Assignment: Simulating Climate Futures in En-ROADS (Long Version)

Provided by: Climate Interactive |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This activity challenges students to use the En-ROADS climate simulator to make a plan to keep global warming to less than 2°C by 2100.
The guide outlines five goals that the students' plans must meet to be successful.
A shorter version of this activity can be found here.

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Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Health

Authors: Climate Interactive

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

The En-ROADS simulator is available in 12 languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Korean.
The simulator provides many solutions for lowering future global temperatures. Students will have the chance to try several solutions to achieve the goal.

Additional Prerequisites

The link to the Quick Guide does not work.
The walkthrough video provides excellent information on how to use the simulator.

Differentiation

Students can complete the activity individually, in pairs, or in small groups.
Other resources on this topic include Project Drawdown's table of solutions and this interactive tool on climate solutions.

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Climate Interactive

Climate Interactive is a non-profit think tank partnered with the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative that creates tools and resources to help people explore connections, play out scenarios, and see what works to address climate change, inequity, and related issues like energy, health, and food. Climate Interactive’s unique tools distill complex science and data into forms accessible to a wide range of audiences through interactive events, engaging curriculum, computer modeling, systems thinking, and organizational learning.

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