3 Rules for a Zero Carbon World

Positives

• Nigel Topping shares his pathway to becoming involved in climate action, which could inspire students to consider similar careers.
• The video emphasizes the importance of telling positive stories about the future of our planet.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• The video is best for advanced students as it is dense and uses business language.
• Students should have a strong understanding of climate change.
• Subtitles and transcripts are available in 12 languages; however, the transcript is not available in English.

Differentiation

• Teachers could pause the video throughout to debrief and help students understand the language.
• Economics, business, politics, and government classes could discuss the way that Nigel Topping sees systems as sets of repeating patterns.
• Other resources on this topic include this video on using economic tools to achieve environmental goals and this timeline on the UN climate talks.