Climate change is a growing issue for policy makers in all areas of government, at international, national and subnational levels, as well as for financial, organisational and environmental managers, and experts in private and non profit making organisations. The Stern Report concluded in 2007 that 'climate change is a serious global threat, and it demands an urgent global response', because 'the benefits of strong and early action far outweigh the economic costs of not acting'. The report suggested that 'if we don't act, the overall costs and risks of climate change will be equivalent to losing at least 5 % of global GDP each year' and that 'if a wider range of risks and impacts is taken into account, the estimates of damage could rise to 20 % GDP or more.'

This programme provides students with a solid foundation in the physical science of climate change, climate change impacts, adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, as well as in broader debates on sustainability.

The course is aimed particularly at people working or seeking to work on different aspects of climate change in the public and private sectors as well as not-for-profit organisations in the UK, Europe or elsewhere in the world.

Other Courses of Interest

• MSc Sustainability (Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility)
• MSc Sustainability (Environmental Consultancy and Project Management)
• MSc Sustainability (Environment & Development)
• MSc Sustainability (Ecological Economics)
• MSc Sustainability (Environmental Politics & Policy)
• MSc Sustainability (Transport)
• MRes Sustainability Research