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.
The Climate-Energy Challenge
Harvard University
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Learn more about the science behind climate change.
Instructor(s)
Daniel P. Schrag
Harvard University
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Free (audit)
Paid Certificate Available
Estimated 9 weeks
Self paced
Introductory