Could we control our climate?
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Learn about climate crisis challenges, measurement, and modeling. Understand Paris agreement targets and media discussions. Explore geoengineering methods and design the ideal future climate.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Explain the climate crisis challenges facing the planet
Understand the concepts of climate change measurement and modelling, and be familiar with a range of predictions about the climate crisis and its impacts on humans and other life
Understand the Paris agreement targets for future climate change, and the way these – and other climate crisis issues – are discussed and presented in the media
Appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of different geoengineering methods for controlling the climate, together with social, physical and governance issues surrounding their implementation
Design the ideal future climate, and reflect on how this decision was made.
