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Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...carbon footprint. Similarly, new technologies are poised to impact the very way organisations are operated and managed. Digital fabrication, for instance, in which products are made to design through 3D printing, could revolutionise production practices, leading to distributed manufacturing in which people can use agreed upon designs to make products locally, wherever...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...Carbon emissions - A particular concern of green computing is the carbon footprint arising from the energy demands of computing. As you saw earlier, one of the claimed environmentally friendly benefits for cloud computing is that it reduces your carbon footprint because you only use the services when you need them. You can share the computing resources as you don’t......
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...carbon footprints from flying, Westlake (2019) found that half of respondents who knew someone who had given up flying for climate-related reasons flew less themselves because of this example, with a further quarter saying it had changed their attitude to flying. If the exemplar person was famous, these proportions increased to three quarters reducing their flying-related...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol

...carbon footprints’ Jisc, yn esbonio’r Protocol Nwyon Tŷ Gwydr. SCOTT STONHAM Wrth feddwl am effaith hinsawdd ac allyriadau carbon, mae hi braidd yn ffwrdd â hi i ddweud allyriadau carbon neu garbon deuocsid. Mewn gwirionedd mae llawer o nwyon eraill sy'n gwneud-- sy'n cael eu creu a'u hallyru sy'n gwneud hyd yn oed mwy o niwed na charbon deuocsid. Yn eu plith mae...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...carbon footprint substantially. Now they're using a carbon calculator to see whether there's more they could still do. MARK LUNTLEY This is the average electricity that we used. NARRATOR Mark and Alice are concerned about climate change and want to reduce their energy use and waste. They don't want to preach, but they do want to show people what can be done. MARK LUNTLEY...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...carbon-footprint-239290ebffe (Accessed 07/09/21). Wiggers, K. (2020). OpenAI’s massive GPT-3 model is impressive, but size isn’t everything. Available at: https://venturebeat.com/ 2020/ 06/ 01/ ai-machine-learning-openai-gpt-3-size-isnt-everything/ (Accessed 31/03/21). Wray, S. (2020). Robots deliver digital skills training to Seoul’s senior citizens. Available at:...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...carbon footprint' (where the net amount of CO2 released by a person, or by an object such a house, is zero). Activity 1 Timing: 20 minutes In this activity you should listen to the nine-minute audio clip in which Professor Chris Somerville, a global leader in biofuel research, discusses the potential of biofuels, and then answer the following questions. [You may find it...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...carbon footprint, or improve their health and sense of wellbeing, or both. Prioritising this intention might be caused by the growing evidence for climate change, or an uncomfortable conversation with the doctor about the importance of weight loss. In either case, his beliefs are influenced by the people around him, by what is being said or written about pollution or...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs