34 Things to Know about Carbon and Climate
49mGeneral2022-06-30
Authors
Seth Godin
Author, Entrepreneur, and Teacher
Course details
The simple facts of climate change will surprise you. In this course, Seth Godin and a team of volunteer editors and designers cover more than 30 important points from the Carbon Almanac, a thoroughly annotated resource compiled by 1900 people across 91 countries. In this fast-moving overview, you’ll discover insights needed for leadership on this critical issue. Topics include the danger of coal and the myth of plastic recycling. You’ll learn about the affordability of solar; the surprising amount of electricity used by Bitcoin; how the growth of convenience changed everything; and much more. Most of all, you’ll discover that this worldwide systemic problem demands a systemic solution. You didn’t cause climate change, and your personal habits aren’t enough to solve it. Opportunities exist for leadership, connection, and even profit. This course points out chances that we have to shift our posture, embrace equity and opportunity, and make an impact.
Skills covered
Sustainability AwarenessProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Introduction
- 02 - Volunteers from more than 40 countries
- 03 - The weather vs. the climate
- 04 - The Carbon Almanac
1. Carbon and Climate Facts
- 05 - Common household items made of carbon
- 06 - The earth has 10 years to prevent irreversible damage
- 07 - Exxon knew about climate change 40 years ago
- 08 - The greenhouse effect is caused by molecules
- 09 - Solar, wind, and water power is cheaper than fossil fuels
- 10 - Bug populations are expected to grow
- 11 - Carbon footprint was invented by the oil industry
- 12 - Coal power is more dangerous than nuclear
- 13 - Plastics recycling isn't useful
- 14 - Email doesn t use much electricity but Bitcoin does
- 15 - Search engines burn a ton of carbon
- 16 - There are very few successful carbon capture plants
- 17 - Coastal wetlands sequester huge amounts of carbon
- 18 - Meat is massively subsidized by taxpayers
- 19 - Methane is more powerful than carbon dioxide
- 20 - Food waste responsible for greenhouse gas emissions
- 21 - Cash dividends for every citizen paid for by a tax on carbon
- 22 - The five biggest banks invested in fossil fuel
- 23 - What if carbon emissions weren't invisible
- 24 - What is eco-anxiety and what can you do about it
- 25 - Buildings cause more than 40 of all carbon emissions
- 26 - Shifting to renewables is profitable
- 27 - The growth of convenience has changed everything
- 28 - Gas-powered leaf blowers emit more carbon than a car
- 29 - Climate refugees exist already
- 30 - Efficiency is the cheapest form of energy
- 31 - 150+ plants and animals are becoming extinct each day
- 32 - The earth's climate is happening over decades
- 33 - Climate change is happening now
- 34 - Getting a heat pump can fight climate change
- 35 - Glass packaging can be recycled an endless number of times
- 36 - 1 C 1.8 F is enough to destabilize the Earth
- 37 - The oceans are a blue lung that helps the earth to breathe
- 38 - Four factors account for most of the climate change problem
- 39 - Fossil fuel hubs are ideal for renewable energy production
- 40 - Higher temperatures increase the spread of disease
- 41 - Nearly 100 cities are working together on climate change
- 42 - Worldwide consumers are keeping clothing half as long
- 43 - Producing fewer greenhouse gasses than the earth can absorb
- 44 - The milk industry s role in greenhouse gas emission
- 45 - Spreading the word
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