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Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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Overview

Help your workplace and society achieve net-zero with impactful climate solutions

Duration

10 weeks

Total fee

72,499

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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FutureLearn 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate after completion of the course
  • Project-based assessments
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Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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FutureLearn 
Course details

Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?

If you wish to build knowledge of high-impact climate solutions and want to introduce changes in your daily life, mainly at work, but also potentially at home

For students who like to gain the knowledge, skills, and behaviour to be actively involved in reducing greenhouse gases in any organisation (e.g. workplace)

What are the course deliverables?
Engage with advanced foundational theories and conceptual frameworks used in climate leadership and management practice in organisations, both nationally and internationally
Apply knowledge, tools and techniques to understand issues within climate leadership and management practice
Calculate data in relation to greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, in the context of organisational boundaries, scopes and science-based targets
Demonstrate creativity in the application of knowledge with respect to climate literacy
Present and communicate key issues and arguments relating to climate change and science, in an appropriate format to a technologically professional standard
Calculate relevant data used in diverse contexts to support effective decision-making in climate leadership and management practice
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More about this course

This online microcredential will help you develop your climate literacy and gain crucial skills in climate leadership

With this knowledge, you’ll be able to make an impact within your job role and area of influence

You’ll also have the know-how and green skills to help transform your organisation to achieve net zero

 

Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Visions of a Positive Future

Welcome, introductions and studying online guidance

The big picture - where are we currently

High-impact solutions

Troubled vs positive future

Climate science - an introduction

Renewable energy and electrification

Green economy and green jobs

Review of the week

 

Climate Change Communication

Welcome back

Coronation Street: making climate solutions entertaining

Climate communication - key concepts

Understanding and communicating climate change science

Walking the talk

Climate change coaching

Review of the week

 

Climate Leadership

Welcome and recap

Lead for the planet

Get the truth

Assess the risks

Raise the stakes

Define the business of business

Engage global leadership

Review of the week

 

Calculating Impact and Carbon Accounting

Carbon calculations

The five-tonne lifestyle

Scope 1

Scope 2

Scope 3

The Scopes in your organisation

Science-based targets (SBTs)

Review of the week

 

Buildings and Estate for a Low-Carbon Future

Welcome to week 5

Climate solutions in the building sector

Refurbishments - insulation and other carbon-negative solutions

New builds - designing for a low-carbon future

Carbon sinks and carbon storage

The low-carbon city of the future

Review of the week

 

Impactful Food Decisions

Sustainable food practices

Carrots and sticks

Managing food waste

Think local, think seasonal

Reducing food-related GHG emissions - alternatives

Review of the week

 

Money, Money, Money

Welcome and recap of last week

Opportunities and risks for banks

ESG investing in practice

Greenwashing or Greenwishing

Review of the week

 

Marketing with the Climate in Mind

Intro to (Sustainable) Marketing

Marketing and Responsible Consumption

Climate-friendly Marketing Audit

Effecting change in your organisation

Review of the week

 

Supply Chain Management

The global supply chain and Scope 3

Decarbonising the supply chain

Fashion: supply chain-related climate solutions

Engaging suppliers

Review of the week

 

Your Positive Future

Understanding systems

Multisolving (climate, health, jobs…)

The assessment: finalising your assignment

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Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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Faculty details

Alice Veldtman
Petra Molthan-Hill
Prof Dr Molthan-Hill is an international multi-award-winning expert for Climate Change Mitigation Tools/Education, Lead of CLT- ECOS, author 'The Handbook of Carbon Management. A Step-by-Step Guide'

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