How to Solve Climate Change

Final: How to Create a Solution to Climate Change

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn how to create a solution to climate change and develop a plan to implement it.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - Questions to assess solutions
(01:35) - How to create a solution and plan
(09:07) - Why take on this challenge

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Climate Change Solution: Geoengineering ft. Daniele Visioni

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Daniele Visioni about geoengineering, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:52) - What is geoengineering?
(01:36) - Why would geoengineering help to solve climate change?
(03:01) - Why would geoengineering not help to solve climate change?
(03:59) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(05:29) - How does geoengineering work?
(08:23) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(11:37) - Recommended resources
(13:29) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(15:27) - Final Recommendations
(16:19) - Activity

Daniele Visioni obtained his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics from the University of L’Aquila, in Italy, in 2018. He moved to Cornell in the same year, where he started as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In 2022, he continued on as a Research Associate in the same department, and also became a Research Scientist I at the National Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAR). He joined EAS in the fall of 2023 as Assistant Professor, and retains a courtesy appointment as Affiliate Scientist at NCAR in the Atmospheric Chemistry, Observation and Modeling (ACOM) lab. He’s the co-chair of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP), and has been a coauthor of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022.

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Climate Change Solution: Carbon Labels ft. Michael Vandenbergh

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Michael P. Vandenbergh about carbon labeling, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:19) - What are carbon labels?
(02:10) - Why would carbon labels help to solve climate change?
(07:15) - Why would carbon labels not help to solve climate change?
(11:33) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(13:14) - How do carbon labels work?
(12:30) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(16:51) - Recommended resources
(18:13) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(21:43) - Final Recommendations
(22:58) - Activity

Michael Vandenbergh is an award-winning teacher and scholar whose research focuses on working with interdisciplinary teams to explore environmental governance, environmental behavior and climate change. His research has developed the concept of private environmental governance and explored how private governance initiatives can address polarization and other barriers to climate change mitigation. His interdisciplinary work with Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network focuses on the reduction of carbon emissions from the household sector, and he is one of the top 25 law professors in the US based on peer-reviewed literature citations. His book with physicist Jonathan Gilligan, Beyond Politics: The Private Governance Response to Climate Change (Cambridge University Press, 2017) was favorably reviewed in Science,Nature Climate Change and Legal Planet; won the 2018 Chancellor’s Award for Research; and was named by the Environmental Forum as one of the most important environmental policy books of the last 50 years. His article “Beyond Gridlock,” also co-authored with Gilligan, won the 2015 Morrison Prize for North America’s best sustainability article. His other writings have appeared in PNAS, Nature Climate Change and the Columbia,Cornell, Michigan and NYU Law Reviews. Before joining Vanderbilt’s law faculty, Professor Vandenbergh was a partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. He served as chief of staff of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1993 to 1995. He began his career as a law clerk for Judge Edward R. Becker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. A recipient of teaching awards at Vanderbilt and at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Vandenbergh teaches courses in environmental law, climate change justice and property. He has been a visiting professor at the Wharton School’s Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and at the University of Chicago and Harvard Law Schools. He is a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers and a member of the Board on Environmental Change and Society of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

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Climate Change Solution: Climate Education ft. Nivi Achanta

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Nivi Achanta about climate education and movements, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:22) - What is climate education?
(02:57) - Why would climate education help to solve climate change?
(05:10) - Why would climate education not help to solve climate change?
(07:20) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:49) - How does climate education work?
(12:30) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(14:26) - Recommended resources
(16:19) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(20:35) - Final Recommendations
(22:04) - Activity

Nivi Achanta is the founder and CEO of Soapbox Project. They're creating a fun space on the internet where busy people who care about climate change can learn, take action, and connect deeply with others. They focus on bite-sized change delivered through our newsletters, cohort-based courses, live events, and local action gatherings.

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Climate Change Solution: Kelp Forests

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about kelp forests, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What are kelp forests?
(00:45) - Why do kelp forests help to solve climate change?
(01:35) - Why would kelp forests NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:12) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(03:03) - How feasible are kelp forests to implement as a solution?
(03:31) - How do kelp forests work as a solution to climate change?
(04:37) - For kelp forests as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(05:06) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:44) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Ocean Protection ft. Nancy Knowlton

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Emily Landis about blue carbon, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:50) - What is ocean and seafloor protection?
(01:24) - Why would ocean and seafloor protection help to solve climate change?
(02:02) - Why would ocean and seafloor protection not help to solve climate change?
(02:27) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(03:21) - How does ocean and seafloor protection work?
(04:01) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(04:56) - Recommended resources
(05:49) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(06:21) - Final Recommendations
(06:48) - Activity

Dr. Nancy Knowlton is the former Sant Chair for Marine Science at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and a scientific leader of the Census of Marine Life. She wrote the book, Citizens of the Sea, to celebrate the ten years of the Census. She founded the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California, San Diego. Knowlton has devoted her life to studying, celebrating, and striving to protect the multitude of life-forms that call the sea home. She lives with her family in Maine.

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Climate Change Solution: Blue Carbon ft. Emily Landis

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:42) - What is blue carbon?
(01:18) - Why would blue carbon help to solve climate change?
(02:08) - Why would blue carbon not help to solve climate change?
(03:16) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(05:24) - How does blue carbon work?
(07:10) - For this to work as a solution, what innovation or policy is needed?
(09:24) - Recommended resources
(10:29) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(11:34) - Final Recommendations
(12:05) - Activity

Emily is the Climate and Ocean strategy lead within TNC’s Global Tackle Climate Change team. She leads the global effort to mainstream the values of ocean and coastal ecosystems to reduce climate risks through policy, science, partnerships and supports implementation in over 15 countries. This involves a broad portfolio including projects on blue carbon markets, incorporating the ocean into international policy agreements, community-based conservation and building out the global science and awareness of the role of the ocean for biodiversity and people. Emily is also the TNC representative for The Global Mangrove Alliance, Global Mangrove Watch, International Partnership for Blue Carbon, scientific member of the Blue Carbon Initiative and serves as an ocean focal lead on the UNFCCC’s Nairobi Work Program on Ocean and Adaptation.

Emily holds a graduate degree in Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation from University College London, with a focus on valuation methods of ecosystem services, and during her tenure she worked directly with the Zoological Society of London. She also holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Policy and Environmental Science. Her previous work experience includes the Global Ocean Commission, Pew Charitable Trusts and Rare.

