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Introduction to Environmental Sustainability

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn about the basic necessities of life, environmental sustainability, and sustainable and non-sustainable materials. This free online Environmental Sustainability course will teach you about the basics of environmental sustainability. Everything we do affects our environment and the people that live in it. This online course teaches about the varieties of energy and resources found around the world, environmental impacts, transport, sustainable communities, globalization, and fair trade.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188515
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Describe some of the environmental impacts of different
• Describe the difference between sustainable and unsustainable materials
• Outline what is meant by an 'eco footprint' and a 'carbon footprint', and identify the ways we have an impact on the environment
• Define the meaning of the terms 'excess consumption' and 'the three planet lifestyle
• Identify the basic resources used by life on earth (soil, air, water and sun) and state why they are important
• Outline some of the problems caused by a lack of these resources
• Identify different types of resources including mineral, vegetable, animal and energy
• Describe the difference between the agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors of the economy and give examples
Course Code1799

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