Climate change poses significant challenges, opportunities and risks that engineers must consider in fulfilling their professional responsibilities. With the degree of change happening in our current environment, we need a greater sense of responsibility in addressing climate change impacts, mitigation, and adaptation.
Engineers are responsible for minimising the impact of their work on the climate by adopting sustainable practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and engaging in sustainable design and building for resiliency.
Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau are committed to leading the profession to take action to address climate change through mitigation, transition, and adaptation. We are also committed to keeping engineers informed of the potential impacts the changing climate has on engineering and providing the tools to address it.
Learning outcomes
Participants will be able to:
- Recognise the impact engineering has on Climate Change
- Recognise how climate and the circular economy are linked to engineering design
- Consider what a commitment to changing ways of work in the face of climate change will mean for you in your role
- Use the Circular Design Framework to mitigate or manage climate change in your design work for the full life of your designs - and after
- Recognise the impacts of climate change on Māori and how to work and collaborate proactively with Māori to better inform decision making in your design work.
Intended audience
This course is aimed at any engineer who is interested in learning more about what they can be doing in their own role to combat the effects of the climate. It is relevant for all engineers, surveyors, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, contractors, and project managers, in private or public practice.
Course format
This is a self-directed learning module that learners work through at their own pace. Content is presented through a mix of reading, interactive activities to check your understanding, and self-reflection points where you can make notes to refer back to after you've finished the module.
Upon registration you will have 6 months access to this module.
