• This video from Our Changing Climate breaks down what "net zero" emissions targets are and how some companies or countries may take advantage of this term.
  
• The video also talks about the negatives of using future technologies (that haven't been developed or tested at scale) and carbon offsetting (which may come with side effects, like green colonialism) to continue "business as usual". 

Positives

• This video is broken into sections using timestamps, so it is easy to skip around and tailor the video to a relevant class discussion. 
• The video breaks down complicated concepts into easy-to-understand content.

Additional Prerequisites

• There may be an ad before or during the video, and there is a sponsorship at the end that starts at 10 minutes, 28 seconds. 
• Students should know what the Paris Agreement is.
• Students should be comfortable interpreting percentages. 
  

Differentiation

• This would be a great video to show in a science class when learning about climate change and the impact of large companies. 
• In an economics class, this video could be used to discuss economic incentives, as well as how economic decisions made by private companies affect the public. 
• Some related resources are Doubt and Climate Change: Do Corporations Have an Obligation to Share Their Research Findings for the Public Good?.

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