Welcome to the course

Welcome to Climate Action: Tackling the Climate Crisis for a Better World.

You’ve come to the right place, at the right moment.

This course will help you understand the climate crisis, what’s causing it, who’s responsible, and what the underlying issues are. You’ll explore what changes are needed to tackle it and what all of us can do, individually and collectively, to make these changes happen.

But the course is not just about understanding the issue. It also offers hope and inspiration. It will guide you in developing your own vision of the kind of future you want to see, and what role you want to play in making it happen. It will provide you with a wide range of ways to engage with these issues and gives you the tools to identify what feels most meaningful for you in your context.

In short, it provides you with the means to navigate the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced, and to contribute to creating the kind of world and future you want.

Course map

This course map provides a quick overview of the four weeks ahead.

Who will support your learning?

Muhammad Zulfadhli Bin Kamarudin

Otilia Qaraman

Nina Kratky

Jack Phillipson

Goodnews Agare

Amani Ahsan

Who developed the course?

Dr Jefim Vogel (course author and content lead)

Professor Vera Trappmann (course director)

Juan Pablo (JP) Arellano (lead content developer)

Adélaïde Cadioux (content developer)

Mario Díaz (content developer)

This PDF Who developed the course? contains a short bio of each of the course authors. Many other people have made important contributions to the design, development and content of this course. You can find out about who they are and how they have contributed in this PDF Acknowledgements.

Introduce yourself

You can use the Comments section to tell us more about yourself, where you are from and why you have chosen to join this course. You can also choose to follow other learners.

Engaging with your fellow learners

One of the exciting elements of learning online is the opportunity to interact with other learners. You can find out about each other’s context and perspectives and learn from each other.

So please share your thoughts with your fellow learners, respond to their comments and support them with their learning. Use the Comments section on each step, and the discussions, to ask the educators and your fellow learners questions.

Padlet

Throughout the course you will see some optional activities on a platform called Padlet. As this is a third-party platform, you may experience accessibility issues while using the material. Please be aware that this content is optional and not required for course completion.

Ground rules

It’s important that we engage with each other on the basis of respect, kindness and compassion. Offensive or abusive language or discrimination based on identity will not be tolerated. We want to make sure everyone feels comfortable in this course.

A respectful, collaborative learning environment is key for making this course enjoyable and fruitful for everyone.

References and further resources

To enable you to dig deeper into any particular topic should you wish to do so, we provide an alphabetical reference list providing evidence and deeper discussion for all relevant course content. You can find the reference list in the Downloads section below. Each item in the reference list corresponds with an in-text citation indicating the relevant author and year for a particular fact or claim.

For many steps of the course, we also provide a selection of further resources in the See also section at the end of each step. These resources enable you to engage with topics in more depth or breadth, and explore additional perspectives, tools, or ways of explaining a topic.

Glossary of terms

As you complete the course, you may come across terms and references that require further explanation. To help with this, there is a Glossary at the end of Week 1 that you can view and refer to at any point in the course.

If any of the terms used in this course are unclear to you and are not included in the Glossary, please use the Comments section to ask fellow learners and the educators.

Next steps

When you are ready to move on, select Mark as Complete. You will need to Mark as Complete in order to be able to take the final assessment and obtain a certificate. You can monitor your progress through the course by selecting Progress at the top of the page. This will show you the steps you have completed.

Ready? Let’s go.