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Drivers and Ecological Impacts of Deforestation duration 8 minutes 19 seconds Drivers and Ecological Impacts of Deforestation Drivers and Ecological Impacts of Deforestation	Drivers and Ecological Impacts of Deforestation This lecture explores key drivers that have led to the deforestation of 17% of the Amazon Basin, and how this significantly impacts the environment through various effects including increased… deforestation +5 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18 duration 38 minutes 28 seconds Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18 Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18	Q&A \| Frank Qiankun Wang \| 2019 Mar. 18 In this Q&A from the Climate Action MOOC, Dr. Frank Qiankun Wang, Deputy Director of GEIDCO’s North American Representative Office, discusses the need for cross-border grid connection to… q&a +7 More From SDG Academy 5 plays
Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions duration 8 minutes 48 seconds Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions	Earth Resilience and Cross-Scale Interactions Resilience must be explored across different scales. The risk of pushing the entire Earth system outside its stable state is called Earth resilience, which is dependent on the different components of… resilience +6 More From SDG Academy 2 plays
The Quadruple Squeeze duration 10 minutes 16 seconds The Quadruple Squeeze The Quadruple Squeeze	The Quadruple Squeeze The planetary squeeze, or the driving forces that explain why we’ve ended up with rising environmental risks, originate from four different areas: population pressure in terms of numbers and… climate change +8 More From SDG Academy 284 plays
Towards COP21 duration 22 minutes 17 seconds Towards COP21 Towards COP21	Towards COP21 This chapter discusses the path towards COP21 in Paris in December 2015. COP15 in Copenhagen was unsuccessful in reaching a new binding framework. Copenhagen set markers, such as the limit of 2… agreements +9 More From SDG Academy 20 plays
Making an Agreement Stick duration 16 minutes 38 seconds Making an Agreement Stick Making an Agreement Stick	Making an Agreement Stick This chapter discusses the concepts of negotiations: how to have a Pareto improving outcome, how to have an efficient agreement, how to mitigate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions at a… mitigation +9 More From SDG Academy 9 plays
What We Learn from Country Level Deep… duration 17 minutes 39 seconds What We Learn from Country Level Deep… What We Learn from Country Level Deep Decarbonization Pathways	What We Learn from Country Level Deep Decarbonization Pathways This chapter discusses what was learned from the analysis of the 15 research teams from the respective countries’ pathways to deep decarbonization. Firstly, it was discovered that deep… decarbonization +5 More From SDG Academy 8 plays
The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project duration 12 minutes 15 seconds The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project	The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project is a collaborative effort to understand how countries can transition to a low-carbon economy by mid-century and how the world can meet the 2 degree Celsius… rcps +7 More From SDG Academy 18 plays
What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway… duration 18 minutes 48 seconds What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway… What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway for the 2-degree Limit	What is the Global Emissions Reduction Pathway for the 2-degree Limit This chapter looks at the shape of the emission reduction trajectory to determine how to reach net zero emissions by the second half of the century. In 2010, the global greenhouse gases annual… greenhouse gases +8 More From SDG Academy 16 plays
What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree… duration 17 minutes 21 seconds What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree… What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree Limit?	What is the Global Carbon Budget for the 2-degree Limit? The greenhouse gas concentration that is consistent with the 2 degree objective is between 430 and 480 part per million of CO2 equivalent. The global carbon budget will only be calculated for CO2; we… greenhouse gases +10 More From SDG Academy 17 plays
The Business as Usual Trajectory duration 18 minutes 29 seconds The Business as Usual Trajectory The Business as Usual Trajectory	The Business as Usual Trajectory This chapter discusses the objective of limiting the temperature increase to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial level. The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize… rcps +9 More From SDG Academy 32 plays
The Earth's Energy Balance duration 18 minutes 44 seconds The Earth's Energy Balance The Earth's Energy Balance	The Earth's Energy Balance This lecture discusses the basics of climate science in order to support the discussion of deep decarbonization and other actions related to greenhouse gas emissions. As Joseph Fourier realized, the… climate change +8 More From SDG Academy 82 plays
The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks duration 34 minutes 52 seconds The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks	The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks This chapter discusses anthropogenic greenhouse gases and climate forcing. It is important to note that carbon dioxide and other emitted gases mix with the atmosphere and have an effect on global… climate science +11 More From SDG Academy 52 plays
The Relentless Rise of CO2 duration 18 minutes 24 seconds The Relentless Rise of CO2 The Relentless Rise of CO2	The Relentless Rise of CO2 Carbon dioxide makes up about 2/3 of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, mainly from burning of coal, oil, and gas. There has been a relentless rise in carbon emissions due to the use of fossil… anthropocene +10 More From SDG Academy 53 plays
The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I duration 10 minutes 17 seconds The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I	The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I How does emission of greenhouse gases lead to global warming? This chapter depicts and analyzes significant factors and illuminates anomalies contributing to the drastic change in our climate.… climate change +6 More From SDG Academy 293 plays
Climate Change Science and Negotiations –… duration 3 minutes 11 seconds Climate Change Science and Negotiations –… Climate Change Science and Negotiations – Trailer	Climate Change Science and Negotiations – Trailer Enroll in Climate Change Science and Negotiations The time to address climate change is now. The mean surface temperature of the Earth has risen dangerously and spurred devastating impacts –… course trailers +8 More From SDG Academy 19 plays