UCT GSB - Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries
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Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries at Coursera Overview
Duration | 18 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries 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.
- Intermediate Level
- Approx. 18 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries at Coursera Course details
- This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow their economies in a climate friendly way. You will be introduced to an approach with which to address this challenge. The approach consists of a facilitated process whereby academic researchers and high-level influential actors within society co-produce knowledge. You will track this process in four Latin American countries - Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and South Africa. You will hear from various professionals about their contexts and the different challenges and opportunities the process includes.
- This course will cover topics such as facilitation process techniques, energy modeling, scenario building, innovation and policy making. You will have the opportunity to respond to these topics with ideas and reflection from your own context. Whether you are a climate change practitioner, work in development or are simply curious about how climate mitigation is understood, this course will give you insights into the complexity of how countries from the South pursue development goals while addressing climate mitigation.
- The course is free to enroll and take. You will be offered the option of purchasing a certificate of completion, which you become eligible for if you successfully complete the course requirements. This can be an excellent way of staying motivated! Financial Aid is also available.
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries at Coursera Curriculum
Complexity of climate change mitigation
Introduction to climate mitigation
Complexity of climate change and development
Climate change - a super wicked problem
Our theory of change
MAPS 101: the MAPS approach
Reflection and what's next
Meet your instructors
How this course works
What is the MAPS programme?
Week 1: Resources
Week 1 Practice Quiz
Mandating and co-production of knowledge
Introduction: change through co-production of knowledge
Motivating change agents in a system
Designing the scenario building process
Building scenarios for mitigating climate change
Process design in Brazil
Using the Chaordic Stepping Stones process
Reflection
What's next
Week 2: Resources
Week 2 Practice Quiz
Week 2: Mandating and co-production of knowledge
Mitigation action research and modelling
Introduction
Types of models
Model selection and sourcing of data
Communicating the model outputs
Who does the modelling?
Building development pathways in Peru
Reflection
What's next
Week 3: Resources
Week 3 Practice Quiz
Minding the mitigation gap
Introduction: mind the gap
Defining the mitigation gap: global carbon budget
Developing national required-by-science and equity scenarios
Realising the mitigation gap scenario results
Reasons for the gap: technical perspective
Reasons for the gap: political perspective (part 1)
Reasons for the gap: political perspective (part 2)
Reflection: learning from failures
What's next?
Technical and political examples
Week 4: Resources
Week 4 Practice Quiz
Week 4: Minding the mitigation gap
Responding to mitigation challenges
Introduction: responding to mitigation challenges
Improving tools
Looking at science
New perspectives
Looking to the future
The next generation
Reflection
What's next?
Technical and systemic approaches
Responses at local and project levels
Week 5: Resources
Week 5 Practice Quiz
Bridges to domestic and international policy
Introduction: MAPS impacts on public policy
Bridge from knowledge to domestic policy
Knowledge on socio-economic implications of mitigation
Example on how MAPS Chile results were used for local pollutants domestic policy
Sectoral mitigation action plan in Colombia
Use of evidence in the Colombian sectorial mitigation plans
Bridge from domestic policy to international contributions
MAPS Chile informing the INDC
Climate Change Mitigation discussion with Harald
Reflection
Course Conclusion
Bridge from knowledge to domestic policy examples
Bridge from domestic policy to international contributions examples
Week 6: Resources
Week 6 Practice Quiz
Final exam
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