Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should be able to:

  • build a basic understanding of the causes of climate change and the role of anthropogenic processes and activities, over time;

  • understand what is happening to the climate today;

  • build your confidence and competence in understanding and using climate change language;

  • develop critical curiosity in exploring the controversies about the human causes of climate change;

  • develop systemic learning of the wider, systemic picture in which climate change is happening.

1 What is climate change and why is it a big deal?