This is an online asynchronous class offered in a time-flexible learning format from January to April 2026 and is eligible for PIBC CPL units. Click here for PIBC CPL reporting information.

This course uses British Columbia as a case study to introduce the policy and political contexts that shape climate action across scales from local to global, including relevant institutional and governance innovations. Emphasis placed on skills and strategies for engaging and overcoming stagnation and polarization; developing strategies that are responsive to climate science as well as social and ecological impacts, and effective communication.

This course can be taken as part of the Climate Action Planning and Politics, Policy and Climate Action micro-certificates.