Turn Down the Heat - MOOC (audio)
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It is now clear that without action on climate change, the world may become 4°C warmer by the end of this century. Such an increase would threaten to roll back decades of development progress; thus, we are at a ‘make it or break it’ point in time. This course presents the most recent scientific evidence, as well as some of the opportunities for urgent action.
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- It is now clear that without action on climate change, the world may become 4°C warmer by the end of this century. Such an increase would threaten to roll back decades of development progress; thus, we are at a ‘make it or break it’ point in time. This course presents the most recent scientific evidence, as well as some of the opportunities for urgent action.
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- 🇬🇧 English
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- last episode published
- 2014-04-10 22:08
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- World Bank's Open Learning Campus
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| 2014-04-10 | Impacts of Sea Level Rise with Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, Professor of Physics of the Oceans, Potsdam University Postdam, Germany |
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| 2014-04-10 | Risks of Large Scale Changes in the Climate System with Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber CBE, Director, Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Resarch, Postdam, Germany |
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| 2014-04-10 |
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| 2014-04-10 |
Perspectives: Countries Acting to Address Climate Change Challenges Perspectives: Countries Acting to Address Climate Change Challenges with Susan Tambi Matambo, Climate Change Consultant, World Bank Group |
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| 2014-04-10 | What do Emissions Scenarios and Climate Model Tell Us with Alan Miller, Principal Climate Change Specialist, IFC, WBG |
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| 2014-04-10 | Increasing Ocean Acidification wiith Dr. Carol Turley, Senior Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, London, England |
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| 2014-04-10 | Risks to Ecosystems and Biodiversity with Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, WBG Fellow, Professor of Natural Resources& Environmental Policy |
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| 2014-04-10 | Risks to Food Production and Agriculture with Dr. Erick Fernandes, WBG Advisor, Climate& Natural Resources Management. |
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| 2014-04-10 | Human Support Systems: Risks to Global Water Resources with Dr. Peter Gleick, President and CO-Founder, Pacific Institute Oakland, California |
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