This course introduces you to the fundamentals of sustainability, focusing on climate science as one of its key optimization strategies. The first half of the course delves into the evolving history of sustainability concepts, global ecological trends and threats, various indicators of healthy ecosystems, and methods for achieving them.  The second half of the course explores how the emerging solutions to climate change, viewed through the lens of a clean energy practitioner, can serve to enhance the built landscape, ecosystem health, and social justice. This course is focused on providing you with foundational knowledge and developing your ability to communicate that knowledge quantitatively, crisply and persuasively. Through targeted readings, written assignments and oral presentations, you will hone your expertise in sustainability and climate science for application in the corporate, governmental or NGO realms.