By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define the term 'climate'
• Outline concerns about climate change
• Explain what natural climate archives reveal
• List examples of extreme weather events
• Recognize the scale of the modern climate crisis
• Discuss the challenges and opportunities our current situation represents for coming generations
• List ways in which you can counter the climate change crisis

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Discuss key reasons that fossil fuels remain the dominant energy source for transport
• Recognise the socio-economic trends that have created today’s transport systems
• Explain the major environmental, climatic and health impacts of transport pollution
• Define the key challenges facing our transport choices in a warming world
• Summarise our most viable options for creating a cleaner transport infrastructure
• Identify harmful gasses released into the air during your daily commute

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe how the present global economic and social system relies on consumerism
• Identify the attractions of a consumerism culture that is based on a linear economic model
• Discuss what is involved in the manufacture of one popular consumer product
• Compare the elements of the linear and circular economic models
• Recognize elements of non-consumerism societies, past and present
• Explain what a circular economy means
• Discuss sustainability, environmental protection, waste as a resource and social justice

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Outline the basic laws of physics that underline energy calculations and the S.I. units system
• Identify the sources of energy and how to calculate their energy potential
• Define terms such as ‘load capacity’, ‘kinetic’, ‘potential’, ‘chemical’ and ‘thermal energy’
• Discuss critical primary information such as the calorific value of fuels and the specific heat capacity of materials
• Recall secondary calculation requirements such as insulation calculations and Carnot Efficiency
• Compute basic energy calculations such as energy conversions
• Recognise the different temperature scales and their relevance to energy calculations

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define ‘biodiversity’ and its evolution throughout history
• Identify the species that are most closely related to humans
• Explain how biodiversity supports our modern way of life
• Summarise how human activity has affected biodiversity
• Outline the actions that the global community needs to take to protect biodiversity
• Recognise the methods that we can use in our personal lives to achieve these goals

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Recognise the severity and urgency related to water quality and quantity
• Explain how water travels from water bodies into the atmosphere and back again and how humans interact with this cycle
• Define the term ‘pollution’
• Identify the various sources and causes of water pollution
• Compare the relative amount of water used in different sectors of society
• Analyse an item of clothing to discover its water-use and environmental impact
• Recall some of the possible ways to conserve water and reduce or eliminate water pollution