Environmental Sustainability
Module 2
Sustainability, Society and You
16 Courses
Sustainability, Society and You Platform: FutureLearn Institution: The University of Notingham Started: 12/04/2016 Finished: 22/04/2016 The Great Sustainability Transition: Global Challenges, Local Actions Platform: FutureLearn Institution: Leiden University Started: 18/04/2023 Finished: 18/04/2023 Making Climate Adaptation Happen: Governing Transformation Strategies for Climate Change Platform: FutureLearn Institution: University of Groningen Started: 16/04/2023 Finished: Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia Platform: Coursera Institution: Lund University Started: 13/09/2017 Finished: 29/09/2017 Circular Economy: The Big Idea Platform: FutureLearn Institution: Ellen MacArthur Foundation Started: 16/04/2023 Finished: 16/04/2023 Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management Platform: Coursera Institution: Lund University, EIT RawMaterials, VITO, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, National Technical University of Athens, Ghent University, Delft University of Technology Started: 25/07/2020 Finished: Economics and Policies of Climate Change Platform: Coursera Institution: EDHEC Business School Started: Finished: Climate Change and Public Policy Platform: FutureLearn Institution: Adam Smith Center Started: 18/04/2023 Finished: 18/04/2023 Transforming Energy Systems: Why Governance Matters Platform: FutureLearn Institution: Adam Smith Center Started: 18/04/2023 Finished: 18/04/2023 Environmental Management: Social-Ecological Systems Platform: FutureLearn Institution: University of Leeds Started: 24/04/2016 Finished: 27/04/2016 Environmental Management: A Bottom-Up Approach to Policy Implementation Platform: FutureLearn Institution: Adam Smith Center Started: 18/04/2023 Finished: 18/04/2023 Arctic Change & the Nexus of Governance, Economics & Culture Platform: Coursera Institution: University of Colorado Boulder Started: 08/03/2023 Finished: Upcycling: From Green Ideas to Starting a Business Platform: FutureLearn Institution: Living in Minca Started: 20/05/2020 Finished: 21/05/2020 From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste Platform: FutureLearn Institution: EIT Food Started: 19/02/2023 Finished: 26/02/2023 Make an Impact: Sustainability for Professionals Platform: FutureLearn Institution: University of Bath Started: 22/04/2016 Finished: 24/04/2016 The Employee's Guide to Sustainability Platform: LinkedIn Institution: LinkedIn Learning Started: 25/05/2020 Finished: 26/05/2020
3 Books
The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide: Everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference Author: Jen Gale Publisher: Green Tree Published: 2020 Started: 16/11/2020 Finished: 07/12/2020 Eating Animals Author: Jonathan Safran Foer Publisher: Penguin Published: 2009 Started: 05/04/2020 Finished: How to Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time Author: Will McCallum Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: 2018 Started: 30/11/2019 Finished: 03/12/2020
“Your closet. Your desk. Your drawers. Your bins. Take a closer look at your spaces. Can you name exactly what and how much is inside them? Take a tip from Marie Kondo, and take it all out. Keep what brings you joy and let go of what doesn’t. Recycle your unwanted items and make sure you know where they will go and what they will be transformed into.
Look at what you had accumulated and hidden. It’s clearly unsustainable – not only clothes, but also an abundance of plastic, cardboard, paper in every room. It is that moment of realization of having too much, that triggers an “enough” reaction: not one more plastic bag can enter the household. You will be busy for a long time putting all that plastic to good use, or disposing of it appropriately.
8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced in the last 70 years, and half of it in the last 13 years. But with a few small and tangible steps, such as facing your daunting levels consumption and dedicating time to organizing your home and office, you can make a difference. You just need commitment and creativity to better your lifestyle and legacy.“
Bibi la Luz Gonzalez, Why responsible consumption is everyone’s business, World Economic Forum, weforum.org, 17/09/2019
Sustainability is the ability to maintain something at a certain level without needlessly employing additional resources. Sustainability is one of the most crucial global mentality shifts at the heart of solving the climate crisis. Sustainability is also the responsibility of everyone alive on the planet.
This module takes its lead from the MOOC it is named after by taking a deep dive look into all the sustainability practices that can be implemented at a global, national, corporation and individual level.
I didn’t just study this module so I could be more informed about the complexities of sustainability, I also studied it so that I could make my own lifestyle much more sustainable and beneficial for the planet.