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This Unit is archived with an end date of 22/01/2020

Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-ONGOING

MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in an honours or graduate-level course.
Students who have successfully completed PEC632/PEN632 Greenhouse Science and Policy or OEENV599 Climate Change Science and Policy may not enrol in this unit for credit.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Critically assess the causes and scientific principles involved in the phenomenon of global warming
2.
Describe the modelling of climate change scenarios and to assess the potential impacts of climate change on ecosystems and human society
3.
Consider and assess the possible responses to global warming
4.
Describe the policy framework for addressing the causes and impacts of global warming

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:The key areas covered under this unit are: • The climate system and climate variability • Global climate models • Environmental impacts of climate change • Social and economic impact of climate change • Frameworks and protocols of climate change and national and global responses • Policies and technologies for adaptation • Policies and technologies for mitigation • Financing climate projects