.
- Facilitate a discussion.
Watch a documentary about climate change
Show steps
Gain insights and visual context into the effects and impacts of climate change by watching documentaries.
Browse courses on
Climate Change Impacts
Show steps
- Find a climate change documentary to watch.
- Watch the documentary.
- Reflect on what you learned.
Review: Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future by Katharine Hayhoe
Show steps
Get a head start learning about climate science by reading this book on the science of global warming.
View
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope...
on Amazon
Show steps
- Purchase the book from your favourite bookstore.
- Highlight key points as you read.
- Take notes on the most important concepts.
- Write a summary of the book.
Practice calculating carbon emissions
Show steps
Practice calculating your own carbon emissions to gain a better understanding of your impact on the environment.
Browse courses on
Carbon Footprint
Show steps
- Find an online carbon calculator.
- Input your data into the calculator.
- Calculate your carbon emissions.
- Compare your emissions to others.
Write a blog post about climate change
Show steps
Share your knowledge about climate change and raise awareness about this critical issue through the creation of a blog post.
Show steps
- Choose a topic for your blog post.
- Research your topic.
- Write your blog post.
- Publish your blog post.
Create a climate action plan for your community
Show steps
Develop and present a detailed plan for local climate action to increase your understanding of the causes and effects of climate change at a community level.
Browse courses on
Community Engagement
Show steps
- Research the causes and effects of climate change.
- Identify the most pressing climate change issues in your community.
- Develop a plan to address these issues.
- Present your plan to your community.
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