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Natural Sciences · Intermediate
Energy & Climate
Put numbers on the energy that runs the world. Compare fuels and batteries, find out how much power sunlight and wind can really deliver, and use simple physics to calculate Earth's temperature understand the greenhouse effect, estimate how much warming more CO₂ will bring, and see why a carbon budget means net zero.
7 lessons~35 min0/7 complete
Start courseHelpful background: Heat & Thermodynamics
1
Energy in Numbers
Power, energy and fuel.
2
A Planet in Balance
Why Earth has the temperature it does.
3
How Much Warming?
Sensitivity and budgets.