This course aims to provide students with a science background to learn and address the environmental issues caused by humans. Key topics include emerging global, regional and local environmental issues; renewable and non-renewable energy; life-supporting systems of our planet and its biodiversity; atmosphere, air pollution and global climate change; water resources and water pollution; ocean plastics and solid waste management; environmental health and toxicology. Through the course, students will be able to understand fundamental knowledge of the inter-relationship between life and our environment, the characteristics of the environmental sustainability, pollution and monitoring measures, and technologies used in pollution control and remediation.