Climate Change Science and Negotiations

Course

Self-paced e-learning

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SDG Academy

Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations

Length: 11 weeks
Effort: 2-4 hours per week
Language: English
Region: World
Venue: Online
Certificate: No
Price: Free

In this course, learn solutions to mitigate the effects of the global greenhouse gas emissions causing temperature rise, and how to apply these solutions in different national contexts improvements.

Sustainable Development Goals: 2030 Agenda; Climate action
Subject: Environmental Studies
Keywords: climate change; environment; policy; SDGs; sustainability

About this course

The time to address climate change is now. The mean surface temperature of the Earth has risen dangerously and spurred devastating impacts and not just on natural ecosystems worldwide, but on daily human life. We are currently on pace towards a temperature increase of 4Â°C or more this century, while scientists and policymakers propose targets of just 1-2ºC to avoid the total destruction of the planet. In this massive open online course, learn solutions to mitigate the effects of the global greenhouse gas emissions causing temperature rise, and how to apply these solutions in different national contexts improvements.

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Target audience

Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in the fields of sustainable development, environmental science, sustainable business, international relations or related fields who are interested in the latest on climate change
Climate change activists who want a concise overview of the current issues shaping debate and action
Sustainable development practitioners as well as private-sector actors, such as corporate sustainability and responsibility groups and those who work in the technology or energy industries who need to understand key issues and facts about climate change, including emissions targets and emerging regulations.