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Climate Change Solution: Peatlands as Carbon Sinks

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about peatlands, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What are peatlands?
(00:50) - Why do peatlands help to solve climate change?
(01:21) - Why would peatlands NOT work to solve climate change?
(01:55) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:49) - How feasible are peatlands to implement as a solution?
(03:19) - How does peatlands work as a solution to climate change?
(04:09) - For peatlands as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:35) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:15) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Forests & Carbon Sinks ft. Bill Moomaw

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Merritt Dailey about direct air capture systems, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:54) - What are forests?
(03:01) - Why would forests help to solve climate change?
(05:07) - Why would forests not help to solve climate change?
(06:56) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(10:35) - How does forests work?
(14:38) - Recommended resources
(16:09) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(18:05) - Final Recommendations
(20:21) - Activity

Dr. Bill Moomaw was also founding director of the Tufts Institute of the Environment, Tufts Climate Initiative, and co-founder of the Global Development and Environment Institute.

His research interests include increasing the role of forests and wetlands to achieve climate goals, energy technology and policies that address climate change, water and climate change, economics and geochemistry of the nitrogen cycle, sustainable development, and negotiation strategies for environmental agreements.

Dr. Moomaw has been a lead author of five major Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. As a Science Fellow, he worked in the U.S. Senate on energy and forestry legislation and on legislation that eliminated American use of CFCs in spray cans to protect the ozone layer. He was the first director of the climate program at the World Resources Institute in 1988 where he met board member, George Woodwell. He has been elected an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow.

He is the past chair of the Woodwell Climate board, and currently serves on the boards of The Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute, Center for Ecological Technologies, and the Consensus Building Institute. He graduated from Williams College and holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from MIT.

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Climate Change Solution: Protecting Biodiversity ft. Dennis Liu

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Dennis Liu about protecting biodiversity, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:41) - What is protecting biodiversity?
(05:35) - Why would protecting biodiversity help to solve climate change?
(06:51) - Why would protecting biodiversity not help to solve climate change?
(08:56) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(11:35) - How does protecting biodiversity work?
(16:24) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(19:33) - Recommended resources
(22:48) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(26:34) - Final Recommendations
(29:23) - Activity

Dennis Liu, PhD, is Vice President for Education of the E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and the Half Earth Project. Dr. Liu is an internationally recognized expert in science education. Dr. Liu directed the production of educational media at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and before that with Video Discovery and Microsoft. He’s worked with scientists, education specialists, graphic designers, animators, and filmmakers to produce an array of educational products that have had a lasting impact on science education. Dr. Liu has managed cross-disciplinary teams devoted to assessing and assuring the educational impact of media products, including professional development and community building. He’s been an executive producer and editorial advisor on over a dozen film projects for theater, broadcast television, large screen, and digital science programs aimed at educational audiences and the general public.

Dennis studied zoology at the University of Wisconsin, earned a PhD in Biology from the University of Oregon, and then conducted research and taught in the Department of Genetics at the University of Washington. He has a passion for explaining diverse science to diverse audiences, and has advised on numerous museum exhibits and media projects. He wrote a longtime feature for the journal Life Sciences Education.

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Climate Change Solution: Carbon Mineralization

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about carbon mineralization, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is carbon mineralization?
(01:01) - Why does carbon mineralization help to solve climate change?
(01:42) - Why would carbon mineralization NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:17) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(03:13) - How feasible is carbon mineralization to implement as a solution?
(03:41) - How does carbon mineralization work as a solution to climate change?
(04:47) - For carbon mineralization as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(05:23) - Top skills to solve climate change
(06:08) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Direct Air Capture ft. Merritt Dailey

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:58) - What is direct air capture?
(02:20) - Why would direct air capture help to solve climate change?
(04:45) - Why would direct air capture not help to solve climate change?
(07:29) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(11:03) - How does direct air capture work?
(17:56) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(23:08) - Recommended resources
(25:05) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(26:45) - Activity

Merritt is a PhD candidate at Arizona State University, where she conducts research with the Center for Negative Emissions and Klaus Lackner on direct air capture of carbon (DAC). Previously, Merritt worked at Google for 5 years in operations, and has degrees from the University of Michigan and Columbia University. She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA.

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Climate Change Solution: Bioenergy & Carbon Capture and Storage

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What are BECCS?
(00:50) - Why does BECCS help to solve climate change?
(01:14) - Why would BECCS NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:01) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:48) - How feasible is BECCS to implement as a solution?
(03:17) - How does BECCS work as a solution to climate change?
(04:23) - For BECCS as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:57) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:40) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Building Retrofitting

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about building retrofitting, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is building retrofitting?
(00:54) - Why does building retrofitting help to solve climate change?
(01:20) - Why would building retrofitting NOT work to solve climate change?
(01:52) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:35) - How feasible is building retrofitting to implement as a solution?
(02:58) - How does building retrofitting work as a solution to climate change?
(03:55) - For building retrofitting as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:20) - Top skills to solve climate change
(04:57) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Sustainable Architecture

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about sustainable architecture, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is sustainable architecture?
(01:01) - Why does sustainable architecture help to solve climate change?
(01:55) - Why would sustainable architecture NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:35) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(03:22) - How feasible is sustainable architecture to implement as a solution?
(03:41) - How does sustainable architecture work as a solution to climate change?
(04:58) - For sustainable architecture as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(05:25) - Top skills to solve climate change
(06:18) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Sustainable Building Materials

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about sustainable building materials, why they may or may not help solve climate change, how they work and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What are sustainable building materials?
(00:50) - Why do sustainable building materials help to solve climate change?
(01:29) - Why would sustainable building materials NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:02) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:52) - How feasible are sustainable building materials to implement as a solution?
(03:12) - How do sustainable building materials work as a solution to climate change?
(04:15) - For sustainable building materials as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:56) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:40) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Recycling ft. Kate O'Neill

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Kate O'Neill about recycling and resource recapture, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:51) - What is recycling & recapture?
(02:20) - Why would recycling & recapture help to solve climate change?
(03:54) - Why would recycling & recapture not help to solve climate change?
(05:44) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:23) - How does recycling & recapture work?
(12:06) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(15:09) - Recommended resources
(16:57) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(19:51) - Final recommendations
(21:56) - Activity

Kate O'Neill is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University, and was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. She has written three books, Waste Trading Among Rich Nations: Building a New Theory of Environmental Regulation (MIT Press, 2000) The Environment and International Relations (Cambridge University Press 2009, 2nd edition 2017), and Waste (Polity Press 2019).

