CO2 Emissions by Sector
Data, Graphs, and Maps
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Earth and Space Sciences, Geography, Mathematics
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What it is
- This interactive line graph and table show CO₂ emissions according to the industrial sector, starting beginning in 1990.
- Students can view the data in the chart in a number of different ways by selecting a country, a region, or the world.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The interactive provides two ways for students to explore data (chart and table).
- The Sources section explains how the data was collected.
Additional Prerequisites
- Learners need to be familiar with the concept of carbon emissions.
- Educators may need time to get familiar with this interactive media and decide how to use it in the classroom.
Differentiation
- Statistics and math classes can use the line graphs and tables in this resource to discuss practical applications for statistics and math skills.
- Before using the resource, have students predict which industries are responsible for the most carbon dioxide emissions and then have them compare their predictions to the actual data.
From the scientist review
The resource explores CO2 emissions segregated by sector from fugitive emissions, manufacturing, construction energy, transportation, electricity, AFOLU, etc. were expressed in tonnes per year. Students can explore to gain deep knowledge on emissions from these sectors. Above all, this resource is recommended for teaching.
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