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Stanford University

Stanford Seminar - Engineering and Climate Change: Call to Action

Stanford University via YouTube

Overview

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Explore a Stanford seminar on engineering's role in addressing climate change. Delve into the intersection of engineering, entrepreneurship, and environmental challenges with experts Leslie Field and Jonathan Koomey. Learn about innovative approaches to stabilize, remediate, and adapt to climate-related issues. Discover how the engineering mindset can be applied to develop solutions for global warming. Gain insights into geoengineering, fossil fuel impacts, carbon dioxide concentrations, and temperature changes. Examine mitigation strategies, cost-effective options, and the importance of systemic thinking in tackling climate problems. Understand the potential for technological innovations like low-power devices and smart networks in contributing to climate solutions. Equip yourself with knowledge to approach climate change from an engineering and entrepreneurial perspective.

Syllabus

Intro
Whats Critical
Geoengineering
Why not
Slowing down the melt
Exploring Barrow
Opening Round
Fossil Fuel Century
Carbon Dioxide Concentration
Distribution of Temperatures
Concentration of CO2
Concentration of other gases
Temperature changes
Warming limit
Fossil fuel scarcity
Three options
Mitigation
Least Cost Optimist
Path Dependent
Learning Effects
The Warming Limit
The Safer Climate Case
Lessons for Entrepreneurs
The Whole System
Historical Trends
Big Belly
No Battery Pill
Tiny Low Power
Street Line Networks
Summary

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  • Fikir Yilkal Yilkal Fentie
    I recently had the pleasure of participating in the Engineering and Climate Change online course, and I must say it was an enlightening and thought-provoking experience. As an engineer passionate about sustainability and concerned about the impact o…

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