

In his work with the OU, Richard has supported many students from varying social and academic backgrounds. He has worked on four environmental undergraduate and post-graduate modules, a role that requires him to stay abreast of a range of global environmental issues, their causes and solutions. He has also used the expertise developed with the OU to provide training service

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify some of the most pressing environmental issues we are facing
- Describe how we are depleting natural resources and failing to manage waste
- Outline the causes of climate breakdown, loss of biodiversity and pollution
- Discuss the relationships between the issues listed and recognise the impact they are already having on humans and the world
- Recognise the additional impacts environmental issues will have in the future if we fail to prevent further harm, including sea-level rise, desertification, human migration and extinction of many more species
- Recall appropriate actions to reduce some of the listed additional impacts

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Summarise why we use the term ‘climate breakdown’
- Recall the causes of climate breakdown
- Identify why climate breakdown is such an important issue
- Recognise why the future we may see is not the one we would like to see
- Explain the basic science behind climate breakdown
- Relate ‘tipping points’ to rapid changes to the global climate
- Explain the issues surrounding climate breakdown confidently to others






Preguntas frecuentes
Once you have completed your purchase, your Digital Certificate/Digital Diploma and Transcript can be downloaded from the Dashboard of your Alison Account.
I access Alison via my computer:
Expand the Your Completed Courses & Claimed Certificates widget in your dashboard as shown below:
You will then be able to download your Digital Certificate/Diploma and Transcript. 
I access Alison via my Mobile Browser:
Expand the Your Completed Courses & Claimed Certificates widget in your Dashboard as shown below:
You will then be able to download your Digital Certificate/Diploma and Transcript. 
I access Alison via App:
Open My Certificates in your Dashboard, as shown in the example below:

You will then be able to download your Digital Certificate/Diploma and Transcript.

Continuing Professional Development, or CPD, is the process of continually developing or maintaining your professional skills. CPD helps individuals focus on how they can become a more competent and effective professional. Due to our rigorous publishing review process, courses on Alison are now being accredited by CPD UK, an independent organisation. Accredited CPD training means the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks, and the learning value has been scrutinised to ensure integrity and quality. This CPD Certification Service provides recognised independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD requirements. This means a certificate from a course on Alison can now be used as part of your CPD requirements (please check with your organisation’s guidelines). You can find out more about Alison accreditation here.
Users can pay a nominal fee to automatically download Digital Certificates or purchase paper or framed Certificates that are shipped via mail. For a more detailed list of the costs, visit the Shop page.













