En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Data, Graphs, and Maps
Subjects: Physics, Economics
Authors: Climate Interactive
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Synopsis
- The En-ROADS simulator helps in understanding how we can achieve our climate goals through changes in energy, land use, consumption, agriculture, and other policies.
- It shows how changes in GDP, energy efficiency, technological innovation, and carbon price influence carbon emissions and global temperature.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The En-ROADS simulator is available in many languages.
- It is very good for lovers of math, statistics, and analysis.
Prerequisites
- The En-ROADS online simulator comes with a user guide which should be studied and used by the educator before trying it out with the students. There are also video illustrations, all under the help section.
- Although the simulator can be used and viewed in the 12 languages listed above, the user guide is only available in English.
Differentiation & Implementation
- High school teachers can introduce the En-ROADS simulator using SubjectToClimate's lesson Climate Solutions Scenarios with En-ROADS.
- This resource can be used in a civics course as a policy workshop or role-playing game.
- Science classes can use this resource to explore which combination of potential solutions could allow us to reach our global climate goals.
- This resource can be used in language classes as it is available in numerous different languages.
- Educators and learners who desire to be more grounded on climate change problems and solutions can sign up for this free course offered by En-ROADS.
- Other resources related to climate change solutions include the interactive tool Climate Solutions, and the Table of Solutions by Project Drawdown.
En-ROADS, though a variance of C-ROADS, is a simulator that will offers educators and students the opportunity to explore and learn the trends in global CO2, land use changes, population growth rate, etc. It has undergone a series of iterations, and it is recommended for teaching.
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