• This short video uses compelling images of climate change impacts to present the top five nations in 2018 contributing to global carbon emissions. 
• The video lists a few reasons for each country's large contribution to annual carbon emissions. 

Positives

• This video could be a great introduction to discussing the human causes of climate change.
  
• The images are striking.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with the concept of fossil fuel-driven economic growth. This course may be useful in introducing the topic.
  

Differentiation

• Consider having students guess which countries are the top five emitters before watching the video.  Have them explain their thoughts and reasoning behind their predictions.
• Have students generate a list of questions they are curious about as they watch the video (watching a few times through may be helpful). Then have students work in pairs to research and answer the questions.
• Other resources related to this topic include Which Countries are Historically Responsible for Climate Change? and Energy Use Per Person.
  

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