The science of climate change is important and you will learn all about that as part of your course work. These days, however, climate change is all around us and everyone seems to have an opinion.
Here we will have a chance to investigate the non-science side of climate change.
We'll start our discussion on politics with a poll. As students and voters in a democratic society we all have the right to our opinion.
Let's see what our course participants think about the politics of climate change.
The poll is anonymous, so feel free to be totally honest.
Now that you have shared your opinion on the politics of climate change, let's flip the coin. The assignment below requires you to provide 3 key points supporting a viewpoint on climate change and politics.
To make it more interesting, you need to choose the option that you most disagree with and present your argument.
There's no doubt that climate change is a hot topic in the media. With many points of view on the subject, it's interesting to see how different groups present their message to the wider community.
Work through the lesson to view some example media resources and answer questions relating to them.
The forum below is a place where you can submit new media resources about climate change for discussion and dissection among the group. Since these resources are constantly streaming from media outlets, you are expected to contribute to this forum at least once a week.
Many people work in industries that are heavily reliant on fossil fuels. For these people, government action on climate change could mean that they lose their jobs.
Other people say that action on climate change will create jobs in a new green-energy industry. What's the truth behind this?
The forum below is a place where you can submit your thoughts about how you think workers will be affected by a price on pollution. You are required to post to this forum at least once to complete the course activity.
I'm Monica Long your course coordinator.
Please contact me for help with the course or to provide feedback on the course.
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