UNIT 1. CLIMATE CHANGE. HISTORIC CONTEXT Known climate change Geological time. Ecological time Causes of climate change Terrestrial ecosystems. Loss of biodiversity Marine ecosystems. Loss of biodiversity UNIT 2. CLIMATE CHANGE. CURRENT GLOBAL CONTEXT Effects of climate change and its trajectory Global overpopulation Mass extinctions The ocean and its influence on global climate Extreme natural phenomena and their effect on the population UNIT 3. INTERNATIONAL POLICIES IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Normative structures of global climate change United nations framework convention on climate change initiatives The kyoto protocol Paris agreement Progress on the climate change negotiating tracks. The role of individual states UNIT 4. ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION Citizenship and climate change Climate change theory as a threat Mechanisms for assessing vulnerability to climate change Adaptation to climate change. Mechanisms and initia-tives Climate change mitigation. Mechanisms and initiatives