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Provided by: Stanford Understand Energy |Published on: June 25, 2024
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Synopsis
This resource features a video lecture about climate policy and also includes additional resources, such as an interactive map, articles, lectures, and an example of climate policy.
The video lecture discusses calls for climate policy, such as the Green New Deal, the People's Climate Movement, and the environmental justice movement.
The video lecture also acknowledges the need to consider and include First People, such as the Duwamish in Seattle, in the discussion about power and climate policy.
Both of the professors featured in the videos provided are engaging and passionate about their topic.
The provided prerequisite resources will give students a rich background in climate policy.
Prerequisites
Students may benefit from having background information about Climate Interactive's En-ROADS. This lesson plan will help teachers guide students in exploring En-ROADS.
The article "What the War in Ukraine Means for Energy, Climate and Food" is behind a paywall. Students in some universities can access it through their institution.
Students may need background on tribal and territorial governments and how they operate.
Students should know about the Sustainable Development Goals.
Differentiation & Implementation
After watching the lecture, students can participate in a web quest to find a clean energy plan for their city or state.
With direction, students can explore the advanced energy legislation tracker.
Civics students can research different energy policies to report to their fellow students.
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