• This carbon dividend calculator asks questions about geographic location, household size, and energy usage to calculate monthly carbon fee costs, carbon dividends, and estimated monthly gain that an individual or household could expect under the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.

Positives

• The calculator tool lets students see how the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act would work for their families.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers will need to provide students with some background information on the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Information about the proposed policy is linked in the resource.

Differentiation

• Civics teachers could hold a Socratic seminar to discuss the pros and cons of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.
•  Economics classes could discuss how Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act might affect the energy industry and why.
  

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