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Explain your understanding of the relevant chemistry of carbon dioxide and its role in photosynthesis and greenhouse effect, including basic principles of underlying scientific methods;
Communicate the major mitigation responses to the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and demonstrate an understanding of their inherent risks, uncertainties and trade-offs;
Establish the various international and national institutional responses to carbon dioxide build-up, including financial/economic, politico/legal;
Analyse the measurement and main modelling techniques for atmospheric carbon dioxide and their limitations;
Establish the voluntary actions citizens and corporations can take to reduce carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere;
Interpret an integrated perspective of carbon and climate issues, with an appreciation of how multidisciplinary perspectives can contribute to the way forward;