Introduction to Climate Change

Catalog description

This course offers students an overview of the human impacts on Earth’s climate and emerging solutions to limit future climate change. Students will learn scientific insights into the interconnected components of Earth’s climate as a system including the atmosphere, oceans, land, geology, and ice. Human effects on Earth’s climate system will be contrasted with natural climate variation that preceded the industrial revolution. Students will also consider the personal, societal, and ethical implications of climate change through the lens of environmental justice.