Climate Change: A crash course

Module details

Self paced	1-2 hours
4 lessons	English

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To understand why we are currently in a climate crisis, we have to go back more than 200 years. This crash course in climate change will put key events, organisations and movements in context for you.

What you will learn:

1. Where we are in the evolution of climate change
   Summarise how technological progress and industrialisation are affecting the planet.
2. The role of the IPCC
   Explain the role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the global response to climate change.
3. The current effects of climate change
   Learn what 2° C of warming means for our natural systems.
4. How climate change influences mental health
   Understand how climate anxiety is impacting Australians.
5. Australia’s commitments to net zero
   Discover the commitments the Australian government has made at a national and state level.