PHYS-E058001 - Climate.Now - Basics of climate change and implications on technology and business (3 or 5 cr), Lectures, 26.10.2022-7.12.2022

Topic outline

• Course description and schedule
  The course consists of the following:

  3 cr version

  • lectures
  • self-study of the Climate.now / Ilmasto.nyt material
  • learning diary
  • group work in multidisciplinary groups: discussion tasks in groups + small group work with En-Roads model or IPCC Interactive Atlas
    

  
  5 cr version

  • 3 cr requirements
  • project work in multidisciplinary groups, connected to Carbon Neutral Aalto 2030 roadmap work
    
    

  Assessment:

  Graded on scale 1-5.

  3 cr: Learning diary (75 %), En-Roads/IPCC assignment (25%), Climate.now multiple choice questions done

  5 cr: Learning diary (50 %), En-Roads/IPCC assignment (25%), project (25 %), Climate.now multiple choice questions done
  
  (Maximum points total 100 p.)

  Lectures (in Otaniemi, not streamed) cover scientific basics of climate change and selected topics around climate change by visiting lecturers. Lectures are partially mandatory: you should be present 2/3 i.e. 4 out of 6 lectures. If you are absent more than twice, you can do a compensating task.

  Extra points (on top of maximum of 100 points):
  + 5 points if all the lectures present
  + 1 point replying the course feedback 

  Schedule

  26.10.  Introduction and course start

              Science background of climate change: Myth busters

  2.11.   Clime Out board game session (Clime Out is a learning game by Snowflake Education Ltd.)

              En-Roads / IPCC Interactive Atlas small project start

  9.11.   Ville Lähde (BIOS): “World of crises”

              Elina Ruoho: Climate Neutral Aalto 2030 – Guidance for project work 2

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

              Carbon footprint as a measure of climate impact (note change in schedule!)
  

  23.11.  Kati Kulovesi (UEF): International climate negotiations: UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement
  
               En-Roads / IPCC Interactive Atlas small project presentations (note change in schedule!)
  

  30.11.  Meeri Karvinen (ENG): Awareness-based approach and co-creation to promote climate actions

               Jouni Keronen (Climate Leadership Coalition): Climate change and economy

  7.12.    Student presentations, Project 2 (5 cr course)