Reducing Carbon Footprints: Taking Action for a Sustainable Future
Posted 2 years ago by The University of Warwick
Discover how you can take action and work towards a sustainable future
It’s widely understood that we are in a state of climate emergency, with human intervention largely responsible.
On this five-week course, you’ll be introduced to key concepts in climate literacy, covering carbon footprints, carbon neutrality, greenhouse gas emissions, and how they contribute to the current climate emergency.
You’ll examine local and international commitments and develop strategies to take proactive climate action. You’ll learn to communicate climate change issues to various audiences, raise awareness, and reduce individual and collective carbon footprints.
Map greenhouse gas emissions and make a case for climate justice
By discovering who produces the most greenhouse gases and who suffers most from the effects, you’ll develop an argument for climate justice, justified by up-to-date facts and figures.
You’ll explore UK government initiatives including the Climate Change Act and the Net Zero target, and identify sectors where action is most needed.
Examine carbon reduction in different sectors
From food and clothing, to housing and energy, different sectors have roles and responsibilities to reduce our collective carbon footprint.
You’ll delve into each sector, identifying how they contribute to climate change and discussing how industries can take action.
Learn how you can promote environmental sustainability
Effective communication skills are vital in promoting climate literacy and action.
You’ll learn practical techniques for educating and engaging different audiences in the fight against climate change.
You’ll finish this course understanding our social responsibility towards reducing carbon emissions and how we, on a local, regional, national, and international level, can each take action towards carbon neutrality.
This course is designed for anyone interested in further their understanding of climate change and how to work towards a sustainable future.
It is particularly useful for those wishing to take an active role in promoting sustainability in communities and work spaces.
This course is designed for anyone interested in further their understanding of climate change and how to work towards a sustainable future.
It is particularly useful for those wishing to take an active role in promoting sustainability in communities and work spaces.
- Demonstrate understanding of concepts such as carbon footprint, carbon neutrality, greenhouse gas emission and climate emergency
- Engage critically in debates about the urgency of taking action, the dichotomy between international commitments and local actions, and the limitations of the current approaches to action
- Identify the steps that as a society we need to take to reduce our carbon footprints and reach carbon neutrality, with their implications at local, regional, national and international levels
- Explain the acquired knowledge of climate change to different audiences, including the measures that can be taken to address the problem, in a manner that is convincing and encourages to take action
- Develop action plans to reduce carbon footprints in different spheres of life (private or professional) and for a variety of activities, both as an individual and as part of a collective