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Climate Science for Everyone

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Climate Science for Everyone

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Describe the observational evidence for climate change
Explain the physical science basis of climate change
Identify the drivers and trends of greenhouse emissions
Explain how the climate could change in the future

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Kategorie: Environmental Science
Kategorie: Climate Change Adaptation
Kategorie: Social Impact
Kategorie: Trend Analysis
Kategorie: Community Development
Kategorie: Sustainable Development
Kategorie: Pollution Prevention
Kategorie: International Relations
Kategorie: Environmental Issue
Kategorie: Mitigation
Kategorie: Climate Change Mitigation
Kategorie: Environmental Policy

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Climate change impacts everyone — from record-breaking heat waves, to physical and mental health impacts, to food shortages. Understanding the science behind climate change provides you with the foundational knowledge necessary for taking action in your community and enhancing your career. No matter your age, job, goals, or interests, this course will enable you to meaningfully engage with one of the defining challenges facing humanity today.

What is the evidence for climate change? What key concepts describe the physical science of climate change? And are there ways to predict how the climate could change in the future? This short course provides everyone an entry-level overview of climate change science, with no science background needed! By the end of the course, you should be able to explain the causes of climate change and its impacts. Along the way, you’ll be given opportunities to consider how to apply this knowledge in your own life or career. Learning about climate science is the first step in your journey to becoming a more engaged global citizen as you help determine our planet’s future.

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Welcome to Climate Science for Everyone! We’ll begin this week by introducing the course and explaining why understanding climate change science is important to you. Then, we’ll quickly discuss a short history of climate change science. Finally, you will learn about the increase in global average surface temperature since the pre-industrial era in the context of international agreements to limit warming. This will provide foundational knowledge for the rest of the course material.

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3 Videos12 Lektüren1 Aufgabe2 Diskussionsthemen

3 VideosInsgesamt 25 Minuten

Welcome to Climate Science for Everyone!9 Minuten
Climate Science: A Brief History4 Minuten
Contemporary Global Warming 13 Minuten

12 LektürenInsgesamt 74 Minuten

General Course Information7 Minuten
Becoming Fluent in Climate and Sustainability5 Minuten
Course Entry Survey10 Minuten
Our Commitment to Supportive Learning5 Minuten
Discussion Guidelines5 Minuten
Report a problem with the course5 Minuten
Course Glossary10 Minuten
Week 1 Data Sources2 Minuten
Landmarks in Climate Science Research 10 Minuten
What is the evidence for climate change?5 Minuten
Where is climate change most apparent?5 Minuten
How is the current warming any different? 5 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 15 Minuten

Evidence of a Warming Planet Quiz15 Minuten

2 DiskussionsthemenInsgesamt 20 Minuten

Introduce Yourself!10 Minuten
Surface Warming Since the Pre-Industrial Period10 Minuten

This week, you will learn about the energy balance of the earth system and how the increase in global average temperature since the pre-industrial era can be explained in terms of changes in this energy balance.

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3 Videos4 Lektüren1 Aufgabe1 Diskussionsthema

3 VideosInsgesamt 28 Minuten

Inside the Global Energy Budget14 Minuten
Climate Models Explained7 Minuten
Contemporary Climate Change7 Minuten

4 LektürenInsgesamt 17 Minuten

Week 2 Data Sources2 Minuten
What does the Earth’s energy budget tell us about climate change?5 Minuten
Are climate models improving?5 Minuten
How do we know humans are responsible for climate change?5 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 15 Minuten

Week 2 Quiz15 Minuten

1 DiskussionsthemaInsgesamt 20 Minuten

Global Temperature Increase since 1850 20 Minuten

This week, you will learn about how human activities have changed the atmospheric concentrations of the two main greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide and methane. We will also touch on how the atmospheric concentration of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols, which have offset some of the warming from greenhouse gasses, is changing because of pollution control measures.

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4 Videos5 Lektüren1 Aufgabe1 Diskussionsthema

4 VideosInsgesamt 33 Minuten

Measures of Atmospheric Concentration and Emission4 Minuten
The Human Impact on Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels12 Minuten
The Global Carbon Cycle9 Minuten
Recent Trends in Methane Concentrations and Regional Sulfur Dioxide Emissions7 Minuten

5 LektürenInsgesamt 18 Minuten

Week 3 Data Sources2 Minuten
How Scientists Measure Carbon Dioxide in the Air2 Minuten
Charles Keeling and NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory4 Minuten
Is the natural removal of carbon from the atmosphere weakening?5 Minuten
How do Short-Lived Climate Forcers affect the climate?5 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 15 Minuten

Week 3 Quiz15 Minuten

1 DiskussionsthemaInsgesamt 10 Minuten

Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions10 Minuten

This week, you will learn how global average surface temperature will evolve over the course of this century under various greenhouse gas emission scenarios. Additionally, we will give you a chance to reflect on what you’ve learned in the course and how you can take action to help with climate change both personally and professionally.

Das ist alles enthalten

4 Videos11 Lektüren1 Aufgabe1 Diskussionsthema

4 VideosInsgesamt 35 Minuten

Idealized Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emission Scenarios10 Minuten
Emission Pathways of the Future16 Minuten
Carbon Budget for the Paris Climate Targets8 Minuten
Closing Thoughts2 Minuten

11 LektürenInsgesamt 75 Minuten

Week 4 Data Sources5 Minuten
How will the climate change over the next twenty years?5 Minuten
What are the spatial patterns of climate change?5 Minuten
How much will sea level rise in the next few decades? 5 Minuten
What are carbon budgets?5 Minuten
Could climate change be reversed by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?5 Minuten
The Growing Carbon Debt 10 Minuten
UN Sustainable Development Goal: Take urgent action to combat climate change10 Minuten
Course Exit Survey10 Minuten
Learn about more Duke climate courses! 5 Minuten
Share your learning experience10 Minuten

1 AufgabeInsgesamt 15 Minuten

Week 4 Quiz15 Minuten

1 DiskussionsthemaInsgesamt 20 Minuten

What actions can you take?20 Minuten

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Geprüft am 25. Dez. 2025

It is a very interesting and high-quality product!

Geprüft am 5. Okt. 2025

Excellent course with great instructor and student peers. Very well designed course structure, materials, readings, quiz, as well as guest speaker sessions.

Geprüft am 25. Juli 2025

Every politician, every leader should takes this course. It should be mandatory. Thank you so much!

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