Her book, Waste, was published by Polity Press in Summer 2019. This book is about waste as a globalized resource, though one that comes with magnified risks and governance challenges. It includes cases on China and the global plastic scrap trade, waste work and labor in the global economy, the global political economy of electronic wastes and food waste, and the global circular economy. It was featured on National Public Radio's Fresh Air on September 12, 2019. She has also been interviewed on other local, national, international media outlets, including NPR’s Here and Now and Marketplace, The Economist, and Al Jazeera International.

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Climate Change Solution: Sustainable Fashion ft. Sass Brown

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Sass Brown about sustainable fashion, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:59) - What is sustainable fashion?
(02:55) - Why would sustainable fashion help to solve climate change?
(04:07) - Why would sustainable fashion not help to solve climate change?
(05:15) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:21) - How does sustainable fashion work?
(13:14) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(14:14) - Recommended resources
(15:37) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(18:27) - Final recommendations
(18:53) - Activity

Sass Brown is the Founding Dean of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation. Prior to joining DIDI, Sass was the Interim Dean for the Fashion Institute of Technology’s School of Art and Design in New York. She is a graduate of FIT’s Global Fashion Management Masters program, holds her Bachelors degree in Fashion Design from Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in the UK, and is currently undertaking her PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University, also in the UK.

As a fashion designer with a background in sustainable development, Brown is an advisor for Sustainia100, the annual Danish sustainable solutions guide that honours developments in sustainability across a multitude of industries. She was also an Associate Design Researcher on the MISTRA Future Fashion educational research consortium that advises on the integration of sustainability into mainstream fashion.

As a researcher, writer and educator, Brown’s area of expertise is ethical fashion in all its forms from slow design and heritage craft skills to recycling, reuse and alternative business models. She has published papers and spoken around the world on the topic of sustainable fashion, she has served as a sustainable design advisor to women’s cooperatives, educational institutions, governmental agencies, NGO’s and small and medium sized enterprises around the world. Her publications include the books Eco Fashion and ReFashioned for British publishers Laurence King, are also published in Italian as well as Spanish.

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Climate Change Solution: Bioplastics

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about bioplastic, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What are bioplastics?
(00:47) - Why do bioplastics help to solve climate change?
(01:22) - Why would bioplastics NOT work to solve climate change?
(01:56) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:27) - How feasible is bioplastics to implement as a solution?
(03:18) - How do bioplastics work as a solution to climate change?
(04:05) - For bioplastics as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:27) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:06) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Alternative Cement

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about alternative cement, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is alternative cement?
(00:48) - Why does alternative cement help to solve climate change?
(01:26) - Why would alternative cement NOT work to solve climate change?
(01:58) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:48) - How feasible is alternative cement to implement as a solution?
(03:16) - How does alternative cement work as a solution to climate change?
(04:09) - For alternative cement as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:43) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:25) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Alternative Steels

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about alternative steel, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is alternative steel?
(00:43) - Why does alternative steel help to solve climate change?
(01:16) - Why would alternative steel NOT work to solve climate change?
(01:50) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:31) - How feasible is alternative steel to implement as a solution?
(02:59) - How does alternative steel work as a solution to climate change?
(03:47) - For alternative steel as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:15) - Top skills to solve climate change
(04:51) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Reducing Food Waste

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about food waste management, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is reducing food waste?
(00:45) - Why does reducing food waste help to solve climate change?
(01:25) - Why would reducing food waste NOT work to solve climate change?
(01:59) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:59) - How feasible is reducing food waste to implement as a solution?
(03:15) - How does reducing food waste work as a solution to climate change?
(04:12) - For reducing food waste as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:39) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:20) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Fisheries ft. Daniel Pauly

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Daniel Pauly about fisheries, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:02) - What are fisheries?
(01:33) - Why would fisheries help to solve climate change?
(08:04) - How do fisheries work?
(14:14) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(16:58) - Recommended resources
(17:23) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(20:40) - Activity

Dr. Daniel Pauly is a French and Canadian citizen who completed his high school and university studies in Germany; his doctorate (1979) and habilitation (1985) are in Fisheries Biology, from the University of Kiel.

After many years at the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), in Manila, Philippines, Daniel Pauly became in 1994 Professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, of which he was the Director for 5 years (Nov. ’03-Oct. ’08). Since 1999, he is also Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us Project (see www.seaaroundus.org), funded for 15 years by the Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia (currently by a number of foundations), and devoted to studying, documenting and promoting policies to mitigate the impact of fisheries on the world’s marine ecosystems (see AMBIO, 34: 290-295, 2007).

Daniel Pauly has supervised a large number of Master and PhD students in the Philippines, Germany, and British Columbia. Details on the projects of his current students can be obtained here.

The concepts, methods and software which Daniel Pauly (co-)developed, documented in over 1000 scientific and general-interest publications, are used throughout the world, not least as a result of his teaching a multitude of courses, and supervising students in four languages on five continents. This applies especially to the Ecopath modeling approach and software (http://sirs.agrocampus-ouest.fr/EcoBase/) and FishBase, the online encyclopedia of fishes (www.fishbase.org), the latter recently complemented by SeaLifeBase (www.sealifebase.org).

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Climate Change Solution: Insects Proteins ft. Christine Picard

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Christine Picard about insects proteins, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:05) - What are insects proteins?
(03:00) - Why would insects proteins help to solve climate change?
(04:41) - Why would insects proteins not help to solve climate change?
(06:34) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:15) - How does insects proteins work?
(10:50) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(14:11) - Recommended resources
(15:16) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(16:55) - Final recommendations
(18:14) - Activity

Christine Picard is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and the director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program at IUPUI. She is also the co-director of the Center for Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming, an NSF-funded research center dedicated to advancing insects as food and feed.

She has been working at the interface of entomology and molecular biology for more than 15 years, with expertise in the genetics and genomics of flies and beetles that include multiple genome projects. She currently teaches graduate-level courses at IUPUI and maintains an active research lab.

