Climate change is an urgent problem that affects everything from human health and food security to immigration patterns and water resources. The good news is that solutions to reduce the threat of climate change are within reach. This series of four short courses focuses on the multidimensional aspects of the climate change problem and presents a set of solutions, from technological innovation and ecosystem management to market mechanisms and behavior change, designed to disrupt the effects of climate change. Learn how everyone, including individuals, communities, businesses, and religious leaders, can take action and bend the curve of climate change towards a more sustainable future.
Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions Specialization
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Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions Specialization
Learn about Local Climate Change Solutions Today. Identify and create a climate action plan applicable to your own local, regional, national and/or international community.
Instructor: Veerabhadran Ramanathan, PhD
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Beginner level
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1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
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- Community Development
- Environmental Engineering
- Energy and Utilities
- Physical Science
- Mitigation
- Social Sciences
- Persuasive Communication
- Socioeconomics
- Public Policies
- International Relations
- Environmental Policy
- Economics
- Community Organizing
- Corporate Sustainability
- Consumer Behaviour
- Pollution Prevention
- Natural Resource Management
- Environment
- Social Justice
- Transportation Operations
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Specialization - 3 course series
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Category: Social Justice
Category: Environment
Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: Community Development
Category: Mitigation
Category: Physical Science
Category: Environmental Science
Category: Public Health
Category: Environmental Policy
Category: Community Organizing
Category: Persuasive Communication
Category: Social Sciences
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Pollution Prevention
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Energy and Utilities
Category: Environmental Engineering
Category: Mitigation
Category: Transportation Operations
Category: Natural Resource Management
Category: Environmental Policy
Category: Environmental Science
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Environmental Policy
Category: International Relations
Category: Environmental Regulations
Category: Energy and Utilities
Category: Mitigation
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Community Development
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Environment
Category: Public Policies
Category: Economics
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Frequently asked questions
Each of the three courses contains up to seven units of material. It is anticipated that each unit will take between 3 and 6 hours of time to complete.
There are no prerequisites for the three courses.
We recommend that you take the courses in their numbered order.
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