1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of adaptation and mitigation strategies in relation to climate change, the factors that shape them and the costs, benefits and barriers relating to their implementation.
2. Critically evaluate a range of different climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies
3. Collate, synthesise, and critically evaluate academic literature on a selected issue related to the climate crisis.
4. Critically analyse a complex climate change issue, produce, and justify a management response that consists of a set of appropriate and complementary adaptation and / or mitigation strategies
5. Communicate climate change information to the public in a clear, appropriate, and effective format

1. The communication artefact assessment requires the student to produce a set of materials that could be used to explain their chosen climate change issue to a specific audience (e.g. local community group; employees of a local business; primary school children). This could be in the form of a video, a blog, poster, narrated slide-set. (Learning outcomes 3 & 5)

2. The coursework report requires the student to create, and justify, a set of recommendations to respond to their chosen climate change issue. (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)

Formative assessment opportunities are available throughout the module - structured class activities will allow students to discuss ideas introduced in the module and relate them to the module assessments providing them with the opportunity to self-evaluate their understanding of module materials. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to discuss their ideas for the module assignments and receive feedback on their plans.

Human-induced climate change is a reality. There is an increasing scientific evidence base that global temperature trends are reacting to the enormous quantities of greenhouses gases that have accumulated in the atmosphere over the past 150 years. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) recognises that to address climate change, adaptation and mitigation options are essential, but no single option is sufficient by itself. Following a review of the causes and consequences of climate change, this module uses real world examples to explore the various strategies that can be implemented to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to a changing climate, and discuss the opportunities and barriers associated with their implementation. The complementary nature of technological, nature-based, socio-behavioural change, and institutional approaches to climate change adaptation is discussed. Particular attention is given to public awareness of climate change, their role in both causing and responding to climate change, and the importance of climate change communication and education as tools to develop understanding of climate change as a precondition for changing in lifestyles, workplace practices, as well as community action and wider social change. Students use the knowledge and understanding acquired through the module to explore a specific climate change issue that they are interested in and design a management response for that issue consisting of a set of appropriate and complementary adaptation and / or mitigation strategies.

Human-induced climate change is a reality. There is an increasing scientific evidence base that global temperature trends are reacting to the enormous quantities of greenhouses gases that have accumulated in the atmosphere over the past 150 years. Following a review of the causes and consequences of climate change, you will explore through real world examples the various strategies that can be implemented to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to a changing climate, and discuss the opportunities and barriers associated with their implementation. You will apply the knowledge and understanding acquired through the module to explore a specific climate change issue that you are interested in and design a management response to that issue consisting of a set of appropriate and complementary adaptation and / or mitigation strategies.

This module will be delivered through a combination of independent and online learning, scheduled class sessions, and planning, researching, and producing the module assessments.

Materials and resources that introduce the main themes and key concepts covered in the module, as well as supporting the development of the key skills required to complete the assessment will be made available via the VLE. These may be on the form of pre-recorded lectures, a set of directed readings, links to videos or appropriate micro-certification packages, or a mixture.

Workshops and seminars will provide students with the opportunity to: (i) debate and further explore the ideas introduced in the learning materials; (ii) discuss how they will use them to address the module assessment; and (iii) receive guidance on completing the assessment.

Students should spend the independent learning hours working through the learning resources and self-instructional materials provided in the VLE, completing preparatory and follow-up activities for the class sessions, and completing the module assessments.

1. Leichenko, R. and O’Brian, K. (2019) Climate and Society: Transforming the Future. Wiley.
2. Carolan, M.S. (2020) Society and the Environment: Pragmatic Solutions to Ecological Issues. Routledge
3. Dressler, A. & Parson, E. (2019) The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate. 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press.
4. Hampshire-Waugh, M. (2021) Climate Change and the Road to Net-Zero. Crowstone Publsihing
5. Maslin, M. (2021) Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction. 4th edition Oxford OUP
6. Romm, J. (2022) Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know. 3rd edition Oxford OUP
7. Thunberg, G. [editor] (2022) The Climate Book. Allen Lane
8. Welch, I. & Cornell, B. (2022) Global Climate Change: The Pragmatist’s Guide to Moving the Needle. Bowker.

VLE to access on-line learning resources.
High quality teaching space for face-to-face seminars where appropriate with usual audio-visual facilities.
Library resources both online and physical to support research.