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Stanford University

Stanford Seminar - Engineering and Climate Change: Call to Action

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Overview

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This seminar helps students and professionals apply engineering and entrepreneurial thinking to climate problems. It considers possible stabilizing, remedial, and adaptive approaches, including geoengineering and emissions mitigation.

Syllabus

Intro
Whats Critical
Geoengineering
Why not
Slowing down the melt
Exploring Barrow
Opening Round
Fossil Fuel Century
Carbon Dioxide Concentration
Distribution of Temperatures
Concentration of CO2
Concentration of other gases
Temperature changes
Warming limit
Fossil fuel scarcity
Three options
Mitigation
Least Cost Optimist
Path Dependent
Learning Effects
The Warming Limit
The Safer Climate Case
Lessons for Entrepreneurs
The Whole System
Historical Trends
Big Belly
No Battery Pill
Tiny Low Power
Street Line Networks
Summary

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Stanford Online

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  • Fikir Yilkal Yilkal Fentie
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    I recently had the pleasure of participating in the Engineering and Climate Change online course, and I must say it was an enlightening and thought-provoking experience. As an engineer passionate about sustainability and concerned about the impact o…

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