INTRODUCTION 1: Intro to Sustainability

Overview 

Sustainability is the capacity to endure in a relatively ongoing way across various domains of life. In the 21st century, it refers generally to the capacity for Earth's biosphere and human civilization to co-exist. In this class, sustainability is defined through the interconnected domains of environment, economy and society. We will make emphasis in the environmental sustainability pillar. We will look at the application of sustainability principles in the natural gas sector.

 

Module Objectives

In this module, the activities, content, and assignments will guide your learning process to ensure you can:

• Identify and describe environmental sustainability issues 
• Apply critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to environmental sustainability problems
• Exhibit global awareness of environmental sustainability issues 

Module To-Do List

Here's everything you need to do and remember for this module:

• Complete Discussion A located in the "Start Here" module
• Review the resources
• Watch the pre-recorded lecture (and take notes)
• Write your comments or questions in the discussion board. You can use the 'key takeaways' questions to get you started.
• Pre-explore topics for your project and prepare arguments to persuade your team to work on the topic of your interest. All teams will be working on the utilization of CO2. For example, CO2-to-cement, CO2-to-methane, CO2-to-methanol, etc
• Join the Live Session in real time or watch the recording and do the make up activity.