Title: Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
This OER is a product of The Open University
This course, Environment: treading lightly on the Earth, focuses on the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide (CO2), and explores what you can do to lighten those emissions to help reduce the rate of climate change. You will assess your ‘carbon footprint’ and see what actions you and, if relevant, other household members could take to lighten that footprint. You will also better understand which actions are more and less effective, and the scope and limits of what individuals can do at the personal and household level.
Students should be able to explains the nature and extent of the carbon footprint of individuals and households in the national and global economy.
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Description:This OER is a product of The Open University
This course, Environment: treading lightly on the Earth, focuses on the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide (CO2), and explores what you can do to lighten those emissions to help reduce the rate of climate change. You will assess your ‘carbon footprint’ and see what actions you and, if relevant, other household members could take to lighten that footprint. You will also better understand which actions are more and less effective, and the scope and limits of what individuals can do at the personal and household level.
Students should be able to explains the nature and extent of the carbon footprint of individuals and households in the national and global economy.
Subject Area: 1. Natural sciences – Earth and related environmental sciences
Education Level: Secondary school
Education Use: Instruction/curriculum, Assessment, Informal education
Author: The Open University Date added: 06-04-2022Language: EN
Publisher/Institution: OpenLearn is a free learning platform, delivered by The Open University as part of its Royal Charter commitment to support the wellbeing of the community.
License type: Public Domain 
Primary User: Teacher
Learning resource type (IEEE LOM): Presentation
Technical type (IEEE LOM): Text – Hypertext
Time to read: 30min
Learning outcomes:
- Have a general understanding of Carbon Footprint
- Have a general understanding of Energy Efficiency
- Have a general understanding of Sustainability
DigComp competence area: 1. Information and data literacy – 1.3 Managing data, information and digital content
DigComp proficiency level: 4.Tasks, and well defined and non-routine problems
Key words: climate change, environmental indicator, Sustainable development indicators, the carbon footprint, the greenhouse effect
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