Level 2 Qualification Course - Understanding Climate Change
What is Climate Change?
Industry & the Environment
Industry & the Environment
- Define the term environment
- Outline ways in which society depends on the environment
- Key challenges facing the environment
- Define the term ‘climate change'
- Causes of global warming
- The relationship between global warming, greenhouse effect and climate change.
- Impact of global warming on the environment.
- why the changing climate has had to be cl
- Define the term environment
- Outline ways in which society depends on the environment
- Key challenges facing the environment
- Define the term ‘climate change'
- Causes of global warming
- The relationship between global warming, greenhouse effect and climate change.
- Impact of global warming on the environment.
- why the changing climate has had to be classed as an emergency.
- Define the terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’
- The importance of sustainable development
- The roles of governments, individuals, organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in sustainable development.
- Three pillars of sustainability.
Industry & the Environment
Industry & the Environment
Industry & the Environment
- Vision for a more sustainable future.
- Barriers to a sustainable future
- Industrial sectors that have a significant impact on the environment.
- The business case for environmental protection.
- Principles of environmental protection .
- Environmental legislation.
- What is ‘pollution’ ?
- Examples of pollution control measures.
- Tools or frameworks that or
- Vision for a more sustainable future.
- Barriers to a sustainable future
- Industrial sectors that have a significant impact on the environment.
- The business case for environmental protection.
- Principles of environmental protection .
- Environmental legislation.
- What is ‘pollution’ ?
- Examples of pollution control measures.
- Tools or frameworks that organisations can use to protect the environment.
- What is the term ‘waste’ ?
- What is the term ‘resource efficiency’ ?
- The impacts of resource consumption and waste disposal on the environment.
- Steps of the waste hierarchy
- Different types of waste classification in legislation.
Waste, Damage & Hope
Industry & the Environment
Waste, Damage & Hope
- Types of recyclable waste streams.
- The different types of symbols for recycling.
- The different recycling schemes.
- Actions an organisation could take to reduce consumption.
- Actions an organisation could take to reduce waste.
- Actions an individual could take to reduce consumption and waste disposal.
- Identify non-renewable sources of energy.
- Ident
- Types of recyclable waste streams.
- The different types of symbols for recycling.
- The different recycling schemes.
- Actions an organisation could take to reduce consumption.
- Actions an organisation could take to reduce waste.
- Actions an individual could take to reduce consumption and waste disposal.
- Identify non-renewable sources of energy.
- Identify renewable sources of energy.
- The advantages and disadvantages of different sources of energy .
- Defining the term ‘carbon footprint’.
- Ways to reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of a typical organisation.
- Ways to reduce an individual’s carbon footprint.
- How human activity impacts water quality and availability.
- The business case for water management and efficiency.
- Actions an organisation could take to reduce water consumption.
- Actions an individual could take to reduce water consumption.
- The business case for energy efficiency.