Global Inequalities and the Just Transition
Explore the role that rare Earth elements (REEs) will play in the energy transition to tackle climate change with this online course from The University of Warwick.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in sustainable development and the move to carbon zero.
It will be particularly useful for students and undergraduate students who want to aid their study of sustainability, carbon zero, and the climate crisis.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Assess different perspectives on the benefits and costs of using advanced technologies to tackle climate change
Collaborate with other learners to support individual and group learning about energy transitions in different contexts, including the personal contexts of individual learners on the course
Debate the relationship between global and local interests when using advanced technologies to tackle climate change
Discuss their own attitudes towards green technologies and how these may change during the course
Reflect on the reasons why some parts of the world become vulnerable to exploitative resource extraction
Identify areas of technology that are dependent upon Rare Earth Elements in their everyday lives and to understand the costs and benefits of reliance on that technology
