Climate Change Seminar
6.S898 · Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science · Graduate · Fall 2019
Prof. Alan Edelman, Prof. John Fernandez, Prof. Ronald Rivest, Henri Drake
This course provides a broad overview of issues related to climate change, with an emphasis on those aspects most relevant to computer scientists. Topics include climate science, climate models and simulations, decision-making under uncertainty, economics, mitigation strategies, adaptation strategies, geoengineering, policy-making, messaging, and politics.The course will culminate in a presentation of a research project which might include a paper, a blog, software etc.
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Prof. Alan Edelman, Prof. John Fernandez, Prof. Ronald Rivest, Henri Drake. 6.S898 Climate Change Seminar. Fall 2019. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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