Course Schedule

  • Course Schedule

    Lecture times 14.4.- 21.5.2020 (online, remote connection via Zoom):

    Tuesdays 12-14 and Thursdays 14-16 (mostly shorter max 1 hour sessions)

    Week 1

    Tue 14.4. Course start, course practices, Introduction to Climate change: “Status quo”

    Thu 16.4. Science background of climate change: Myth busters / Sanna-Liisa Sihto-Nissilä 

    First group meeting online (groups decide their meeting times)

    Week 2

    Tue 21.4. On-line chat and check-up with groups

    Wed 22.4 14-15 En-Roads Online Workshop by Climate Interactive – possibility to join online or listen the recording later Register here

    Thu 23.4. Awareness-based approach and co-creation to promote climate actions / Meeri Karvinen (ENG) and Kirsi Hakio (ARTS) - you will need a pen and paper (and a peaceful environment)

    Awareness-based co-creation is a transformation process. The approach aims at recognizing and activating conscious human agency in transitioning towards life-positive futures. But what do we want to co-create into this world, and whose future visions are we following? In this session, we explore these questions by experimenting with a journaling exercise.

    Week 3

    Tue 28.4. Carbon footprint as a measure of climate impact / Sanna-Liisa 

    Thu 30.4. Aerosols: air pollutants harming our health but cooling the planet / Sanna-Liisa (short lecture 30 min)

    Week 4

    Tue 5.5. Riding the waves of existential angst and the achievable challenges of getting carbon out of the power system / John Millar (ELEC)

    Thu 7.5. Psychological obstacles to climate action and climate change denial / Kirsti Jylhä (PhD, post-doc researcher at Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden)

    En-Roads Climate Simulator in groups: make your own climate scenario, groups make a 2 min video of their scenario and return their assignment answer by Sun 10.5.

    Week 5

    Tue 12.5. En-Roads Climate Simulator results session – overview of students’ scenario videos and discussion

    Thu 14.5. Climate change and COVID-19 – lessons to be learned from the crisis? / PhD Ville Lähde from BIOS Research Unit (www.bios.fi)

    Week 6

    Tue 19.5. Group work (preparation for project work), lecturers available for guidance via Zoom or MyCourses chat 

    Wed 20.5. and Fri 22.5. Climate project presentations (Thu 21.5. is “Helatorstai”, no lecture then) 

    Project work (in groups, 5 cr course participants): Project plan for a climate relevant project. Any scale from big to small, but has to have some relevance to climate change mitigation.

    Side events (voluntary):

    Wed 22.4 12-14 Solving the Helsinki Energy Challenge: Aalto showcase Webinar, Aalto University/Zoom Event Registration: https://aalto.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dYE7i6ueR1uLeb3EBQITzQ

    Tue 19.5. at 14.30-15.30 Ramboll-Sweco lecture – Adapting to climate change and computational planning in landscape planning / Pia Friker (Aalto) and Mariusz Hermansdorfer (Ramboll Denmark) 

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