RES.ENV-005 | Fall 2020 | Non-Credit

Climate Science, Risk & Solutions: A Climate Primer

Course Description

The goal of the Climate Primer website is to summarize the most important lines of evidence for human-caused climate change. It confronts the stickier questions about uncertainty in our projections, engages in a discussion of risk and risk managment, and concludes by presenting different options for taking action. We …
The goal of the Climate Primer website is to summarize the most important lines of evidence for human-caused climate change. It confronts the stickier questions about uncertainty in our projections, engages in a discussion of risk and risk managment, and concludes by presenting different options for taking action. We hope that the facts prepare you for more effective conversations with your community about values, trade-offs, politics, and actions.
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The curve of the Earth below the words "Climate Science, Risk & Solutions: Climate Knowledge for Everyone
MIT’s Climate Primer website summarizes the most important lines of evidence for human-caused climate change. (Image courtesy of Kerry Emanuel. CC BY-NC-SA).