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This page is dedicated to the 10:10 climate change campaign. The campaign is led by a coalition that includes the Guardian, NGOs to major companies, leading political figures, and the Carbon Trust. The aim of this initiative is to encourage individuals and organisations to cut down emissions by 10% until 2010.
In this page you can stay up-to-date on topics related to climate change through free courses from the Open University and elsewhere, listen to podcasts, participate in discussions about this initiative, join or start communities, and more.
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Exploring the science of climate
The idea that human activities could influence global climate first emerged more than a hundred years ago, when the Swedish scientist Arrhenius warned that burning coal could lead to global warming. The tracks on this album take a historical look at the systematic study of weather and climate, from the amateur scientists of the Mannheim group in the late 18th century to the professional climate scientists of the present day. The album draws on material originally created to support the Open University course Exploring Science.
Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context
This innovative album introduces one of the biggest and most complex of today's environmental problems - climate change. It features the hard-hitting, "Who Will Pay", selected as a finalist in an international film competition on "Vulnerability Exposed: The Social Dimensions of Climate Change" organised by the World Bank. This album offers a sophisticated understanding of the processes and players that shape contemporary international environmental problems, evaluates what can and should be done in the future, and explores how responses to these dilemmas are intertwined with issues of development, international justice and responsibility.
Environmental responsibility
Complex questions of environmental responsibility are increasingly raised in times of change and uncertainty. This album illustrates the need for nurturing a fresh sense of care for our environment as well as more appropriate forms of accountability. We demonstrate the necessity of addressing issues of entitlements, rights, obligations, and duties if we are to critically and carefully shape our values in being environmentally responsible.
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"Due to the thermal time lag of the planet even if atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases quickly stabilise, temperature will rise by between 0.5 and 1 degree Celsius, whether we repent or not"
More arguments on climate change...
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