3 Rules for a Zero Carbon World
Provided by: TED|Published on: April 27, 2021
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Economics
Authors: Nigel Topping
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- In this TED video, Nigel Topping, the UN's High-Level Climate Action Champion, outlines three key rules that will help the global economy achieve a zero-carbon future.
- Students will learn that each industry will have to harness ambition loops, set exponential goals, and create shared action pathways to eliminate greenhouse emissions.
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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.
This 12-minute TED talk is a presentation of three rules that can help drive collaborative action and innovation within industries and the economy. It's a business language-heavy video that might be difficult to follow for students unfamiliar with business language but is otherwise a good way to learn about how economic and business innovation geared towards climate action takes place. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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