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ENV-410: Science of climate change

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Lectures in this course (45)

Carbon Budget and Emissions Gap

Explores tipping elements, CO2 emission reductions, carbon budget, and global warming thresholds.

Extreme Events: Metrics and Impacts

Explores extreme events, emission metrics, and the Paris Agreement's goals, analyzing the impact of different metrics on temperature outcomes and the challenges in defining extreme events.

Polar Climate Change: Impacts and Feedbacks

Explores the impact of climate change on polar regions, focusing on extreme events, polar amplification, and the implications of Arctic warming.

Polar Climate Change: Mitigation & Impacts

Explores the accelerated warming in polar regions, the impact of forest fires, sea ice evolution, and mitigation measures.

Climate Variability: Understanding Natural Climate Modes

Explores natural climate modes like NAO and ENSO, their impact on global temperature, and the urgency of emissions reduction.

Paris Agreement and Climate Scenarios

Covers the Paris Agreement, IPCC headlines, emission scenarios, and Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity, exploring future projections and socio-economic challenges.

Climate Change: Tipping Elements

Explores SSPs, emission scenarios, tipping elements, and the urgency of reducing emissions to limit global warming.

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Climate Change: IPCC AR6 Overview

Covers the IPCC AR6 report, emission scenarios, and the urgency for climate action.

Climate Engineering: Governance of Emerging Approaches

Explores governance challenges and approaches for Solar Radiation Modification and Carbon Dioxide Removal in the context of climate change.

1.5 vs 2.0 °C, carbon budget, metrics

Explores the impact of limiting global warming to 1.5°C versus 2.0°C, discussing the carbon budget, climate metrics, and tipping elements.

Extreme Events: Understanding Climate Change

Explores extreme events in the context of climate change, defining extreme weather events and their occurrence above threshold values.

Metrics and Polar Climate Change

Explores climate change metrics, emission impact on temperature, and Arctic amplification.

Climate Change: Polar Regions & Switzerland

Explores climate change effects on polar regions, sea level rise, and Switzerland's climate scenarios.

Mitigation Options & Climate Action Progress

Explores global GHG emissions trends and mitigation options for deep shifts towards low carbon services.

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