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Climate Change Solution: Plant Based Diets

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about plant based diets, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is a plant based diet?
(00:44) - Why does a plant based diet help to solve climate change?
(01:21) - Why would a plant based diet NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:04) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:55) - How feasible is a plant based diet to implement as a solution?
(03:27) - How does a plant based diet work as a solution to climate change?
(04:09) - For a plant based diet as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:41) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:19) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Agroforestry ft. Rattan Lal

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Rattan Lal about agroforestry, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:27) - What is agroforestry?
(02:14) - Why would agroforestry help to solve climate change?
(03:48) - Why would agroforestry not help to solve climate change?
(05:51) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(06:32) - How does agroforestry work?
(08:03) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(10:03) - Recommended resources
(11:44) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(13:57) - Final recommendations
(15:40) - Activity

Rattan Lal is professor of soil science and founder and director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at The Ohio State University.

His work focuses on the potential of soils to help solve critical global challenges, including climate change, food security and water quality. In 2019, Lal was awarded the Japan Prize, one of the most prestigious honors in science and technology, in recognition of his research on sustainable soil management and its role in improving global food security and mitigating climate change. He was the first soil scientist to ever receive this prize.

Lal also has received the Glinka World Soil Prize from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Agriculture Prize from the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences.

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Climate Change Solution: Soil Health ft. David Leon

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest David Leon about regenerative agriculture and soil health, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:24) - What is soil health?
(02:43) - Why would regenerative agriculture help to solve climate change?
(04:09) - Why would regenerative agriculture not help to solve climate change?
(05:42) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:03) - How does soil health in regenerative agriculture work?
(12:02) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(17:09) - Recommended resources
(20:08) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(22:53) - Final recommendations
(23:32) - Activity

David Leon is a purpose-driven executive whose experience spans early-stage venture building in funds, tech, non-profits, and consumer brands. He’s a co-founder and Partner at Biome Capital (a regenerative ag real asset fund) and a co-founder and Executive Director at Farmer’s Footprint (a non-profit working to accelerate the universal adoption of regenerative agriculture).Previously he was Principal at Odocava (a growth-centric strategy & ops consulting firm), CEO at Saint Inky’s (a personal care CPG brand), and co-founder of Yogijii (payments and scheduling platform in health and wellness). David serves as a board member at Ho'iwai Fund, Project Biome Australia, and the Lana'i Chamber of Commerce. He lives on the island of Lana’i with his partner, Arielle, and son, Remy.

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Climate Change Solution: Regenerative Agriculture ft. Gabe Brown

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Gabe Brown about regenerative agriculture and cattle management, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:45) - What is regenerative agriculture?
(03:16) - Why would regenerative agriculture help to solve climate change?
(05:00) - Why would regenerative agriculture not help to solve climate change?
(05:54) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:28) - How does regenerative agriculture work?
(11:05) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(13:07) - Recommended resources
(14:04) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(16:14) - Final recommendations
(16:46) - Activity

Gabe Brown is a pioneer of the soil-health movement and has been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. Brown, his wife, Shelly, and son, Paul, own Brown’s Ranch, a holistic, diversified 5,000-acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The Browns integrate their grazing and no-till cropping systems, which include cash crops and multi-species cover crops along with all-natural, grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork, and laying hens. The Brown family has received a Growing Green Award from the Natural Resources Defense Council, an Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the USA Zero-Till Farmer of the Year Award.

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Climate Change Solution: Smart Grids ft. Joshua Rhodes

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Joshua Rhodes about smart grids, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:00) - What are smart grids?
(02:58) - Why would smart grids help to solve climate change?
(04:10) - Why would smart grids not help to solve climate change?
(05:21) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:11) - How do smart grids work?
(10:55) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(12:24) - Recommended resources
(13:36) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(15:45) - Final recommendations
(16:10) - Activity

Joshua D. Rhodes, Ph.D. is a Research Scientist at The University of Texas at Austin, a non-Resident Fellow at Columbia University, and a Founding partner of IdeaSmiths LLC. His current work is in the area of smart grid and the bulk electricity system, including spatial system-level applications and impacts of energy efficiency, resource planning, distributed generation, and storage. He is also interested in policy and the impacts that good policy can have on the efficiency of the micro and macro economy. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes and is an AXIOS Expert Voice. He also sits on the boards of Catalyst Cooperative. He holds a double bachelors in Mathematics and Economics from Stephen F. Austin State University, a masters in Computational Mathematics from Texas A&M University, a masters in Architectural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing, and a good cup of coffee.

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Climate Change Solution: Nuclear Energy

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about nuclear energy, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is nuclear energy?
(01:01) - Why does nuclear energy help to solve climate change?
(01:33) - Why would nuclear energy NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:14) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(03:08) - How feasible is nuclear energy to implement as a solution?
(03:33) - How does nuclear energy work as a solution to climate change?
(04:19) - For nuclear energy as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(05:03) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:44) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Hydrogen Energy ft. Brian DeBruine

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Brian DeBruine about hydrogen energy, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:57) - What is hydrogen energy?
(02:45) - Why would hydrogen energy help to solve climate change?
(06:15) - Why would hydrogen energy not help to solve climate change?
(09:48) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(12:26) - How does hydrogen energy work?
(14:09) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(14:48) - Recommended resources
(15:15) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(16:54) - Final recommendations
(18:10) - Activity

Brian DeBruine is the Director and founder of the non-profit Colorado Hydrogen Network plus the host of the HydrogenNowCast podcast. He previously had a 36 year career with Honeywell Aerospace where he developed new products and programs.

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Climate Change Solution: Biomass Energy

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about biomass energy, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is biomass energy?
(00:47) - Why does biomass energy help to solve climate change?
(01:23) - Why would biomass energy NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:01) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:58) - How feasible is biomass energy to implement as a solution?
(03:16) - How does biomass energy work as a solution to climate change?
(04:26) - For biomass energy as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:52) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:36) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Geothermal Energy ft. Roland Horne

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Roland Horne about geothermal energy, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:53) - What is geothermal energy?
(01:31) - Why would geothermal energy help to solve climate change?
(03:17) - Why would geothermal energy not help to solve climate change?
(05:31) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(06:20) - How does geothermal energy work?
(07:33) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(09:10) - Recommended resources
(09:51) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(11:46) - Final recommendations
(12:40) - Activity

Roland N. Horne is the Thomas Davies Barrow Professor of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, and Senior Fellow in the Precourt Institute for Energy. He holds BE, PhD and DSc degrees from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, all in Engineering Science.

