How Cities Are Detoxing Transportation
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Grades9, 10, 11, 12Earth and Space Sciences, Civics
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What it is
- In this TED Talk, Monica Araya, an electrification advocate, describes how cities can take the lead in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by electrifying their transportation systems, citing examples worldwide.
- She describes multiple initiatives around the world that are transforming cities through shifting to emissions-free options for transportation.
- Monica mentions Amsterdam, Paris, and cities in the United Kingdom, California, Colombia, and China.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The speaker highlights many benefits of reducing emissions beyond just the climate impacts.
- The speaker explains how reducing emissions in cities is also an issue of environmental justice.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers may want to print the transcript ahead of time so students can read it as they watch the video.
- Teachers may want to review the link provided in the "learn more" section, or the resources provided in Monica Araya's resource list to share with students.
- The subtitles and transcript are offered in 13 different languages.
Differentiation
- Students could use the ideas in this video to create a proposal for how their city could better incorporate emissions-free transportation.
From the scientist review
This video presents strategies deployed by Urban cities to reduce carbon emissions from transportation and other sectors. This is recommended for teaching.
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