Climate literacy

This page showcases student work from the Global Warming: Identification and Mitigation of Climate Risks course taught by Dr. Yamina Saheb. Through diverse formats, students advance climate change literacy by exploring its complex challenges and proposing innovative and informed responses.

 

 

28 July 2025

Climate Change Ethics: Population Control in the Latest IPCC’s Reports (AR4, AR5, AR6)

By Joséphine DESPRES-DIRY Right after the improvement of global life standards, global population growth is the second main driver of […]
28 July 2025

The Importance of Language in the Work of the IPCC

By Annalisa GOZZI This essay reflects on the communication weaknesses of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and suggests […]
28 July 2025

How Does Science Contribute to Climate Action? The Case of Climate Finance

By Anna BERNASCONI How can science contribute to climate action? Exemplified by the IPCC report[1], science performs three functions:  understanding […]
28 July 2025

Our natural soundscape: Reestablishing a connection with nature

By Jeske LOONSTRA Imagine a busy intersection. The car, bike and pedestrian traffic. The honking of the cars, the hustle […]
28 July 2025

Communication is Key: An IPCC Education Report to Expand Outreach

By Judith KOREN IPCC reports are crucial, up-to-date assessments on the state of our climate, advising world leaders, policymakers, and […]
28 July 2025

Fungi’s Potential for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

By Julianna LEIBOLD Fungi were some of the sole survivors of multiple mass-extinction events and can, hence, tell us a […]
28 July 2025

Bedtime story

By Gaja TALAMINI This poem is informed by all I’ve learnt in class and reflects my reaction after reading the […]
28 July 2025

It is high time to bring the IPCC’s science to life: The case for an art-science residency network

By Ella TESCARI As the IPCC enters its Seventh Assessment cycle, it is facing the question of how to remain […]
28 July 2025

Integrating Climate Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Enhanced Climate Action

By Edoardo GAGGI Indigenous peoples make up six percent of the global population, but they conserve 80 percent of the […]
28 July 2025

Telling the Climate Change bedtime story: Empowering Children with Critical Thinking on Climate Change

By Anna ABRAHAM Educating children about climate change is a key step in evoking climate action. While youth climate groups […]