Taking on the Climate Crisis with Social Change (FutureLearn)

You’ll learn how to drive the social change that is fundamentally required for an effective response to climate change so that humanity can build a sustainable future.
Create social change to tackle the climate crisis

This is more than a course in how to tackle the climate crisis; it gives you real insight into how climate works and how humans are perturbing it.

To start with, you’ll get an in-depth exploration of our current situation and of how it happened, by people separating themselves from nature. From there you’ll learn climate basics, explaining global warming and how human beings are contributing to it.

Armed with this knowledge, you’ll be ready for the course’s final stage which focuses on what we can do to combat the climate crisis, both now and in the future. Special attention is paid to stopping climate change through social change, and transforming how society responds to this issue.
Gain balanced insights into the climate and environmental crisis

The course is structured around nine activities, which makes for a very dynamic learning experience. Each topic is carefully curated to show you how Earth’s climate works, how nature and culture are entwined, how to repair the damage that we have done to the climate, and how to live in a way that prevents future climate change and harm.
Explore climate crisis solutions from every angle

The Stockholm University scholars convening this course come from multiple disciplines, which all influence their balanced approach to global warming. Learn how to tackle the climate crisis with a team that is truly passionate about the issue.

Syllabus

Week 1: The Anthropocene and the Climate Crisis

Week 2: Earth's Cycles and a Safe Operating Space for Humans

Week 3: Repairing the Damage and Building a Better Future

Learning on this course

If you'd like to take part while our educators are leading the course, they'll be joining the discussions, in the comments, between these dates:

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Reflect on the role of humans in the Anthropocene.

- Describe how nature and culture are entwined.

- Explain how Earth's climate works.

- Assess the damage humans are causing to Earth's present and future climate.

- Identify a safe operating space for humans in the Anthropocene.

- Present solutions to the climate crisis.

- Create better futures by becoming a better ancestor.
Who is the course for?

This course is designed for anyone who is concerned about the current climate crisis and its underlying social causes, and wants to do something about it.