Making a Difference:

Individuals and Climate Change

Course Curriculum

Introduction

• Course Introduction

• Bonus Intro 1

• Bonus Intro 2

• Bonus Intro 3

Module 1

Understanding Climate Change

• Why This Course?

• Climate Change is Happening

• Is It Our Fault?

• Every Little Bit Helps, Right?

• What About Recycling?

• Learning Activity

Module 2

The Science Behind Climate Change

• Why Worry?

• 10,000 Years of Stability

• What is Climate Breakdown?

• The Fingerprint of Climate Change

• What's Coming?

• How Bad Could it Be?

• Learning Activity

Module 3

Climate Solutions

• Policies and Measures

• Technology Innovation

• Economic Metrics and Reforms

• Legal Change

• Learning Activity

Module 4

Understanding Our Behavior

• Why Are We Here?

• We Love Fossil Fuels

• Our Brains Aren't Ready

• A Missing Message?

• The PoliticsLearning Activity

Module 5

Moving Forward

• Should We Give Up?

• We Can't Prevent It

• Simply Adapting Won't Work

• Is It Too Late?

• The Ethics

• Learning Activity

Module 6

The Role of Individuals

• Why Individuals Matter?

• From Incremental to Systematic Change

• Individual vs. Collective Impact

• Individuals Do Matter

Module 7

Personal Action

• Your Carbon FootprintImportant But, Why?

• Calculating Your Carbon Footprint

• Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

• Carbon Offsets/Neutrality?

• Beware the Catch-22

• Learning Activity

Module 8

Advocacy and Activism

• Using Your Voice and Time

• Why Talking Is So Important?

• Dedicating Your Time

• Showing Your Concern

• Learning Activity

Module 9

Voting and Systemic Change

• Your Vote

• Does It Really Matter?

• Where Does It Matter?

• Learning Activity

Module 10

Financial Influence

• Your Money

• Divesting

• Supporting Organizations

• Your Consumption

• A Personal Carbon Price

• Learning Activity

Module 11

Activism

• Individual Activism

• Activism is Critical

• What Kind of Activism?

• What Are You Willing to Risk?

• Learning Activity

Module 12

Wrapping Up

• Conclusion

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Did you know?

All kinds of individual actions are critical to tackling climate change, but it's probably not the individual actions that first come to mind!