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This course is an introductory and foundational course on sustainable consumption and health. In the first part of this course, we briefly review definitions of sustainability and the relationship between the three dimensions of sustainability and the UN-Environment Sustainable Environment Goals (SDGs), target and indicators. We then look at frameworks, indicators and footprint requirements to adequately measure sustainability, offering the opportunity to the participants to assess their own carbon and environmental footprint and make recommendation on how to reduce it. We then address the theme of sustainable consumption, looking at our main domains of consumption and at the key conditions to reach sustainable consumption and avoid rebounds effects that tend to reduce the benefits of increased product efficiency. We finally look at "what is good enough" for a given product or activity, in relationship with absolute sustainability and planetary boundaries.
In the second part focusing on health, we will first identify the main factors affecting health, define DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) as a key metric to measure health burden, and use the rich information made available by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). We will then use the GBD visualization tool to quantify and compare the respective burdens associated with 70 risks factors and numerous disease causes, in every country of the world and even at the state level for the US. We finally analyze the health impact associated with global trade, evaluating the fraction of the health impacts due to fine particulate in Asia, that are induced by Western consumption.
This course is an introductory and foundational course on sustainable consumption and health. In the first part of this course, we briefly review definitions of sustainability and the relationship between the three dimensions of sustainability and the UN-Environment Sustainable Environment Goals (SDGs), target and indicators. We then look at frameworks, indicators and footprint requirements to adequately measure sustainability, offering the opportunity to the participants to assess their own carbon and environmental footprint and make recommendation on how to reduce it. We then address the theme of sustainable consumption, looking at our main domains of consumption and at the key conditions to reach sustainable consumption and avoid rebounds effects that tend to reduce the benefits of increased product efficiency. We finally look at "what is good enough" for a given product or activity, in relationship with absolute sustainability and planetary boundaries.
In the second part focusing on health, we will first identify the main factors affecting health, define DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) as a key metric to measure health burden, and use the rich information made available by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). We will then use the GBD visualization tool to quantify and compare the respective burdens associated with 70 risks factors and numerous disease causes, in every country of the world and even at the state level for the US. We finally analyze the health impact associated with global trade, evaluating the fraction of the health impacts due to fine particulate in Asia, that are induced by Western consumption.
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7 vidéos6 lectures4 devoirs3 sujets de discussion
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7 vidéos•Total 65 minutes
Meet Your Instructors•6 minutes
Course Introduction•10 minutes
How Do We Define Sustainability?•8 minutes
How Do We Measure Sustainability?•12 minutes
Sustainable Consumption - Part A•12 minutes
Sustainable Consumption - Part B•7 minutes
Sustainable Consumption - Part C•11 minutes
6 lectures•Total 60 minutes
Course Syllabus & Roadmap•10 minutes
Pre-Survey•10 minutes
Week 1 Slides•0 minutes
Exploration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)•15 minutes
Activity: Aligning SDGs to Sustainability Pillars•10 minutes
Connecting SDGs and the Sustainability Pillars•10 minutes
Reflecting on My Personal Footprint Activity•15 minutes
Consumption Environmental Impacts vs Costs, and Absolute Sustainability
Module 2•3 heures à terminer
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This section focuses looks at the key conditions for sustainable consumption providing an overview of the impacts generated by consumers and by the participants themselves. After establishing our personal carbon footprint, we first relate impacts and costs and identify the critical conditions towards sustainable consumption accounting for rebounds effects. We then discuss how far we have been able to decouple environmental from GDP in different regions of the world. We finally discuss what is good enough and what the product specific targets can be to meet sustainable consumption objectives, not to exceed planetary boundaries.
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8 vidéos4 lectures3 devoirs1 sujet de discussion
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8 vidéos•Total 78 minutes
Environmental Impacts and Costs - Part A•13 minutes
Environmental Impacts and Costs - Part B•9 minutes
Rebounds Effect•8 minutes
Decoupling Growth and GHG Emissions - Part A•7 minutes
Decoupling Growth and GHG Emissions - Part B•7 minutes
Concept Definition - What is good enough?•12 minutes
(Optional)Luderer et al. 2019 and UNECE, 2016 •0 minutes
Absolute Sustainability Practice•20 minutes
3 devoirs•Total 70 minutes
Week 2 Assessment•30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Impacts, Costs, and Trends•10 minutes
Knowedge check absolute sustainability practice - protein example•30 minutes
1 sujet de discussion•Total 15 minutes
Reflecting on Impacts vs. Costs•15 minutes
Main Risk Factors Affecting Health
Module 3•6 heures à terminer
Détails du module
We will now look at the dietary impacts of multiple foods to then analyze trade-offs and targeted change that can bring substantial health and environmental benefits with less than 10% caloric change. We finally address the health and sustainable performances of various diets, looking at disparities between gender, races and diets.
Then, equipped with the knowledge and skills you developed throughout our course, you will conclude with two final exercises. First, you will develop a 6-point action plan to feed our planet in a healthy and sustainable way as part of a peer-reviewed assignment. Next,
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6 vidéos6 lectures6 devoirs1 évaluation par les pairs2 sujets de discussion
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6 vidéos•Total 52 minutes
Main Factors Impacting Health•6 minutes
Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease (Part A) - Purpose of the GBD•4 minutes
Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease (Part B) - Metrics and main results•12 minutes
Interesting Findings and Limitations of the GBD: Which Impacts are Missing?•10 minutes
Global Trade - Part A•11 minutes
Global Trade - Part B•9 minutes
6 lectures•Total 85 minutes
Week 3 Slides•0 minutes
Knowledge Check: GBD Review•10 minutes
(Optional) GBD Readings•0 minutes
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Particulate Matter (PM) Primer •5 minutes
Introduction to Develop an Action Plan Task•60 minutes
Post-Course Survey•10 minutes
6 devoirs•Total 105 minutes
Week 3 Assessment•30 minutes
Activity: Ranking of Global Burden of Disease Risk Factors•15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Global Burden of Disease•10 minutes
Activity: Exploring the Global Burden of Disease Visualization•30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Findings and Limitations of the GBD•10 minutes
Knowledge Check - Global Trade•10 minutes
1 évaluation par les pairs•Total 60 minutes
Action Plan: Toward Sustainability•60 minutes
2 sujets de discussion•Total 30 minutes
Reflection on the Ranking of GBD Risk Factors•15 minutes
GBD Calculation Check-In•15 minutes
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