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Climate Science for Everyone

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.

Status: Community Development
Status: Natural Resource Management
BeginnerCourse7 hours

Featured reviews

YZ

5.0Reviewed Oct 5, 2025

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

JF

5.0Reviewed Dec 25, 2025

It is a very interesting and high-quality product!

KE

5.0Reviewed Oct 7, 2025

Excellent teaching, helpful resources, awesome learning experience!

BS

5.0Reviewed Oct 7, 2025

I learned a great deal in this class. It was all well explained and presented. Thank you for making it available

CD

5.0Reviewed Jul 25, 2025

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

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