"Record-breaking heatwaves. Devastating wildfire season. Unprecedented decline in sea ice. June 2023 has just been declared the hottest month on record, a stark reminder of the intensified impact of climate change and El Niño." - UN Environment Program (UNEP), July 2023.
The Online Course "Global Futures of Climate” is hosted by Global Futures Education - a platform that provides high-level online education for professionals and executives wanting to confront and manage the intensifying global challenges of the 21st Century and to find solutions that enable them to take leadership. https://www.globalfutureseducation.com/online-course-global-futures-of-…
Global Futures Education was founded by Professor Jennifer Gidley, PhD as an extension of her international futures consultancy and almost decade-long leadership of the world’s foremost futures organisation, the World Futures Studies Federation, a UNESCO partner. The insights that inform and enrich the programs were developed over decades of research and are introduced in Jennifer’s highly successful Oxford University Press book The Future: A Very Short Introduction, now in multiple translations and required reading in university futures studies courses worldwide.
This self-paced, online Climate Education Course is scientifically-based, and incredibly well researched to give you a deep understanding of our emerging world, providing a solid basis for you to build your personal, professional, and family futures. The innovative solutions offered align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This Course will help you to take powerful leadership at many levels, from enterprise to personal career in such roles as CEO, executive director, mentor, project manager, community leader, or professional consultant.
The Course Content incorporates over 100 learning resources, including:
- 12 Lessons over 3 Modules: Climate Change, Energy Systems, Ecosystem.
- Four lessons per Module, two on the challenges, two addressing the solutions.
- 12 Instructor videos (one per Lesson) to guide you through the Course Content and Resources .
- Over 40 expert videos (climate and ocean scientists, EC, UN, OECD, European Parliament, Carbon Brief, WWF, World Bank, Universities)
- Over 50 expert articles/reports (NASA, UN, IPCC, UNFCC, UNSDGs, State of the Planet, Blue Carbon Initiative, Greenpeace, Universities, UNDP, Global Commission for Adaptation, to name a few).
- 36 reflection questions to journal your progress.
- 60 fun quiz Qs to test knowledge gained.
- Certificate of Completion.
The Full Course incorporates the three Modules. Alternatively you can buy the Modules individually.
TO ENROL in the full Course or any of the Modules, go here: https://www.globalfutureseducation.com/course-modules
Dear Jennifer, we publish that Bulletin (Newsletter) on a monthly basis. You can find all precedent editions (Community Bulletins) in the news section (see on top of your screen Events & News). The next edition will be published tomorrow. https://education-for-climate.ec.europa.eu/community/updates/topics