How to Solve Climate Change

How to Solve Climate Change

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How to Solve Climate Change episodes

  • Leverage Points in Systems Thinking for Climate Change

    Today you will learn what leverage points in systems are, why you should seek out leverage points when analyzing systems, and how you use leverage points to solve global challenges.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:23) - What are leverage points?
  • (02:14) - Why should we seek out leverage points?
  • (03:26) - How to use leverage points to solve challenges
  • (06:38) - Today's activity

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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    8 min
  • Why Should We Solve Climate Change?

    Today you will learn why its important to address climate change, what might happen if we don't, those who will be harmed by climate change, and what success might look like if we solve climate change.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:24) - Why should we solve climate change?
  • (01:37) - What’s at stake for humanity if we don't solve climate change?
  • (02:25) - Who or what is harmed by climate change?
  • (03:56) - What's it like to experience climate change?
  • (04:42) - How will we know if climate change is solved?

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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    7 min
  • Obstacles: Are Climate Solutions Underfunded? ft. Chris Wedding

    Today you will learn from expert guest Chris Wedding about funding, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the funding for climate change solutions.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:09) - What is funding?
  • (04:00) - Why does funding impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
  • (05:36) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of funding for climate change solutions?
  • (10:16) - Recommended resources
  • (11:28) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
  • (14:01) - Final recommendations
  • (15:18) - Activity

  • Dr. Chris Wedding is an award-winning professor at two of the best universities in the United States: Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the last 20 years, he has taught more than 6,000 students from age 6 to 60. In addition, he is the Founder and Managing Director of IronOak Energy Capital, a renewable energy investment banking and advisory firm; Founder of Entrepreneurs for Impact, executive mastermind peer group coaching for climate change and energy entrepreneurs; Senior Adviser at Cherokee, an environmental private equity and angel investment firm; Faculty Member at the Institute for Defense and Business; and one of the world’s earliest LEED Accredited Professionals in the multi-billion-dollar green building industry. Dr. Wedding brings an international perspective to his work with experience in 20 countries and proficiency in 3 languages. He also writes a regular newsletter on cleantech finance trends.


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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    17 min
  • Obstacles: What are Innovation Obstacles to Climate Solutions?

    Today you will learn about innovation, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle innovation for climate change solutions.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:24) - What is innovation?
  • (00:43) - Why does innovation impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
  • (01:46) - Why is innovation important to address?
  • (02:33) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of innovation for climate change solutions?
  • (03:30) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
  • (04:19) - Activity

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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    5 min
  • Obstacles: What is Climate Politics & Policy? ft. Daniel Farber

    Today you will learn from expert guest Daniel Farber about politics and policy, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the politics and policy for climate change solutions.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:06) - What is policy?
  • (01:49) - Why do politics & policy impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
  • (07:07) - Why are politics & policy important to address?
  • (09:01) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of politics & policy for climate change solutions?
  • (12:02) - Recommended resources
  • (13:08) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
  • (14:50) - Final recommendations
  • (18:02) - Activity

  • Dan Farber is the Sho Sato Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the Faculty Director of the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment. Professor Farber is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Life Member of the American Law Institute.

    Professor Farber is a graduate of the University of Illinois, where he earned his B.A., M.A., and J.D. degrees. He graduated, summa cum laude, from the College of Law, where he was the class valedictorian and served as editor-in-chief of the University of Illinois Law Review. After law school, he was a law clerk for Judge Philip W. Tone of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and then for Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Farber practiced law with Sidley & Austin, where he primarily worked on energy issues, before returning to the University of Illinois as a faculty member in 1978. He taught at the University of Minnesota Law School faculty from 1981 to 2002, where he was the McKnight Presidential Professor of Public Law. He also has been a visiting professor at the Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, and the University of Chicago Law School.


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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    19 min
  • Obstacles: How Does Population Effect Climate? ft. Karen Hardee

    Today you will learn from expert guest Karen Hardee about population, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the population for climate change solutions.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:40) - What is population?
  • (05:12) - Why does population impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
  • (11:41) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of population for climate change solutions?
  • (14:43) - Recommended resources
  • (16:56) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
  • (18:39) - Final recommendations
  • (19:59) - Activity

  • Karen Hardee is a population and reproductive health expert who has focused on the intersection of population dynamics and climate change. She explores the implications of population growth for climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Dr. Hardee has a PhD in social demography from Cornell University and more than 30 years of international technical and leadership experience working with a range of bilateral and multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations and as a consultant.  Dr. Hardee has also been president and CEO of the What Works Association. 


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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    21 min
  • Obstacles: What is Carbon Lock-in? ft. Benjamin Sovacool

    Today you will learn from expert guest Benjamin Sovacool about the carbon lock-in, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the carbon lock-in for climate change solutions.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:15) - What is carbon lock-in?
  • (03:20) - Why does carbon lock-in impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
  • (06:32) - Why is carbon lock-in important to address?
  • (10:52) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of carbon lock-in for climate change solutions?
  • (15:49) - Recommended resources
  • (17:22) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
  • (20:07) - Final recommendations
  • (20:56) - Activity

  • Benjamin K. Sovacool is an American academic who is director of the Institute for Global Sustainability at Boston University as well as Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University. He was formerly Director of the Danish Center for Energy Technology at the Department of Business Development and Technology and a professor of social sciences at Aarhus University. He is also professor of energy policy at the University of Sussex, where he formerly directed the Center on Innovation and Energy Demand and the Sussex Energy Group. He has written on energy policy, environmental issues, and science and technology policy. Sovacool is also the editor-in-chief of Energy Research & Social Science.


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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    22 min
  • Obstacles: What is the Green Premium?

    Today you will learn about the green premium, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the green premium for climate change solutions.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:24) - What is the green premium?
  • (00:49) - Why does the green premium impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
  • (01:51) - Why is the green premium important to address?
  • (02:56) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the green premium for climate change solutions?
  • (04:00) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
  • (04:51) - Activity

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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    6 min
  • Stakeholders in Systems Thinking for Climate Change

    Today you will learn what stakeholders in systems are, why understanding and engaging them are important for solving global issues, and how you can go about doing so.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:23) - What are stakeholders?
  • (01:45) - Why does engaging stakeholders matter?
  • (03:20) - How to engage stakeholders
  • (04:39) - Today's activity

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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    6 min
  • Causes: How Do Natural Sources of Carbon Cause Climate Change?

    Today you will learn about the natural sources of carbon, why it contributes to climate change, and how eliminate or mitigate the problems of natural sources to solve climate change.

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:24) - What are natural sources of carbon?
  • (00:56) - Why are natural sources of carbon a problem that causes climate change?
  • (01:34) - Why are natural sources of carbon important to address?
  • (03:04) - How might we eliminate or mitigate the problems of natural sources of carbon?
  • (04:02) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
  • (04:47) - Activity

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    How to Solve Climate Change is a course presented by Plato University. In this course you will hear from leading scientists to non profit leaders from around the world sharing their expertise on climate change and the exact skills you will need to solve this challenge.

    Enroll in the course for FREE to get exclusive access to:

    • A community of passionate learners like you
    • Videos with every lesson
    • Advanced resources 
    • Additional skills
    • And much more

    Enroll at plato.university/courses/climate-change

    6 min

About How to Solve Climate Change

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Learn to solve one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change. In this course you’ll use systems thinking to understand the causes, systems, and obstacles underlying the climate change challenge and discover a portfolio of possible solutions. Explore our easy-to-understand, science-backed lessons featuring global experts in climate research, policy, technology, and beyond, with actionable advice and practical skills you can learn to start taking action right away without being a scientist!