Uniting for a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Global Sustainability
Uniting for a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Global Sustainability
How do we create a sustainable future? Discover the path to global sustainability and how to take sustainable steps in your life.
Understand the importance of sustainable development
Sustainability is a difficult issue spanning many disciplines. To tackle its complexity, we must take a collaborative approach to understand how to approach sustainability on a global scale.
On this three-week course, you’ll uncover a cross-disciplinary perspective on sustainability. You’ll explore human impacts on the environment as well as examining the global challenges humans face.
You’ll delve into concepts of sustainability and sustainable development, including the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as defined by the UN, to understand the importance of working towards a sustainable future.
Explore sustainable solutions to global challenges
You’ll explore the critical obstacles to achieving global sustainability, before examining how we can overcome them.
You’ll learn how you can use sustainable solutions to tackle a range of global challenges such as population, poverty, climate change, inequality, and more.
Learn how to live a more sustainable lifestyle
Throughout the course, you’ll explore examples of sustainability to help you learn how to apply sustainability principles to different areas of your life, which could also lead to inspiring change in those around you.
By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to live more sustainably as well as an understanding of how to work together to respond to global challenges.
What topics will you cover?
Concepts of sustainability and sustainable development including SDGs
Human impacts on the global environment
Social equity and economic development
Global challenges (Population, Poverty, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Energy, Water, Environmental, Inequality, Pollution and waste etc.)
Examples of Sustainability (i.e. examples of sustainability in technology; fashion; transportation; food and agriculture; workplace etc.)
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
Explain concepts of sustainability and sustainable development
Reflect on social equity and economic development
Explore human impacts on the global environment
Investigate global challenges (Population, Poverty, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Energy, Water, Environmental, Inequality, Pollution and waste etc.)
Evaluate sustainable solutions to global challenges
Apply sustainability principles into day-to-day life
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in sustainability.
It is best suited for beginners who want more of an understanding of sustainability principles.
Who will you learn with?