Climate Change Courses and Certifications

Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation

Evaluate how the world responds to a warming planet: mitigation across industry, energy, buildings, transport and land use, adaptation strategies, plus AI and geoengineering.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Climate change and renewable energy

28 ratings at OpenLearn

An introduction to the science of human-induced climate change and the renewable-energy transition needed to cut emissions and stabilize the global climate.

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Children and Climate Change

2 ratings

This course presents how children and youth can be impacted by climate change, how their resilience to climate change can be strengthened, and how they can act on climate change.

• UN CC:e-Learn
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Digitalization, Climate Change, and Equity

Explore whether digital technologies can support climate action and equity—or deepen environmental and social harms—through the lens of the twin transitions.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Global Warming - Understanding Climate Change and the Carbon Cycle

1 rating

An introduction to global warming through the carbon cycle, atmospheric CO₂ residence time, isotope evidence, and the Holocene climate record.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Climate Change in Arctic Environments

5 ratings at edX

Learn about climate change in this self-paced online course about the Arctic from America’s Arctic University. This MOOC covers modern climate science and the impacts of climate change across atmosphe

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Climate change: island life in a volatile world

2 ratings at OpenLearn

What impact will global warming really have? This free course, Climate change: island life in a volatile world, examines the potential problems faced by the people of the Pacific Island of Tuvalu ...

• OpenLearn
• 15 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Climate Change Science and Negotiations

Humanity is up against a tight timeline to address climate change. Learn how we can deeply decarbonize the global energy systems, and put the world on a 2°C pathway.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Climate Change

An introduction to climate change science, its impacts on ecosystems and livelihoods, and international and national approaches to mitigation and adaptation.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Climate Change Science and Negotiations

Humanity is up against a tight timeline to address climate change. Learn how we can deeply decarbonize the global energy systems, and put the world on a 2°C pathway.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Climate Change - Extreme Events

Analyze climate extremes through statistical methods, predictive modeling, vulnerability assessment, and adaptation strategies for managing climate risks.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Climate Change Global Lecture Series No. 19“The Vital Important of US-China Collaboration on Climate Change”

Climate Change Global Lecture Series No. 19“The Vital Important of US-China Collaboration on Climate Change”

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Climate Change Impact Assessment : Air Pollution and Global Warming

Explores how air pollution and global warming affect plants, ecosystems, and the atmosphere, alongside policies for managing these environmental challenges.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation

Explore how climate change creates physical, economic, and social vulnerabilities and develop sustainable resource-management strategies for adaptation and resilience.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Sep 30, 2026
• Free Online Course

Climate Change in Water and Sanitation Utilities

Did you know that some urban water and sanitation utilities are leading the way towards a carbon-neutral future? If you are a professional or an active stakeholder in the water and sanitation sector a

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)