Carbon Inequality in 2030

Positives

• It is a good conversation starter regarding the changing geography of carbon emissions. 
• This resource uses climate projection data to forecast carbon emission inequality in the year 2030 and utilizes many visual graphs to highlight the findings of the report. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with reading bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and graphs that contain many data sets. 
• Students should be familiar with the terms Paris Agreement, per-capita consumption emissions, and  NDCs. 

Differentiation

• This resource would work well in a science, math, or English class because it allows students to work with data sets, practice their non-fiction comprehension skills, and it deals directly with climate science. 
• Struggling readers may have trouble with this resource, but may find greater success with class discussions and analyzing the graphs. 
• A great way to utilize this resource would be to break the class into four groups, one for each section of the report. After working with the text and graphs in their section, each group could present their findings to the others. 
• Other resources that relate to this topic include Confronting Carbon Inequality and Rich vs. Poor: Who Should Pay to Fix Climate Change?