Climate and Environment

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. In the last 150 years, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has skyrocketed, especially carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The world's biggest environmental issues have been caused by humans, so it's up to us to find ways to solve them. 

Technological advances, particularly the discovery and use of fossil fuels, have contributed to climate change, but they also have allowed us to become aware of our impact on the planet and create ways to fight global warming. 

In this channel, you'll learn what climate change is and the problems it has created for our planet. Then you'll move on to explore how technologies, like artificial intelligence and blockchain can help fight climate change. Finally, you'll learn more about careers in this field.

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• Learning Activity 1: Causes and Effects of Climate Change | National Geographic

What causes climate change? And what are the effects of climate change? Learn the human impact and consequences of climate change for the environment and our lives in this video. 

• Learning Activity 2: How tech could help the world fight climate change | Axios 

Climate technologies won’t "fix" climate change, but they could help the world meet global sustainability goals. Watch this video to learn more. 

• Learning Activity 3: Beyond the Buzzword: What is Climate Tech? | Yale

The term climate tech has recently surged in popularity, especially among investors, but what exactly does it mean? Ben Soltoff talks about the transforming reach of climate tech across multiple industries and sectors of the economy, the need for collective participation and the reason we should all be excited about its current growth. 

• Learning Activity 4: Activity Book: Discover Your Changing World With NOAA | National Ocean Service 

Are you ready to discover your changing world? This free activity book will introduce you to the essential principles of climate change help you learn about Earth's climate system, the factors that drive and change it, the impacts of those changes, and what you can do to explore, understand, and protect our Earth. 

• Learning Activity 5: Climate Change Inquiry Lab | NASA 

In this lesson, students will conduct labs to investigate the drivers of climate change, including adding carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, sea level rise, and the effect of decreasing sea ice on temperatures. 

• Learning Activity 6: Climate Change Online Lab | NASA 

In this activity, students will learn about Earth’s climate vital signs. They will use NASA’s Climate Change website to learn about the factors that scientists use to understand changes in our climate. 

• Learning Activity 7: NASA Technologies Spin off to Fight Climate Change | NASA 

NASA’s work has generated countless spinoffs that are now on the front lines of the fight against climate change. That shouldn’t be a surprise, since the agency’s missions include studying Earth and improving aircraft efficiency. But that’s not the only way NASA’s innovations make an impact. Many advances to meet the harsh demands of space travel are also helping to reduce greenhouse gases, improve alternative energy sources, and increase our understanding of the causes and effects of climate change. Read this article to learn more. 

• Learning Activity 8: Four ways AI can help tackle climate change | BBC 

From new ways to generate energy to helping design disaster response, AI can help us understand, adapt to and even reduce climate change. 

• Learning Activity 9: Can AI help Climate Change? | IBM 

In this video, Stacey Gifford, a Chemist with IBM Research, explains how we can use artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new materials to help address one of the biggest challenges we face today, climate change. 

• Learning Activity 10: How AI and Data Science can be a Game Changer to Fight Climate Change | LinkedIn 

AI and data science can help fight climate change. Read more about how here. 

• Learning Activity 11: How blockchain can combat climate change | Thred 

This video explores the ways blockchain can be used to encourage sustainable action, and support industries in a world already feeling the effects of the climate crisis. 

• Learning Activity 12: Careers in Sustainability and Green Jobs with Robert Gilleskie - Job Won | University of California Television

Find out what career paths are available in the area of sustainability. Green jobs are everywhere and provide an opportunity for people to positively impact the environment while advancing their careers. Robert Gilleskie, with more than 30 years of experience in energy management and power quality, explores meaningful jobs. 

• Learning Activity 13: 21 Climate Change Jobs That Can Help You Make a Difference to the World | GreenCitizen 

The rise of global temperatures, along with the spread of forest fires, floods, and other extreme weather events, has brought a higher demand for professions that fight climate change. You don’t have to be an environmental scientist to help fight climate change. Climate change affects us all, from the food we eat and the clothes we wear to keeping us warm or cool. So, if you’re looking for a climate change job, there are many different paths to go. Read more about these jobs here! 

• Learning Activity 14: 5 Jobs That Help Fight Climate Change | Coursera 

If you're concerned about climate change and what it's doing to the planet, you may consider a related career, like an environmental engineer. Discover five climate change jobs and learn about job growth, top skills, and certifications. 

• Learning Activity 15: What's It Like Being a Climate Scientist? | The YEARS Project 

Climate scientists are working overtime trying to solve the biggest crisis of our time. Learn more about their job in this video. 

• Learning Activity16: Top 8 Highest Paying Jobs in Environmental Science // Environmental Science Careers and Salaries | Ocean Scholar 

Learn more about the top 8 highest-paying environmental science jobs and the salaries to go with each in this video. 

• Learning Activity 17: 3 Ways to Launch a Career in Sustainability and the Green Economy | LinkedIn 

Explore different ways to start a career in sustainability including upskilling, building your network, and staying up to speed with new advances in this area. 

• Learning Activity 18: Climate Change Analyst | Alison 

A Climate Change Analyst strives to combat the global threat of climate change. They use long-term meteorological data to study weather patterns and their effect on the earth and its inhabitants for agricultural planning, building design, weather forecasting, legislation, awareness campaigns, and fundraising approaches. Learn more about this career in this Alison article.

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