The climate and its changes

lgeo1232  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

The climate and its changes
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Language
French
Content
The course focuses on climate and its changes:
  •     The radiative balance
  •     The causes and variations of climate
  •     The traces and lessons of the past
  •     Recent climate change, its sources
  •     Multiple and spatially heterogeneous effects
  •     Mitigating and adapting to climate change
The course has the dual objective of acquiring a basic knowledge of climate change, and becoming familiar with the multiple effects and adaptations.
Teaching methods
The course is organised in the form of lectures, with participation through Moodle discussion forums, which are supported by scientific articles.
Evaluation methods
The intended learning outcomes are:
  • Understand the fundamental characteristics of the physics of the climate system
  • Understand the causes and effects of climate change
  • Put contemporary scientific debates in the field into perspective
  • Be able to develop a scientific argument based on the content of the theoretical course
Assessment consists of a written examination, plus continuous assessment accounting for 15% of the final grade.
Special conditions apply to the August session: if fewer than ten students are enrolled, the examination will be organised as an oral with written preparation.
Online resources
The teaching materials will be available on Moodle
Bibliography
Climatologie, à la decouverte des climats passés, présents et futures de notre planète, de Boeck Supérieur
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