ENV-410: Science of climate change

Summary

The course equips students with a comprehensive scientific understanding of climate change covering a wide range of topics from physical principles, historical climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, the IPCC assessment to future scenarios and climate action.

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https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/science-of-climate-change-ENV-410

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http://go.epfl.ch/ENV-410

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