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Laura Bellwood
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The Science of Climate Change Pathway
Completion date
01 Sep 2023
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About The Science of Climate Change Pathway
5 Video modules
2 hours of learning
4.5 rating
Competent level
Climate change is no longer a distant threat or just a possibility, it is now a reality for all of us. In this pathway, Kevin Trenberth, a renowned climatologist, delves into the science behind climate change. He first introduces the climate system, its main components and forces. He then discusses the Earth's Energy Imbalance (EEI), which has been rapidly increasing in recent years due to human activities. Kevin goes on to present a wealth of scientific evidence that supports the existence of climate change and its link to human activity. Finally, he examines the impact that climate change has had on the hydrological cycle.
In this pathway
Explore the science of climate change
Understand the climate system and its components
Examine the impact of climate change on the hydrological cycle
Pathway experts
Kevin Trenberth
Former Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC
Dr. Kevin Trenberth is a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). He was a Coordinating Lead Author of the 1995, 2001, and 2007 Scientific Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Kevin also shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize which went to the IPCC and Al Gore. Between 1999 to 2006, Kevin served on the Joint Scientific committee of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). Kevin then went on to chair the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel from 2004 to 2010 and the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Scientific Steering Group from 2010 to 2013. He has also served on many US national committees and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi. Kevin has received many awards throughout his career. In 2000, he received the Jule G. Charney award from the AMS; in 2003, he was given the NCAR Distinguished Achievement Award. In 2013 he was awarded the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, and he received the Climate Communication Prize from AGU and in 2017 he was honoured with the Roger Revelle medal by the AGU.