Environmental Impact Courses and Certifications

Transportation Lecture

Comprehensive overview of transportation challenges, policies, and innovations, focusing on efficiency, electrification, and environmental impact reduction strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Business Transformation through a Culture of Health

9 reviews

Learn how a Culture of Health can transform your business by integrating worker, customer, community, and environmental well-being for sustainable success.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Ecodesign: designing products with low environmental impact

Discover ecodesign principles, strategies, and tools to create environmentally sustainable products while navigating European ESPR regulations.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

People and Tomorrow's Too Small World - Lecture 3

Explore the impact of population growth, longevity, and human activity on Earth's climate and ecosystems, highlighting uncertainties and challenges in understanding these complex interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Solar Energy Overview - Technology, Trends, and Environmental Impact

1 review

Comprehensive overview of solar energy: technology, growth trends, environmental impact, and economics. Explores harnessing solar power and its role in the global energy system.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Nuclear Fission - Principles, Applications, and Environmental Impact

1 review

Comprehensive lecture on nuclear fission covering its significance, history, commercial applications, and environmental impact. Explores key aspects of nuclear energy for informed decision-making.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Improving Value and Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Healthcare - Clinical Sustainability Overview

Explore strategies to reduce healthcare's environmental impact while maintaining quality care, covering topics like surgery waste, life cycle assessment, and sustainable practices in various medical settings.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

APS Physics

FIP Physics Matters - Forum "Science to Facilitate Human Heritage"

Explore human heritage through advanced scientific techniques like light and neutron sources. Learn about paleanthropology, bioarcheology, and cutting-edge research opportunities in cultural preservation.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Paradise Lost - Nuclear Testing at Bikini Atoll

Exploring the lasting impact of nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll, from underwater craters to contaminated ships, and how this tropical paradise became a haunting battleship graveyard.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Recent Fires in the Amazon, California and Around the Globe - Fall Meeting 2019

Experts discuss research on fires in the Amazon, California, and globally, examining recent fire activity and its impacts. Insights into causes, consequences, and future trends in wildfire patterns.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Hurricane Maria's Lasting Impact on Puerto Rico - One Year Later

Experts discuss Hurricane Maria's long-term impacts on Puerto Rico's environment and infrastructure, including forest recovery, stream chemistry, and power restoration, using on-site research and satellite data.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Ecological Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - 2011 AGU Fall Meeting

Researchers discuss long-term effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf ecosystems, including heavy metal contamination in oysters, impacts on coastal marshes, and changes in bacterial populations.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Bureau of Economic Geology

Characterization and Modeling of Compound Flooding Events and Their Environmental Impacts

Explore compound flooding events, their environmental impacts, and advanced modeling techniques for coastal hazard assessment and mitigation strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ubuntu OnAir

Open Source for Sustainable and Long-lasting Phones

Explore how open source and eco-design contribute to sustainable smartphones, focusing on Fairphone's approach to combat planned obsolescence and extend device lifespan through hardware modularity and software longevity.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Promise of Green Chemistry

Dr. Amy Cannon advocates for reorienting chemistry education to focus on reducing hazardous substances and considering environmental impacts, emphasizing the importance of green chemistry in creating a sustainable future.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video