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Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action (CanopyLAB)

Offered by SDG LAB,

This course aims to give you an introduction to Goal 13, including a deep-dive into the magnitude of the problems caused by climate change, what needs to be done, and what progress has been made to address it. While Goal 13 emphasizes actions at high levels such as national or international, each individual has an important role to play to make Goal 13 successful. Find out why, and how to get involved, in this course.

Did you know that global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have increased by almost 50 percent since 1990? This might seem like an all too scientific statistic that doesn’t affect you, but in reality it is already changing your home, health and even food. Join the global movement for climate action. Don’t regret tomorrow what you could have acted on today.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Goal 13: Climate Action
Unit 2 - The Targets of Goal 13: Climate Action
Unit 3 - Change Leaders
Unit 4 - What Can You Do to Promote Goal 13?

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