Climate Action Certificate

Steering Committee: Verna DeLauer (Environmental Science & Policy), Catherine O. Koning (Environmental Science & Policy), Rhine Singleton (Environmental Science & Policy)
Affiliated Faculty: Fred S. Rogers (Geology and Environmental Science & Policy)

A Certificate in Climate Action is offered to traditional students.

Human-caused climate change threatens human civilization and all life on earth. The Climate Action Certificate Program provides you with the specialized knowledge and skills needed to address this existential crisis. Work with the Franklin Pierce Institute for Climate Action on projects designed to reduce greenhouse gas production and increase climate resiliency. The knowledge areas of this Certificate encompass the science of the atmosphere, greenhouse gas pollution, and impacts on human health and the environment, as well as the social, economic and humanitarian dimensions that underlay both the problem and its many solutions. Improve your skills in problem-solving, communication, data analysis, information management and digital literacy as you implement solutions to the climate crisis. Students will work together on a problem-solving group project in the capstone course.

Required Courses

Foundational Knowledge Course
One of the following:
GL120 Global Change: The Atmosphere OR
ES104 Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation

Other Required courses:
ES108 Nature and Culture OR
ES265 Environmental Law
ES240 Sustainable Communities OR
ES245 Alternate Energy

ES305 Health, Human Rights and Environmental Justice
Capstone Experience: ES302 Sustainability Project, focused on climate
(pre-requisites: GL120 or ES104, and ES240 or ES245)