He is best known for his work in well test interpretation, production optimization, and analysis of fractured reservoirs. So far in his academic career he has supervised the graduate research of 60 PhD and 135 MS students. He is an Honorary Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He served on the International Geothermal Association (IGA) Board 1998-2001, 2001-2004, and 2007-2010, and was the 2010-2013 President of IGA.

He was the Technical Program chair of the World Geothermal Congress in 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020.Horne has been an SPE Distinguished Lecturer (1998, 2009 and 2020), and has been awarded the SPE Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty, the Lester C. Uren Award, and the John Franklin Carl Award. From Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), he received the Best Paper in “Geophysics” in 2011, and from SPE he received Best Paper in Journal of Petroleum Technology (1992) and Best Paper in SPE Formation Evaluation (1993). He has also received five Best Paper awards from Geothermal Resources Council (GRC). He is a Fellow of the School of Engineering, University of Tokyo (2016) and also an Honorary Professor of China University of Petroleum – East China (2016).

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Climate Change Solution: Hydropower ft. Malcolm Woolf

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Malcolm Woolf about hydropower, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:50) - What is hydropower?
(01:22) - Why would hydropower help to solve climate change?
(05:35) - Why would hydropower not help to solve climate change?
(07:34) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(15:39) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(20:45) - Recommended resources
(21:11) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(23:24) - Final recommendations
(24:31) - Activity

Malcolm Woolf is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hydropower Association. Woolf comes to NHA after decades of experience in the energy and environment field. He was a Senior Vice President with Advanced Energy Economy and has extensive markets experience. He served in a cabinet level position for Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley where he worked to promote affordable, reliable, clean energy, and he also led energy policy for the National Governors Association. Woolf has experience in both the executive branch and Capitol Hill having served at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and as a Congressional committee staff member. Woolf earned his law degree, as well as a Masters of Public Administration and Public Policy, from the University of Virginia. He holds a B.A. magna cum laude from Tufts University, with a year at Pembroke College, Oxford University. Malcolm is the supporting NHA staff member for the CEO Council.

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Climate Change Solution: Wind Energy

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about wind energy, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is wind energy?
(00:47) - Why does wind energy help to solve climate change?
(01:30) - Why would wind energy NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:11) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:57) - How feasible is wind energy to implement as a solution?
(03:15) - How does wind energy work as a solution to climate change?
(04:20) - For wind energy as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(04:48) - Top skills to solve climate change
(05:38) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Solar Energy ft. Chuck Kutscher

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Chuck Kutscher about solar energy, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(02:40) - What is solar energy?
(05:38) - Why would solar energy help to solve climate change?
(09:01) - Why would solar energy not help to solve climate change?
(11:33) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(14:06) - How does solar energy as a solution work?
(16:36) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(19:15) - Recommended resources
(20:50) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(22:30) - Final recommendations
(24:50) - Activity

Dr. Charles (Chuck) Kutscher is a Fellow and Senior Research Associate of the University of Colorado Boulder Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI). Dr. Kutscher spent 4 decades as a renewable energy researcher and manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and was the Director of the Buildings and Thermal Sciences Center when he retired from NREL in July 2018. He is a Past Chair and Fellow of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and served as U.S. Representative for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Program Task 14, "Advanced Active Solar Energy Systems."

He is the lead author of the third edition of the college textbook, Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems and is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Boulder where he is teaching the course “Sustainable Energy.” Dr. Kutscher has given many presentations on climate change solutions throughout the US and abroad, and he has been involved in several recent climate change projects, including as lead author of the RASEI report, Accelerating the US Clean Energy Transformation (which was summarized in an op-ed in The Hill) and as a contributing author to the 2020 Zero Carbon Action Plan by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Dr. Kutscher received a B.S. in physics from the State University of New York at Albany, an M.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Colorado and California.

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Climate Change Solution: Remote Work ft. Ravi S. Gajendran

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Ravi S. Gajendran about remote work, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:37) - What is remote work?
(04:10) - Why would remote work help to solve climate change?
(07:36) - Why would remote work not help to solve climate change?
(09:35) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(12:51) - How does remote work as a solution work?
(15:29) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(16:33) - Recommended resources
(17:33) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(19:41) - Final recommendations
(20:41) - Activity

Dr. Ravi Gajendran is Professor and Alvah Chapman Eminent Scholar Endowment Chair in the Global Leadership and Management Department (GLAM) at Florida International University.

He is also the Department Chair of the Global Leadership and Management Department. He received his PhD in Organizational Behavior from Pennsylvania State University. Before entering the doctoral program at Penn State, he had a career in sales and marketing for over seven years working for multinationals such as Cadbury’s and Procter & Gamble. Prior to joining FIU, Ravi was on the faculty of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he featured on the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for every year he taught there. At FIU, he has taught courses on organizational behavior, leadership, and human resource management at PhD, MBA, and undergraduate levels. He has won multiple teaching awards at FIU including Faculty Excellence and Course Excellence Awards.

His areas of research expertise include remote work, virtual teams, impacts of communication technology, leadership, and human capital development. He is a member of the editorial board of three top-tier journals: Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Journal of Management. Dr. Gajendran is the recipient of research awards from the Academy of Management including the Best Student Paper Award (2006) and the DeSanctis Award for Best Paper based on a Dissertation (2012).

He is a well-recognized expert in the area of remote work and his research has been featured in several public policy documents and prominent media outlets including New York Times, USA Today, Fox Business News, Entrepreneur.com, Inc.com, and Forbes. His research has been cited by the Report to Congress on the Status of Federal Telecommuting Arrangements. In addition to publishing his research in top-tier journals, he has also written articles for managers that have been published in Harvard Business Review and Business Today.

