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Decarbonization Goals

Driving Question: How should we set and implement goals for decarbonization?

What exactly are climate goals? Climate goals can cover emissions reduction targets like net zero, outline the specific steps to reduce emissions, and create protections from the impacts of climate change for the most vulnerable people. They cover international agreements, national goals set by the governments of each country, as well as local governments and even corporations, which also set goals and put in place policies to address climate change. In this lesson, we’ll explore the importance of climate goals and how they work in tandem with government policy to lead to meaningful decarbonization action.

  1. Understand the difference between decarbonization goals at the international, national, and local levels.
  2. Evaluate decarbonization goals in a variety of contexts and assess the most important strategies for leveraging goals to make progress towards decarbonization.
STEP 2