This course will give you practical experience in working with real-world data, with applications to important policy issues in today’s society. Each week, you will learn specific data handling skills in Excel and use these techniques to analyse climate change data, with appropriate readings to provide background information on the data you are working with. You will also learn about the consequences of climate change and how governments can address this issue.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
• Understand how data can be used to assess the extent of climate change
• Produce appropriate bar charts, line charts, and scatterplots to visualise data
• Calculate and interpret summary statistics (mean, median, variance, percentile, correlation)
• Explain the challenges with designing and implementing policies that address climate change
No prior knowledge in economics or statistics is required for this course. No knowledge of Excel is required, except a familiarity with the interface and how to enter and clear data.
Status: Climate Change Programs
Climate Change Programs
Status: Environmental Policy
Environmental Policy
Beginner·Course·15 hours
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FW
4.0·Reviewed Dec 2, 2022
Found the course very interesting, and provided a good introduction into the topic. The example exercises were also thought-provoking, and provided a good balance between depth and complexity.
TD
5.0·Reviewed May 26, 2022
Excellent review of measuring climate change from an economics standpoint.
GN
5.0·Reviewed Sep 17, 2024
The course provides a lot practical and scientific experiences partaining to climate change.
BB
4.0·Reviewed Dec 22, 2022
It's really a 3.5 but I'll give you the .5I suggested some omissions and corrections - take a look and consider.
CG
5.0·Reviewed Jul 2, 2023
Although it's mostly reading based, it is a very well structured and interesting course. The exercises are very useful and well explained.
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Mumtaz Hassan
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 6, 2022
The contents of the course are such that it helps to internalize concepts of economics relating to climate change with the application of statistical techniques on real life scenarios. Moreover, it introduces a large number of climate related online resources which provide a wealth of knowledge that could be used for later reference by the participants throughout their life.
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Frederik J Wolfaardt
4.0
·Reviewed Dec 2, 2022
Found the course very interesting, and provided a good introduction into the topic. The example exercises were also thought-provoking, and provided a good balance between depth and complexity.
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Jackie Halle
1.0
·Reviewed Jul 10, 2023
Why does my certificate not even contain my Legal name, which I was forced to input, but rather "Cousera Learner" ?? Rip-off
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Nehir Ören
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 20, 2022
I really liked the information and found this course very helpful in understanding the relationship between economics and climate change. It basically made me understand climate change in different aspects and then also related it with economics as well. Also the Excel parts were new to me and I felt very satisfied with myself intellectually since it made me see the points I read and learned about as graphs. The graphs and data analysing made all the information look biref but efficient. Over all really enjoyed it and as a high school student, even I could understand and process every information.
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Cecilia Gambini
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 2, 2023
Although it's mostly reading based, it is a very well structured and interesting course. The exercises are very useful and well explained.
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gershom ndumba
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 18, 2024
The course provides a lot practical and scientific experiences partaining to climate change.
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Thomas Dodd
5.0
·Reviewed May 26, 2022
Excellent review of measuring climate change from an economics standpoint.
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Karampatos Georgios
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 2, 2022
I am very enthousiastic about this program.
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Guilherme Almussa Leite Torres
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 27, 2024
O curso é muito bom. Super recomendo !
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Esha Ch
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 29, 2024
Best Course for Economics Students
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Nabila Hoque
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 3, 2023
So much informative and practical.
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Kaleb Cole
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 6, 2024
Great course, highly recommend.
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Pk Gopal
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 30, 2024
Good Content and reference
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shihyang yang
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 15, 2024
The course is very good
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Zhou Jiangchuan
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 18, 2025
it was great
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楊仁樞
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 26, 2022
good
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蕭名惟
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 2, 2023
nice
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Kritvi Kalani
4.0
·Reviewed Jan 30, 2023
It was a very helpful course. I do think as a beginner, some concepts like the discounting was difficult to grasp when related to climate change but the readings and activities helped make everything easier to understand and learn.
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Bob brightburn
4.0
·Reviewed Dec 23, 2022
It's really a 3.5 but I'll give you the .5
I suggested some omissions and corrections - take a look and consider.
