Climate Timeline
OER PROJECT: CLIMATE / LESSON 1.5ACTIVITYCLIMATE TIMELINE1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Climate Timeline,”OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeExplore key moments in environmental history to understand how past events and decisions have shaped the challenges we face today.Process1.Fill in the timeline below with at least three additional events you read about in “Environmentalism.”2.Based juston the events on your timeline, do you think humans should have solved climate change by now? Why or why not?
OER PROJECT: CLIMATE / LESSON 1.5ACTIVITYCLIMATE TIMELINE23.Look at the chart below. What trends do you notice about emissions over the periodcovered in the timeline?
OER PROJECT: CLIMATE / LESSON 1.5ACTIVITYCLIMATE TIMELINE34.Why do you think climate awareness hasn’t always led to positive change? What forces—economic, political, social—may have slowed or blocked progress?5.What do you think are the most important things individuals, businesses/corporations, and governments can do to address climate change moving forward?IndividualsBusinesses/ corporationsGovernments