Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ENS 106 — Global Warming and Climate Change

ENS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• explain the concept of global warming
• explain Causes and effects of global warming
• suggest possible societal responses to global warming
• explain the relationship between global warning and climate change
• explain the concepts of Climate variability and external forcing mechanisms; and
• discuss solutions to negative impacts of climate change

Course contents

Meaning of Global Warming: the long – term rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system as a major aspect of current climate change. Causes and effects of global warming. Possible societal responses to global warming. Regional trends. Greenhouse gasses. Relationship between global warning and climate change.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ENS 106.

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