Efficient Trucks

• This resource details the potential climate benefits of adopting efficient trucks in the freight industry.
• Students will learn about current trucking emissions, the impact of trucks, fuel usage, adoption scenarios, and the specific changes that can be made if efficient trucks are adopted in the near future.

Positives

• This resource is written and structured in a clear and meaningful way that will enable students to interact with complex ideas. 
• The data presented in the article will allow students to draw their own conclusions or integrate their learning into other related topics.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should understand the impacts of fossil fuel consumption and efficiency. 
  

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made in economics, civics, and math classes by discussing how potential economic incentives and governmental impacts could increase adoption of this measure, or by using the data included in the article to create real-world math problems. 
• This resource would be an excellent component in an activity where students read about and debate different climate solutions. Break students into groups and assign each group an article from Project Drawdown, then have the groups explain the importance, results, and potential impacts of their article's topic.
• As an extension, have students use the "What You Can Do" section of the article to advocate for more efficient trucks in their communities or from companies that they support.