Assess the seriousness and urgency of climate change
Recognise the main effects of climate change, their implications for our lives and our children’s.
Identify the causes of these changes and the key processes that determine their effects
Identify the critical required actions, on the personal, national and global levels
First-hand knowledge, from leading climate experts
Climate change is possibly the greatest challenge of our time, “the fight of our lives” in the words of the UN Secretary General at the COP26. We accept the scientific consensus that climate change is real, and that it is related to human actions. Beyond that – the picture becomes blurry. How bad is it? How fast is it happening? What are the probable consequences, and what can we do to mitigate them?
To take action, we need a clear perspective. We must listen to scientists to develop a more accurate understanding of the key issues, take a stand and make informed decisions.
Lecturers
Our short introduction to climate change includes original talks with the following experts:
- Dr Friederike Otto Physicist and Climate Scientist, Imperial College London
- Prof Martin Siegert Professor of Geosciences, Imperial College London
- Prof Yadvinder Malhi Professor of Ecosystem Science, University of Oxford
- Prof Timothy Lenton Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science University of Exeter
- Dr Gbemi Oluleye Research Fellow in Environmental Policy, Imperial College London
- Dr Matthew Agarwala Environmental Economist, University of Cambridge
- Dr Tamsin Edwards Climate Scientist, King’s College London
Course coordinator: Dr Yishay Mor
Dr Yishay Mor is EXPeditions’ Chief Learning Officer. He designed this online course based on contributions to EXPeditions by leading climate change thinkers, researchers and scientists. He introduces each of the lectures, sets the learning objectives and identifies the main takeaways.
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define key concepts related to climate change
- Relate the phenomena of climate change to human carbon emissions
- Identify the major risks associated with human-induced climate change
- Recognise the actions we need to take
The course includes
- 5 sections
- 9 lectures
Course duration
1 hour, 45 minutes
