Excellent introductory course! Would be effective with older high school students.
Climate Change: The Basics
Climate Change: The Basics
This course is part of Climate Change and Global Affairs Specialization
Instructor: CFR Education
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How scientific processes enable the process of planetary warming.
How humans have contributed to—and taken action against—climate change over the last two hundred years.
How governments have worked to establish individual and collective responsibilities for causing and solving climate change.
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This course is part of the Climate Change and Global Affairs Specialization
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