Learning Goals
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) Explain how Earth’s climate system works, particularly the role greenhouse gases play in controlling the energy balance of the system
(2) Critically evaluate evidence to explain how Earth’s climate has changed in the past, including paleo-climates as well as anthropogenic contributions to recent climate change.
(3) Explain how paleo-, historical, and modelling data all inform predictions of future climate
(4) Critically evaluate arguments made in public debate on global climate change
See also learning goals for non-specialist courses.
Instructors
Phil Austin
Sara Harris
Anaïs Orsi
Rachel White
Textbook
"An Introduction to Global Climate Change", 2nd edition, by Andrew Dessler