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 4°C or more this century, while scientists and policymakers propose targets of just 1-2°C to avoid the total destruction of the planet.
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.
Overview
Syllabus
- Welcome to the Course
- Introduction
- Pre-Course Survey
- Week 1: Towards a New Climate Change Agreement
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 2: The Basics of Climate Change Science
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 3: The 2-Degree Limit
- Welcome Message from Emmanuel Guerin
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 4: The 2-Degree Carbon Budget
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 5: The Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 6: The Key Technological Challenges of Deep Decarbonization
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 7: Deep Decarbonization Pathways: Country Case Studies
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 8: Energy & Development
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 9: Main Challenges of Climate Change Negotiations
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Week 10: Towards a New Climate Agreement Based on 2-Degrees Celsius
- Video Lectures
- Course Readings and Graphs
- Final Exam
- Post-Course Survey
Taught by
Jeffrey D. Sachs
