Fundamentals of Global Environmental Diplomacy (FGED) is a survey course on the international community’s response to contemporary environmental challenges. The course is based on one overarching premise that in order to effectively respond to today’s global environmental challenges, it is critically important to understand both (1) how the international community has come to facing these challenges in the first place, and (2) to what degree the international community has—and has not—addressed these challenges over time.