Unit 3: Adaptation and Innovation
To lessen the impacts of climate change, we need to both adapt and innovate. Explore the most effective ways to respond to impacts and reduce emissions.
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Featured Materials
Podcast: Smog Cloud Silver Linings
Resilient Cities
Adaptation Solution Research
The Need for Climate Innovators
We need innovators from a wide range of backgrounds to solve the climate problem. Explore the different ways experts from many fields are working together to make climate solutions a reality, which will help you think about the different paths you could take to become a climate innovator.
Working the Levers of Climate Action
With a problem as complex and global as climate change, effectively implementing climate action isn’t always easy. We’ll think about how we implement solutions along with the levers of action (individual, business, and government) that can help us achieve our goals.
Understanding the Green Premium
Green premiums make climate-friendly choices costly—but fossil fuels have their own hidden costs, too. We’ll need to reduce green premiums through continued to innovation to make climate-friendly options more accessible and widespread.
Teaching This Unit
Unit 3 Vocab Guide
Key Unit 3 vocabulary words.
Activities Guide
How we approach classroom-based activities.
Blog: Teacher Takeaways
Hear from teachers who have taught the course.
OER Teaching Sensitive Topics in Social Studies Guide
Support for having discussions that are difficult, but meaningful.