The Climate-Energy Challenge

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Free Online Course: The Climate-Energy Challenge provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 9 weeks long, 4-6 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. The Climate-Energy Challenge is taught by Daniel P. Schrag.

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9 weeks long, 4-6 hours a week

Self Paced

This course will examine future climate change in the context of Earth history, and then consider various strategies for what might be done to deal with it. The likely impact of continued greenhouse gas emissions will be explored, emphasizing the scientific uncertainties associated with various predictions, and how this can be understood in the context of risk.

Syllabus

- Week 0: Introduction
- Week 1: Earth's Radiation Budget
- Week 2: The Great Anthropogenic Experiment
- Week 3: The Past is Key to the Future I
- Week 4: The Past is Key to the Future II
- Week 5: Deeper Back in Time I
- Week 6: Deeper Back in Time II
- Week 7: Natural Variability and Predicting the Future I
- Week 8: Natural Variability and Predicting the Future II
- Week 9: Introduction to Our Energy System and Energy Scenarios

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Language

English
Date of Start
02nd November, 2017
Level
Beginner
Price
Free Online Course (Audit)
Provider
edX
Taught By

Daniel P. Schrag
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