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This course will examine the environmental issue of global warming from a number of disciplinary perspectives. The course starts with an overview of the scientific evidence for global warming. It then provides an overview of the impacts of global warming on natural systems, biodiversity, and human health. It also defines the notion of “dangerous anthropogenic climate change, and the possibilities for preventing this from occurring. It explores policy options regarding both the mitigation of CO2 emissions and adaptation of societal practices and infrastructure to a continually warming globe. The course then examines the political and cultural dynamics of society’s response to global warming. The course concludes with a consideration of the political actions now underway by social movements to mobilize politica.