Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action
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Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action at Coursera Overview
Duration | 25 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 25 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action at Coursera Course details
- Are you concerned about climate change? Would you like to learn how to address and respond to this challenge? If so, this course is for you.
- Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action is intended to help learners understand, address and respond to climate change as individuals and in partnership with their communities and political leaders. The course focuses on how to translate learning into action on climate change in the areas of food, energy, transportation and the built environment (cities). This course was co-developed and taught by Michaela Zint, Professor of Environmental Education and Communication, and University of Michigan Students. A range of academic climate change experts and professional leaders are featured.
- As a result of completing this course, you will be able to:
- 1) Identify individual, community, and political actions you can engage in to effectively address and respond to climate change.
- 2) Describe how insights from the social sciences can be employed to create change at the individual, community, and political levels.
- 3) Feel empowered to continue to influence how you, your community, and political leaders address and respond to climate change.
- Use #UMichActonClimate on social media to share what you're doing and connect with other learners.
Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction
Welcome to the course
Meet Dahlia
Meet the expert - Dr. Rosina Bierbaum
Syllabus
Welcome to Act on Climate
Discussion Prompt - Introduce yourself
Optional resources
Help us learn more about you!
Climate science and policy
Optional resources
Climate mitigation and adaptation
Video references and optional resources
Optional resources
Action types
Co-benefits and climate justice
Looking ahead
Take action to ensure your future success
Doing our part
Optional resources
Quiz: Assessment of actions
Discussion Prompt - What actions did you take?
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Food
Meet Chris
Meet the Expert: Dr. Sara Soderstrom
Food and climate change
Video references
Case Study
Discussion Prompt - Social Movements
Looking ahead
Anna?s story
Option 1: Eat less red meat
Option 2: Reduce food waste
Optional resources
Brandon?s story
Engage with your community about food
Nolan?s story
Influence decision making
Alison?s story
Participate in farmer-to-consumer programs
Optional resources
Quiz: Assessment of actions
Discussion Prompt - What actions did you take?
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Assessment of actions
Energy
Meet Benjamin
Meet the expert - Dr. Kaitlin Raimi
Case study
Discussion Prompt - What would a climate action plan look like in your community?
Looking ahead
Stephanie?s story
Energy consumption
Optional resources
Discussion Prompt - Other tools for tracking energy use
Alison?s story
Attend a community meeting about alternative energy
Yousef?s story
Promote divestment from fossil fuels
Stephanie?s story
Prepare for climate-related emergencies
Optional resources
Quiz: Assessment of actions
Discussion Prompt - What actions did you take?
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Assessment of actions
Transportation
Meet Stephanie
Meet the expert - Brandon Schoettle
Video references and optional resources
Video references
Discussion Prompt - Reflection on Brandon's interview
Case study
Optional resources
Discussion Prompt - The tricky issue of ride-hailing and carpooling
Looking ahead
Anne Marie?s story
Reduce emissions from transportation
Haley?s story
Join or organize a community bike event
Derell?s story
Interacting with your transit authority
Encourage resilient transportation
Optional resources
Quiz: Assessment of actions
Discussion Prompt - What actions did you take?
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Assessment of actions
Built Environment
Meet Haley
Meet the expert - Doug Kelbaugh
Why the built environment is important
Case study
Lessons from Geraldton - Interview with Janette Hartz-Karp
Optional resources
Looking ahead
The breakdown on New Urbanism
Explore your city with New Urbanism
Melanie?s story
Participate in a resource sharing program
Discussion Prompt - Community resources
Chris?s story
Contact local government about using democratic reform
Discussion Prompt - Deliberative democracy and participatory budgeting near you
Optional resources
Plant a tree
Optional resources
Quiz: Assessment of actions
Discussion Prompt - What actions did you take?
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Assessment of actions
Climate Action Plan
Meet Priscila
Meet the expert - Dr. Jennifer Hirsch
Introduction to Climate Action Plans
Case study
Optional resources
Bringing it home - Community Climate Action Plan
Discussion Prompt - Apply the asset-based approach to your community
Introduction to Personal Climate Action Plan Assignment
Assignment overivew
Build your Personal Climate Action Plan
Check your understanding
Conclusion
Meet Sachi
Meet the expert - Dr. Raymond De Young
Meet the expert - State Representative Yousef Rabhi
Meet the expert - Mayor Amanda Edmonds
Dr. Michaela Zint concludes the course
Introduction
Optional resources
Improving community engagement
Optional resources: Climate-related films
Run for office
Optional resources
Discussion Prompt - Activism through art
Discussion Prompt - Reflection survey
Assessment of overall actions
Acknowledgments
Post-Course Survey
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