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Climate Change Solution: Urban City Planning

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about urban city planning, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is urban city planning?
(00:49) - Why does urban city planning help to solve climate change?
(01:50) - Why would urban city planning NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:17) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(02:57) - How feasible is urban city planning to implement as a solution?
(03:13) - How does urban city planning work as a solution to climate change?
(04:47) - For urban city planning as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(05:16) - Top skills to solve climate change
(06:03) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Improving Vehicle Efficiency

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about vehicle efficiency, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for them to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is improving vehicle efficiency?
(00:47) - Why does improving vehicle efficiency help to solve climate change?
(01:23) - Why would improving vehicle efficiency NOT work to solve climate change?
(02:10) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(03:04) - How feasible is improving vehicle efficiency to implement as a solution?
(03:31) - How does improving vehicle efficiency work as a solution to climate change?
(04:50) - For improving vehicle efficiency as a solution to work, what innovation or policy needs to be created?
(05:21) - Top skills to solve climate change
(06:07) - Activity

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Climate Change Solution: Electric Vehicles ft. Genevieve Cullen

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Genevieve Cullen about electric vehicles, why they may or may not help solve climate change, how they work and what needs to still be done for them to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:56) - What are electric vehicles?
(01:46) - Why would electric vehicles help to solve climate change?
(02:49) - Why would electric vehicles not help to solve climate change?
(04:28) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
(08:05) - How does an electric vehicle work?
(09:39) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
(15:56) - Recommended resources
(17:23) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(18:58) - Final recommendations
(19:36) - Activity

Genevieve Cullen has led the Electric Drive Transportation Association, the Washington, DC based cross-industry trade association promoting the electrification of transportation, as President since 2015. She previously served as Vice President, directing the organization’s policy and advocacy efforts. Prior to joining EDTA, Genevieve provided energy policy counsel in the Executive and Legislative Branches, including serving as Energy Counsel to Senator Evan Bayh (DIN). In these capacities, she developed and promoted policy solutions in diverse issue areas, including climate change and air quality, transportation emissions, energy efficiency and utility regulation. Genevieve Cullen has substantial experience as an advocate for private sector initiatives, with an emphasis on advanced technology solutions to energy and environmental challenges. A graduate of Washington College of Law and Bucknell University, Genevieve is a member of the District of Columbia bar.

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Leverage Points in Systems Thinking for Climate Change

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn what leverage points in systems are, why you should seek out leverage points when analyzing systems, and how you use leverage points to solve global challenges.

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What are leverage points?
(02:14) - Why should we seek out leverage points?
(03:26) - How to use leverage points to solve challenges
(06:38) - Today's activity

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Why Should We Solve Climate Change?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn why its important to address climate change, what might happen if we don't, those who will be harmed by climate change, and what success might look like if we solve climate change.

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:24) - Why should we solve climate change?
(01:37) - What’s at stake for humanity if we don't solve climate change?
(02:25) - Who or what is harmed by climate change?
(03:56) - What's it like to experience climate change?
(04:42) - How will we know if climate change is solved?

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Obstacles: Are Climate Solutions Underfunded? ft. Chris Wedding

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Chris Wedding about funding, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the funding for climate change solutions.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(02:09) - What is funding?
(04:00) - Why does funding impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
(05:36) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of funding for climate change solutions?
(10:16) - Recommended resources
(11:28) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(14:01) - Final recommendations
(15:18) - Activity

Dr. Chris Wedding is an award-winning professor at two of the best universities in the United States: Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the last 20 years, he has taught more than 6,000 students from age 6 to 60. In addition, he is the Founder and Managing Director of IronOak Energy Capital, a renewable energy investment banking and advisory firm; Founder of Entrepreneurs for Impact, executive mastermind peer group coaching for climate change and energy entrepreneurs; Senior Adviser at Cherokee, an environmental private equity and angel investment firm; Faculty Member at the Institute for Defense and Business; and one of the world’s earliest LEED Accredited Professionals in the multi-billion-dollar green building industry. Dr. Wedding brings an international perspective to his work with experience in 20 countries and proficiency in 3 languages. He also writes a regular newsletter on cleantech finance trends.

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Obstacles: What are Innovation Obstacles to Climate Solutions?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about innovation, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle innovation for climate change solutions.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:24) - What is innovation?
(00:43) - Why does innovation impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
(01:46) - Why is innovation important to address?
(02:33) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of innovation for climate change solutions?
(03:30) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(04:19) - Activity

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Obstacles: What is Climate Politics & Policy? ft. Daniel Farber

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Daniel Farber about politics and policy, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the politics and policy for climate change solutions.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:06) - What is policy?
(01:49) - Why do politics & policy impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
(07:07) - Why are politics & policy important to address?
(09:01) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of politics & policy for climate change solutions?
(12:02) - Recommended resources
(13:08) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(14:50) - Final recommendations
(18:02) - Activity

Dan Farber is the Sho Sato Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the Faculty Director of the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment. Professor Farber is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Life Member of the American Law Institute.

Professor Farber is a graduate of the University of Illinois, where he earned his B.A., M.A., and J.D. degrees. He graduated, summa cum laude, from the College of Law, where he was the class valedictorian and served as editor-in-chief of the University of Illinois Law Review. After law school, he was a law clerk for Judge Philip W. Tone of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and then for Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Farber practiced law with Sidley & Austin, where he primarily worked on energy issues, before returning to the University of Illinois as a faculty member in 1978. He taught at the University of Minnesota Law School faculty from 1981 to 2002, where he was the McKnight Presidential Professor of Public Law. He also has been a visiting professor at the Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, and the University of Chicago Law School.

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Obstacles: How Does Population Effect Climate? ft. Karen Hardee

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Karen Hardee about population, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the population for climate change solutions.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:40) - What is population?
(05:12) - Why does population impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
(11:41) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of population for climate change solutions?
(14:43) - Recommended resources
(16:56) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(18:39) - Final recommendations
(19:59) - Activity

Karen Hardee is a population and reproductive health expert who has focused on the intersection of population dynamics and climate change. She explores the implications of population growth for climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Dr. Hardee has a PhD in social demography from Cornell University and more than 30 years of international technical and leadership experience working with a range of bilateral and multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations and as a consultant. Dr. Hardee has also been president and CEO of the What Works Association.

