Les 1
The Climate Challenge And Our Invitation To Meet It
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has given us a "how-to" guide to defuse the climate time bomb. In this lesson, the course outline is introduced and we each encouraged to play our part in answering the Cry of the Earth
Les 2
Greener At Home - Part 1 - Water
Although water covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface, only 3% is freshwater and this is mostly locked up in the polar ice caps. So what can we do to preserve such a precious resource?
Les 3
Greener At Home - Part 2 - Energy
In this part of the course, we take a look at the energy we use in our homes and we see simple actions that we can all take to reduce our demand for energy and reduce our carbon footprint
Les 4
Transport - A Greener Way Of Moving About
How we travel has a great impact on our carbon footprint. In this lesson, we look at how we can reduce this impact when traveling. Do we have to drive by car and are we addicted to air travel?
Les 5
Mindful Morsels - A Guide To Sustainable Eating
In this session, we will be talking about food and we will see how it matters. We will see how what we eat, where our food comes from, and what food we allow go to waste has an effect on the world around us
Les 6
A Green Shopping Guide
If we change our habits and refuse to buy things that are environmentally unfriendly, if we reject products packed in an environmentally unfriendly way, then these products will not be manufactured and sold in this way
Les 7
Challenging The Throwaway Culture
Today so many things are disposable, so many products, bags, straws, water containers, used only once and then thrown away. Gadgets upgraded too frequently. Our love of convenience comes at an environmental cost
Les 8
Together We Can - Strength In Numbers
There is much each of us can do to reduce our impact on the Earth. But when we come together in groups, we can amplify our efforts and we can have an even greater effect when it comes to addressing the climate crisis
Les 9
Encouragement From Good News Stories And Inspirational People
It can be discouraging when we look around and see the devastation that has taken place due to climate chaos. In the midst of this chaos, there are inspirational people and there are good news stories which you will hear about in this section
Les 10
Heaven Or Hell - The Future Is In Our Hands
In this session, we imagine a worst-case scenario, not to discourage us, but so that we will be motivated to take action to avoid this situation ever coming to pass. And we look with hope to the heaven on earth that can be brought about if we respond to this call
Les 11
Epilogue - A Lovingkindness Meditation For Planet Earth
As your reward for completing this course, here is a bonus track for you, a special type of lovingkindness meditation, your lovingkindness meditation for planet Earth
