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There are 4 modules in this course

Welcome to this course where you will explore how cities can and are addressing the climate crisis.

In this course we will explore the science behind the 1.5°C goal, as well as useful local governance and technical tools to help cities align to it. This course will highlight the importance of renewable energy together with energy efficiency considerations. We will also look at the importance of cities’ physical layout and its relationship to energy systems, in particular, the role of integrated urban planning and transport planning to support more sustainable energy solutions. Throughout this course, learners will be introduced to city climate solutions, matched by successful city case studies. This course is primarily aimed at undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners in the public and private domains.

What's included

5 videos11 readings1 assignment

5 videos•Total 14 minutes
  • Introducing Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment•2 minutes
  • Welcome to the course•2 minutes
  • Urgency to act – global science and policy processes•4 minutes
  • Background/ framing the opportunity•2 minutes
  • Co-benefits for city climate action and the need for urgency•3 minutes
11 readings•Total 110 minutes
  • Course information•10 minutes
  • Course grading •10 minutes
  • Recommended readings•10 minutes
  • IPCC summary paragraphs •10 minutes
  • Climate, Nature and our 1.5°C Future: A Synthesis of IPCC and IPBES Reports•10 minutes
  • WWF Infographic on Climate Risks•10 minutes
  • Copenhagen climate plan•10 minutes
  • Exponential Roadmap Initiative•10 minutes
  • Puebla energy efficiency•10 minutes
  • Cities' resilience and strengths in times of crises•10 minutes
  • Summary of Module 1•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz for Module 1•30 minutes

What's included

10 videos14 readings1 assignment1 peer review

10 videos•Total 28 minutes
  • Multi-level Governance•4 minutes
  • Modes of urban governance•3 minutes
  • Urban Ecological footprint •1 minute
  • Role of city planning •4 minutes
  • Co-benefits and Increased Livability •2 minutes
  • The Current Issue with Transportation•5 minutes
  • Sustainable Transport •2 minutes
  • Mobility•2 minutes
  • Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Services•2 minutes
  • Co-benefits of NBS•2 minutes
14 readings•Total 140 minutes
  • Horizontal and vertical governance•10 minutes
  • Uppsala Climate Protocol•10 minutes
  • Pune: Redesigning the City and Changing Minds•10 minutes
  • Auckland Low Impact Urban Design and Development•10 minutes
  • Rotterdam Energy Approach and Planning•10 minutes
  • Stuttgart green corridors•10 minutes
  • Cost of urban sprawl •10 minutes
  • Santiago Shared Street•10 minutes
  • Malmö: No Ridiculous Car Journeys•10 minutes
  • My healthy Urban Life •10 minutes
  • Jakarta transport•10 minutes
  • Mexico City Transport•10 minutes
  • Guatemala City: The jungle in the city•10 minutes
  • Summary of Module 2•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz for module 2•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Your city as a case study•60 minutes

What's included

3 videos5 readings1 assignment

3 videos•Total 8 minutes
  • Background on the energy system•3 minutes
  • From fossil fuels to renewables: The energy transition•3 minutes
  • Renewable energy in cities•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
  • Energy usage and need for transition•10 minutes
  • Types of renewable energies•10 minutes
  • Barcelona Solar Energy•10 minutes
  • Reykjavik Geothermal Energy•10 minutes
  • Summary of Module 3•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz for Module 3•30 minutes

What's included

7 videos5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

7 videos•Total 20 minutes
  • Efficiency vs Sufficiency•2 minutes
  • Efficiency and renewables need to complement one another•2 minutes
  • Methods at the local government level •4 minutes
  • Policy instruments•1 minute
  • Policy and program pathways•1 minute
  • A Call to Action•5 minutes
  • WWF’s OPCC assessment framework •5 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
  • Energy efficiency benefits •10 minutes
  • Lima Iconic Building •10 minutes
  • WWF Horizontal Study: Policy Lessons from 1.5°C Aligned Cities •10 minutes
  • Summary of the course•10 minutes
  • OPPCC-related readings •10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz for Module 4•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Survey / poll •10 minutes

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