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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.
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The Scale of the Net Zero Challenge
The price of meeting net zero is estimated to be between $100-150 trillion over the next 30 years. Regardless of this cost, we need to reach net zero before climate change does irreversible damage to the environment and the economy.
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The Science of Climate Change
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.
Tackling the Plastic Crisis
Plastic pollution is by far the biggest threat to our oceans and this remains an incredibly tough problem to solve. Plastic credits could potentially serve as one of the much needed solutions for this crisis.
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The Scale of the Net Zero Challenge
The price of meeting net zero is estimated to be between $100-150 trillion over the next 30 years. Regardless of this cost, we need to reach net zero before climate change does irreversible damage to the environment and the economy.
ESG, Sustainability and Impact Jargon Buster
ESG, sustainability, impact… they all just mean green, right? Not quite. Despite being used often interchangeably, there are distinct differences between these terms.
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The Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrological Cycle
Kevin Trenberth
Former Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC
Water is irreplaceable, non-substitutable and absolutely essential for life. The global water cycle is also changing. Join Kevin Trenberth in this video where he outlines what precipitation is, the hydrological cycle and how this is changing due to the climate crisis.
Water is irreplaceable, non-substitutable and absolutely essential for life. The global water cycle is also changing. Join Kevin Trenberth in this video where he outlines what precipitation is, the hydrological cycle and how this is changing due to the climate crisis.
The Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrological Cycle
16 mins 33 secs
Precipitation results from the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere that falls from clouds as a result of gravity. This includes drizzle rain and snow. The hydrological cycle is the process of evaporation from the surface moisture of the land and its vegetation, and ocean surface into the atmosphere and then back again as precipitation. Higher air temperatures mean there is more atmospheric demand for moisture. The increased heat in the climate is causing more evaporation, leading to prospects of more storms of increasing size, intensity and length.
Key learning objectives:
Understand what precipitation is
Understand how the hydrological cycle works
Outline the effect of the climate crisis on the hydrological cycle
Kevin Trenberth
18:57
19:41
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