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Obstacles: What is Carbon Lock-in? ft. Benjamin Sovacool

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Benjamin Sovacool about the carbon lock-in, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the carbon lock-in for climate change solutions.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:15) - What is carbon lock-in?
(03:20) - Why does carbon lock-in impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
(06:32) - Why is carbon lock-in important to address?
(10:52) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of carbon lock-in for climate change solutions?
(15:49) - Recommended resources
(17:22) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(20:07) - Final recommendations
(20:56) - Activity

Benjamin K. Sovacool is an American academic who is director of the Institute for Global Sustainability at Boston University as well as Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University. He was formerly Director of the Danish Center for Energy Technology at the Department of Business Development and Technology and a professor of social sciences at Aarhus University. He is also professor of energy policy at the University of Sussex, where he formerly directed the Center on Innovation and Energy Demand and the Sussex Energy Group. He has written on energy policy, environmental issues, and science and technology policy. Sovacool is also the editor-in-chief of Energy Research & Social Science.

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Obstacles: What is the Green Premium?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about the green premium, why it's an obstacle to solving climate change, and how we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the green premium for climate change solutions.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:24) - What is the green premium?
(00:49) - Why does the green premium impede us from creating solutions or overcoming climate change?
(01:51) - Why is the green premium important to address?
(02:56) - How might we mitigate or eliminate the obstacle of the green premium for climate change solutions?
(04:00) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(04:51) - Activity

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Stakeholders in Systems Thinking for Climate Change

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn what stakeholders in systems are, why understanding and engaging them are important for solving global issues, and how you can go about doing so.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What are stakeholders?
(01:45) - Why does engaging stakeholders matter?
(03:20) - How to engage stakeholders
(04:39) - Today's activity

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Causes: How Do Natural Sources of Carbon Cause Climate Change?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about the natural sources of carbon, why it contributes to climate change, and how eliminate or mitigate the problems of natural sources to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:24) - What are natural sources of carbon?
(00:56) - Why are natural sources of carbon a problem that causes climate change?
(01:34) - Why are natural sources of carbon important to address?
(03:04) - How might we eliminate or mitigate the problems of natural sources of carbon?
(04:02) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(04:47) - Activity

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Causes: How Does Agriculture Cause Climate Change? ft. Navin Ramankutty

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Navin Ramankutty about the agriculture sector, why it contributes to climate change, and how eliminate or mitigate the problems of the agriculture sector to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:06) - What is agriculture?
(01:25) - Why is agriculture a problem that causes climate change?
(02:09) - Why is agriculture important to address?
(03:03) - How might we eliminate or mitigate the problems of agriculture?
(04:09) - Recommended resources
(04:40) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(05:58) - Final recommendations
(07:34) - Activity

Navin Ramankutty is Professor and Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 1 in Data Science for Sustainable Global Food Systems at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and IRES. His research program aims to understand how humans use and modify the Earth’s land surface for agriculture and its implications for the global environment. Using global Earth observations and numerical ecosystem models, his research aims to find solutions to the problem of feeding humanity with minimal global environmental footprint. He contributed to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment report and to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He was an editor of the journal Global Food Security and Global Ecology and Biogeography, and is an Associate Editor of Environmental Research Letters. He is a Leopold Leadership Fellow.

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Causes: How Does Industry Cause Climate Change? ft. Max Åhman

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Max Åhman about the industry sector, why it contributes to climate change, and how eliminate or mitigate the problems of the industry sector to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:55) - What is the industry sector?
(02:20) - Why is the industry sector a problem that causes climate change?
(03:35) - Why is the industry sector important to address?
(05:18) - How might we eliminate or mitigate the problems of the industry sector?
(07:16) - Recommended resources
(08:28) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(10:06) - Final recommendations
(10:46) - Activity

Max Åhman worked as a researcher, civil servant and international consultant within the field of energy and climate since 1998. Max's PhD thesis in 2003 was a technology assessment of future alternative powertrains (Hybrid, Fuel cell and electric vehicles). After his thesis, his worked expanded towards analyzing the development of biofuels and also towards the complexity of industry, climate policy and innovation polices. He left Lund and the university in 2006 and continued his career as an international consultant and part time researcher (in Nairobi and in Tunis ) and as a civil servant at the Climate Policy unit at the Swedish EPA. He has since august 2012 returned to Lund university as a full time researcher. His main areas of research now is analyzing the evolving long-term changes induced by climate policy on the energy, industry and transport sectors.

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Causes: How Does Energy Cause Climate Change? ft. Daniel Kammen

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Daniel Kammen about the energy sector, why it contributes to climate change, and how eliminate or mitigate the problems of the energy sector to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:59) - What is the energy sector?
(02:16) - Why is the energy sector a problem that causes climate change?
(03:45) - Why is the energy sector important to address?
(05:06) - How might we eliminate or mitigate the problems of the energy sector?
(07:32) - Recommended resources
(08:40) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(09:55) - Final recommendations
(11:24) - Activity

Dr. Daniel M. Kammen is a Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, with parallel appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy where he directs the Center for Environmental Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering. Kammen is the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL; rael.berkeley.edu), and was Director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center from 2007 – 2015.

He was appointed by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in April 2010 as the first energy fellow of the Environment and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA) initiative. He began service as the Science Envoy for U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2016, but resigned over President Trump’s policies in August, 2017. He has served the State of California and US federal government in expert and advisory capacities, including time at the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy, the Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Kammen helped found over 10 companies, including Enphase that went public in 2012, Renewable Funding (Renew Financial) a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) implementing company that went public in 2014. Kammen played a central role in developing the successful bid for the $500 million energy biosciences institute funded by BP.

He has authored or co-authored 12 books, written more than 300 peer-reviewed journal publications, and has testified more than 40 times to U.S. state and federal congressional briefings, and has provided various governments with more than 50 technical reports. For details see http;//rael.berkeley.edu/publications. Dr. Kammen also served for many years on the Technical Review Board of the Global Environment Facility. He is the Specialty Chief Editor for Understanding Earth and Its Resources for Frontiers for Young Minds.

