EAE3132 Future climates: Projections, impacts and adaptation

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Describe the basic physics of climate change, the key leverage points for earth's climate, both natural and anthropogenic.

2. 2

   Discuss global carbon cycle, the critical roles of the oceans and biosphere, and the overriding impact of human perturbation on the natural controls on atmospheric CO2

3. 3

   Recognise the roles of climate change and natural variability in current climate trends.

4. 4

   Explain the operation of climate models, their strengths, weaknesses and uncertainties, and the development of projections.

5. 5

   Describe the fundamental approaches to climate change mitigation along with a basic understanding of international policy on climate change including successes and failures.

6. 6

   Explain how both mitigation and adaptation are required to deal adequately with climate change.