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What you'll learn

Define sustainability and sustainable development

Discuss with friends, family, and work colleagues the imperative to move to a more sustainable way of life

Explain the role of energy production and carbon emissions and the necessary transition to carbon-free energy technologies

Apply simple carbon footprint assessment techniques to demonstrate the environmental impact of their personal energy consumption patterns

Skills you'll gain

Environmental Engineering

Electrical Power

Environment

Social Justice

Pollution Prevention

Energy and Utilities

Emerging Technologies

Environmental Policy

Corporate Sustainability

Electric Power Systems

Socioeconomics

Innovation

Economics

Environmental Issue

Environmental Science

Sustainability Reporting

There are 6 modules in this course

Recognizing that change is imperative, we begin looking at energy, and more specifically, power generation as this is widely understood as the leading cause of climate change today. We show why this is the case and explore pathways to reduce carbon emissions, such as through the transition from coal and natural gas to renewables such as wind and solar. The concept of the carbon footprint and how it is determined is introduced. Learners have the opportunity to calculate their own personal carbon footprint under a variety of power source options (coal, natural gas, or renewable), and discover what would happen to their personal carbon footprint if they moved toward renewable energies.

How did we get here?

Sustainability, Social Equity, and Economics

Fossil Fuels and the Need for Change

Renewable Energy: Technologies and Economics

What's my Carbon Footprint?