What you'll learn

  • Explore how scientists measure ancient temperature and carbon dioxide levels

  • Investigate the basic physics and chemistry that control climate

  • Review the scientific basis for climate change predictions

  • Identify impacts of climate change on human societies and natural ecosystems

Course description

This course will examine future climate change in the context of Earth history, and then consider various strategies for what might be done to deal with it. The likely impact of continued greenhouse gas emissions will be explored, emphasizing the scientific uncertainties associated with various predictions, and how this can be understood in the context of risk.

 

Course Outline

Introduction

Earth's Radiation Budget

The Great Anthropogenic Experiment

The Past is Key to the Future I

The Past is Key to the Future II

Deeper Back in Time I

Deeper Back in Time II

Natural Variability and Predicting the Future I

Natural Variability and Predicting the Future II

Introduction to Our Energy System and Energy Scenarios

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This program address the significant challenge of climate change and its impacts on the environment, as well as society and the global economy.

Price
$4,800
Duration
1 week long
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