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The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...climate change. What moral lesson about sustainable futures are exposed by restorying news of animals in the context of climate change?...As a psychologist and coach, I have long been interested in the power of stories to convey important lessons. Some of my earliest recollections were fables, stories involving animals as protagonists. Fables are an oral story-telling...
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Now live: Could we control our climate?
Science, Maths & Technology

Now live: Could we control our climate?

...Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face as a society, but it can be a difficult subject to approach. Not only can the science seem dauntingly complex, but the solutions are also far from clear. This leaves many people feeling confused, guilty, anxious, angry, or else completely switched off from the subject. This free course, Could we control our...
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What is climate psychology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is climate psychology?

...climate change so why has humanity not changed its ways of life?...Planet Earth’s climate has been stable for the last eleven thousand years. It enabled human civilizations to develop in the impressive ways we see all around us. But now, the climate has become turbulent across the world. Planet Earth has undergone massive climatic ......
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Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...Climate justice for the next generation, frames global warming and climate change in terms of social justice, human rights and intergenerational equality and emphasises how children and those least responsible for climate change are the ones who suffer its most significant consequences. The course looks at the impact climate change ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...Change'...[Michael Jacobs] Michael Jacobs is visiting Professor, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and School of Public Policy, University College London He is an economist, writer and consultant on climate change policy and strategy. From 2004-10 he was special adviser to Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor of the...
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Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall

...climate change continues. [Photo of a flooded alleyway in Looe, Cornwall] Looe, Cornwall, UK Why is the sea level rising? Global sea-level rise is happening because of two reasons: the melting of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica and thermal expansion, occurring as seawater density increases due to ocean warming so the water expands in volume (Humphreys, 2019). Over...
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About Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

About Stories of Change

...climate change and energy debates at a critical moment in the global conversation. ...[Stories of Change Logo] The Stories of Change project aims to help to revive stalled public and political conversations about energy by looking in a fresh way at its past, present and future. These interviews have been recorded by the BBC’s Environment Analyst Roger Harrabin to...
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Earth's physical resources: fossil fuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: fossil fuels

...climate change, determining that renewable energy is the only way to secure a sustainable future. This material forms part of the course S278 Earth's physical resources: origin, use and environmental impact... Fossil Fuels An an introduction to this album Declining Oil and Gas Reserves How long have we got before all the Earth's fossil fuels are depleted? What will happen...
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