Climate Change Explained: Causes, Consequences And Solutions

Understanding how global warming and climate change are affecting our lives.

What you'll learn
Learn the causes of climate change
Understand the link between global warming and climate change
Learn the consequences of climate change
Establish the importance and urgency to take action to stop climate change
Requirements
No requirements needed
Description
Hi everyone,In this course, we will address the climate change phenomenon from many angles and we will discuss its causes, consequences, and solutions.Greenhouse gases are the reason behind this phenomenon. These gases, mainly carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, have increased in concentration in recent years in the atmosphere because of fossil fuel combustion, agriculture and livestock, and deforestation.These gases hold solar radiation and increase the earth's temperature, which leads to global warming which eventually causes climate change. The increase of carbon dioxide concentration in the air causes also oceans acidification.Climate change generates a lot of unwanted effects on many levels such as Extreme weather event intensification like floods and droughts, melting of ice caps and glaciers, propagation of diseases and pests, habitat destruction, coral bleaching, and many social and economic impacts.Thus, we organized the course on climate change into three parts :• Part one discusses direct causes of climate change, mainly fossil energy, agriculture, and deforestation, and indirect causes like capitalism, corporate lobbying, cryptocurrency, and science deniers. It also explains greenhouse gases' origins and the concepts of global warming and climate change.• Part 2 details some of climate change consequences, such as :     • Extreme weather and natural disasters     • Ice Melting     • Disease carrier and pest propagation     • Habitat destruction and wildlife loss     • Coral reef destruction     • Economic and social consequences• Part 3 is dedicated to solutions to stop climate change, which includes solutions on governmental and individual levels, renewable energy, and transport electrification.I hope you enjoy the course!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Climate change explained

Lecture 2 Fossil energy

Lecture 3 Agriculture

Lecture 4 Deforestation

Lecture 5 Greenhouse gases

Lecture 6 Global warming and climate change

Lecture 7 Other factors

Section 3: Climate change consequences

Lecture 8 Extreme weather and natural disasters

Lecture 9 Melting of ice

Lecture 10 Disease carrier and pests propagation

Lecture 11 Habitat destruction and wildlife loss

Lecture 12 Coral and reef destruction

Lecture 13 Economic and social consequences

Section 4: How to stop climate change

Lecture 14 On governmental level

Lecture 15 On individual level

Lecture 16 Renewable energy

Lecture 17 Transport electrification

Section 5: Conclusion

Lecture 18 Conclusion

All learners can benefit from this course