Climate Change Basics

This lecture covers the fundamentals of climate change, including the greenhouse effect, radiative transfer, aerosols, clouds, radiative forcing, feedback mechanisms, climate sensitivity, paleoclimate, and the Paris Agreement. It also discusses emission gaps, IPCC reports, climate scenarios, tipping elements, extreme events, and mitigation strategies. The instructor emphasizes the impact of climate change on global weather patterns, extreme weather events, and the vulnerability of socioeconomic systems to climate variability.