Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Climate Literacy and Action for All
Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham Business School
This online course explored the current climate situation including the causes of global warming and the gases that contribute to the Greenhouse Effect. We also looked at the concepts of embodied carbon, carbon dioxide equivalents, climate justice, and carbon sinks which remove some of the harmful gases from the atmosphere. Predominantly, the course focused on climate solutions and key steps that could be taken in a variety of contexts to form our own personal climate action plans.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Prof Dr Petra Molthan-Hill
Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Co-Chair of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Working Group on Climate Change and Environment
Nottingham Trent University
Fiona Winfield (SFHEA)
NBS Lecturer, Climate Literacy Trainer
Nottingham Business School
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the bigger picture, but also feel able to make a difference.
- Evaluate different climate solutions with regards to the impact they would have on reducing global warming.
- Identify other benefits of these solutions, e.g. to health and well-being.
- Calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of many human activities.
- Explain climate change science and the best related solutions to your colleagues, friends and family.
Syllabus
- Why do we need to act now?
- Ensuring a positive future for all parts of the world
- An introduction to Climate Change Science and the related high-impact climate solutions
- Easy calculations to evaluate food items, transport and buildings
- Influencing the wider systems to reduce global warming
- Creating your own Climate Action Plan
Issued on 16th December 2025
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