Modern society is facing a variety of challenges, such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, population growth and decline, urban expansion and contraction. We should not be troubled by these challenges as intractable problems, but see them as a great opportunity to change the way we think, live, and work, and to shift our society to a new paradigm. In this class, we will look at the global environment from this broad perspective and study the scientific basis of the global warming problem. Then, we will take up various global and local examples of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, and extract policy and action patterns that combine individual and public interests. Through this process, students will learn the basics of global warming issues and develop an interdisciplinary perspective to solve them. Students will also acquire the skills necessary for research through literature survey, problem setting, and planning exercises.