BIOL 19903. FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. This non-majors course will be investigate the current scientific understanding of climate change as well as the needed policy, social and economic changes needed to avoid its worst effects. The first part of the course (knowledge, two weeks) will establish the scientific basis for global climate change including coverage of essential aspects of Earths climate system (especially the carbon-cycle) as well as coverage of previous climate change events in Earths history and current and projected climate change impacts on biological and cultural systems. The second part of the course (action, one week) will cover the changes needed to both collective and individual human behavior to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The third and final part of the course (anger, one week) would focus on efforts by the status quo to prevent or forestall climate action (political movements, disinformation campaigns, etc.) and official and grassroots efforts worldwide to implement chan
- Teacher: Rick Lehtinen