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Causes: How Does Transportation Cause Climate Change?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about the transportation sector, why it contributes to climate change, and how eliminate or mitigate the problems of the transportation sector to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:24) - What is the transportation sector?
(00:45) - Why is the transportation sector a problem that causes climate change?
(01:23) - Why is the transportation sector important to address?
(02:09) - How might we eliminate or mitigate the problems of the transportation sector?
(03:16) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(04:01) - Activity

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Systems Thinking Iceberg Model for Climate Change

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn what the iceberg model in systems thinking is, why using the iceberg model will help you discover deeper underlying causes to problems, and how to use the iceberg model to address the climate change problem.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is the iceberg model?
(02:06) - Why use the iceberg model?
(03:13) - How to use the iceberg model
(09:07) - Today's activity

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Systems: How Does Climate Change Effect Global Supply Chains?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about the global supply chain, why it exists, and how we might positively influence them to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:24) - What is the global supply chain?
(00:56) - Why do global supply chains exist?
(02:02) - How do global supply chains interact with the problem of climate change?
(03:09) - How might we positively influence this system to help solve climate change?
(04:00) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(04:58) - Activity

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Systems: What is the Built Environment? ft. Eric Corey Freed

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Eric Corey Freed about the built environment, why it exists, and how we might positively influence this system to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:47) - What is the built environment?
(01:41) - Why does the built environment exist?
(03:26) - How does the built environment interact with the problem of climate change?
(07:06) - Temperature fluctuations danger
(10:50) - How might we positively influence the built environment to help solve climate change?
(20:02) - Recommend resources
(22:34) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(24:46) - Final recommendations
(27:49) - Activity

Eric Corey Freed is Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, a visionary design leader in biophilic and regenerative design. As a licensed architect, Eric brings over 20 years of experience in helping architects, builders and homeowners use sustainability to improve the design and operational savings for thousands of buildings around the country. Eric has helped thousands of companies monetize sustainability by showing them how to cut their real estate operations costs in half. Eric co-developed the Sustainable Design programs at the Academy of Art University and University of California Berkeley Extension, and currently teaches at Boston Architectural College. He has served on the boards of the Inland Empire Chapter of the USGBC, Architects/Designers & Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), as well as the advisory boards of over a dozen other organizations. Companies like Autodesk, Pixar, Apple and Lowe’s have hired Eric to help them incorporate deeper sustainability into their businesses. Eric is the author of 11 books, including "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies", a bestseller with over 200,000 copies in print, and "Sustainable School Architecture." His how-to book, “Green$ense for your Home” won the 2011 Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. He is also co-founder of Architect Exam Prep, providing innovative study guides for young architects.

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Systems: What is the Plastic Lifecycle? ft. Megan Wolff

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Megan Wolff about the plastic lifecycle, why it exists, and how we might positively influence this system to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:39) - What is the plastic lifecycle?
(07:17) - Why does plastic exist?
(08:59) - How does the plastic lifecycle interact with the problem of climate change?
(10:19) - How might we positively influence this system to help solve climate change?
(12:50) - Recommend resources
(14:26) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(16:20) - Final recommendations
(17:23) - Activity

Megan J. Wolff, Ph.D., MPH, is the Health Policy Director at Beyond Plastics. She is a public health historian with an eye to using history to inform policy. After receiving her masters and doctorate in public health from Columbia University, she spent over a decade at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she developed a mental health policy initiative within the Department of Psychiatry. She believes that climate change is the greatest threat to health and well-being in contemporary life, and that overproduction of plastics touches on every phase of the climate fight. She lives with her family in New Paltz, New York.

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Systems: How Does Climate Change Effect Ecosystems?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn about ecosystems, why thy exist, and how we might positively influence them to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:24) - What are ecosystems?
(00:53) - Why do ecosystems exist?
(01:59) - How do ecosystems interact with the problem of climate change?
(03:09) - How might we positively influence this system to help solve climate change?
(04:03) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(05:18) - Activity

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Systems: What is Carbon Feedback? ft. Pierre Friedlingstein

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Pierre Friedlingstein about carbon feedback cycles, why thy exist, and how we might positively influence them to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:49) - What is the carbon feedback cycle?
(02:40) - Why does the carbon feedback cycle exist?
(04:06) - How does the carbon feedback cycle interact with the problem of climate change?
(06:23) - How might we positively influence this system to help solve climate change?
(07:51) - Recommend resources
(08:43) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(09:50) - Final recommendations

Professor Pierre Friedlingstein is a Fellow of the Royal Society. He holds a Chair in Mathematical Modelling of the Climate System at the University of Exeter. His research interests are in the field of global biogeochemical cycles and their interaction with the climate system. More specifically, he is interested in the coupling between climate change and the major biogeochemical cycles over the historical period and in the future. He identified the positive feedback between climate change and carbon cycle and developed a mathematical framework for climate-carbon feedbacks analysis. Pierre coordinates the annual Global Carbon Budget of the Global Carbon Project (GCP), and also co-lead the coupled climate carbon cycle intercomparison project (C4MIP).He is member of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).He has been actively involved in climate assessment through his participation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1994. He was lead author for the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report for both Working group I and the Synthesis Report.

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Systems: What are Climate Systems? ft. Judith Curry

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn from expert guest Judith Curry about climate systems, why thy exist, and how we might positively influence them to solve climate change.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is Climate?
(05:29) - Why does climate exist?
(06:17) - How might we positively influence this system to help solve climate change?
(12:18) - Recommend resources on climate
(13:12) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
(17:24) - Final recommendations

Judith Curry's expertise is climate dynamics, extreme weather, prediction and predictability of weather and climate, philosophy of science, and decision making under deep uncertainty. She has been elected as a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. and the American Geophysical Union. Her research has been recognized by the Henry J. Houghton Research Award from the American Meteorological Society. She is also president and co founder of Climate Forecast Applications Network, or CFAN. She founded CFAN to translate cutting edge weather and climate research into forecast products and services that support the management of weather and climate risk for public and private sector decision makers. She has been frequently called upon to give U. S. Congressional testimony and serve as an expert witness on matters related to weather and climate.

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Introducing Systems Thinking for Climate Change

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0800

Today you will learn what systems thinking is, the role of systems thinking in critical thinking, why systems thinking is important, and how to use systems thinking to address the climate change problem.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - What is systems thinking?
(04:17) - Why does systems thinking matter?
(04:41) - How to use systems thinking
(09:31) - Today's activity

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What is Climate Change?

Brandon Stover | Plato University — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:04:15 -0800

Today you will learn what climate change is from first principles, why it's a problem, why you should care about it, my top 5 recommendations for solutions to climate change, and how you can take action right now as an everyday citizen.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:23) - Top 5 Solutions for Climate Change
(06:12) - Course Overview
(08:42) - What is climate change?
(09:11) - Why is climate change a problem?
(10:17) - Why should we care?
(11:05) - What actions can I take now?
(12:32) - MISO Research
(15:37) - Today's activity

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