Unit 4: Decarbonization
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What are the primary challenges of and key solutions to decarbonization and how can we effectively support these solutions both now and in the future?
Lesson 4.1
The Grand Challenges
Each year, humanity releases 51 billion tons of greenhouse gases into Earth’s atmosphere. This lesson explores each of the Grand Challenges, the five primary economic sectors responsible for releasing carbon emissions.
Lesson 4.2
Decarbonization Solutions
There are many solutions to reduce emissions in the Grand Challenges, but not all solutions are equal. Explore how we can evaluate solutions to maximize their impact and what we can do to get them into widespread use.
Lesson 4.3
Enacting Climate Solutions
Now that we understand the main sources of carbon emissions and promising solutions to decarbonization, you’ll consider the best strategies we can use to implement these solutions.
Lesson 4.4
Decarbonization Goals
Climate goals can be implemented at all levels of government. In this lesson, you’ll explore the importance of climate goals and how they work in tandem with government policy to lead to meaningful decarbonization action.
Lesson 4.5
A Climate Future
While it can sometimes feel abstract, climate change is changing the ways we live our everyday lives. Explore how climate change and our response to it will impact our health, our jobs, and our complex human systems.
Teaching this Unit
Everything you need to know about Unit 4.
Unit 4 Vocab
Key Unit 4 Vocabulary Words.
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