Climate Learning Resources
There is an astonishing number of resources out there on climate.
Here are some recommended resources which we will continue to update.
Live Events
Our community is always finding more climate related events and sharing them for others to learn from and grow their knowledge and networks through. We pull them all together on our online Trello board so you can quickly browse, attend and share them with others.
Reading: Climate News, Science and Discussion
Climate, emissions and policy news
carbonbrief.org – is an award-winning website dedicated to analysis and fact-checking of energy policy and climate change science, with a focus on the UK.
Key Links
Impacts:
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INTERACTIVE 1.5 degrees and beyond
Climate Science
Science journals are not just for students and academics, Nature Climate Change has great content with types of discussions you will not find anywhere else
Climate Science, impacts and solutions
Climate and other academics explain their work in accessible articles with great references to more reading and resources
Reading: Books about Science, Justice & Climate
Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary
An accessible and concise collection of over 100 alternatives to dominant narratives of development including ecological democracy, biocivilization, permaculture, degrowth, queer love, human rights, agroecology, rights of nature, and more. Free access to the book.
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid - The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
A thought-provoking book by biologist, Thor Hanson, on the numerous ways Nature is responding to climate change. From the 18th century origins of Schweppes, to how ocean acidification is affecting fish navigation, and how organisms are adapting to environmental change, this is a go-to-book for stories about climate science and natural history.
Slow Death By Rubber Duck: How the Toxicity of Everyday Life Affects our Health
A great book that makes you see products as processes with their own environmental impact, some of which go on polluting even after ending up in our home. It features many transferrable lessons for environmentalists primarily focusing on the climate crisis, especially those in the legal and policy sphere.
Watching: Streaming content
With access to the internet there is a wealth of content out there for everyone. Our latest YouTube series, Climate Change and Where We Are, includes educational sessions about challenges and solutions to the Climate and Biodiversity Crises. We also promote various channels and videos about these joint crises suitable for all ages.
Listening: Climate Podcasts
Most of the best conversations on climate science, solutions, politics and action are happening in the podcast world. Find most of the best ones here and let us know of others you think should also be here.
Nori podcast: Reversing Climate Change
We have all the technology we need to address climate but we don't have all the technology we are going to use.
When they first started NORI explored some of the grandest solutions to addressing capturing carbon and storing it away. Here are some of the most impressive ideas by some of the most inspiring of people.
Season 1, Episode 4: Biomass
Season 2, Episode 23: Ocean Acidification
Interactive
Seeing the present
Climate is already impacting on us today; Carbon Brief are gathering all the studies on this interactive map to show you where and what these impacts are. Check to see what has happened in the places you have been and in the UK.
Temperature
Warming is very different around the world; the UK has warmed by 1.5 degrees already, but not as much as France, or Iraq
Imagining our future
A look at sea level rise
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Sea level will increase even if we stay at current temperatures but not the same everywhere, like all things in climate it isn't simple
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Firetree has a map where you can look at the impact from different sea levels we may face in future
Carbon Brief: looking at 1.5 degrees and beyond
Interactive page to see the difference between a 1.5 and 2 degree world and why it is so important we keep global heating as low as we can.
The Climate Game: Can you reach net zero by 2050?
See how difficult it can be for policy makers and think just how much difference it will have if they know we are on board with the speed of change needed to address the Climate and Nature Crisis.
Understand the latest United Nations IPCC Reports
Understanding the United Nations climate change reports can be intimidating: each on is produced by hundreds of academics and experts examining thousands of research papers. But they are humanity's best effort at bringing all climate research together so understanding them gives you an amazing head start on productively addressing it and helping others do the same.
The Climate Science Visualised
Other Climate Reports
Free Online Courses
Even trying to get started on knowing what climate change is and how it affects us can be very overwhelming. There are free courses on various topics of climate change readily available online. From environmental sustainability training to massive open online courses (MOOCs) on nature-based solutions.
FAO eLearning Academy
The FAO eLearning Academy offers free, multilingual courses on a wide range of topics related to the food, energy, water nexus; food and nutrition security; social and economic development ;and sustainable management of natural resources, all supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UNEP MOOCs
UNEP partnered with several organisations to create MOOCs on various important environmental issues. Some examples include
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MOOC on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience
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MOOC on Marine Litter
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From Source to Sea to Sustainability
Sustainability Training from Free Courses in England
This is a free sustainability training course offered by the UK Government and Department of Education. It covers the principles of sustainable development, local energy management, and corporate social responsibility.
Onfra's 40 free sustainability courses
The cloud software Onfra offers 40 free courses to enhance your knowledge on environmental sustainability. Topics cover climate justice, environmental management, sustainability practices, impacts of climate change, understanding sustainability, and more!
