Climate Politics
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Lesson Plans
Subjects: Civics
Authors: ClimateScience
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Synopsis
- This interactive course on climate politics features sections on climate politics, working together, history, and looking ahead.
- It contains text, interactive questions, infographics, links to references, and a final quiz.
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Positives
- The resource discusses major international agreements such as the Montreal Protocol, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement.
- Students earn a certificate if they complete the course.
Additional Prerequisites
- This course is part of a series of climate change courses from ClimateScience.
- Students should be familiar with the basics of climate change.
- Students should have access to a computer and Internet access to use the interactive features.
- Teachers and students will need to enroll and create a free account to use the course and save their progress.
Differentiation
- Advanced students can spend time reading and exploring any of the links to additional information.
- Students can proceed through this course at their own pace.
- The course can be used as a cross-curricular activity for science and social science/civics classes.
- Extra resources can be assigned for further research and to deepen learning on climate change politics and policies.
- This course can be used as an individual assignment or as a group activity.
- Another resource on this topic is IPCC Special Report (2018).
This resource provides insights on the importance of the private sector and NGOs in driving the politics of climate change. A case example is the implementation of the Montreal Protocol to reduce ODS. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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