How Optimistic Are You?
CLIMATE PROJECT / LESSON 1.3ACTIVITY HOW OPTIMISTIC ARE YOU?1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “How Optimistic Are You?”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeExplore potential climate solutions and assess your own level of optimism around each.ProcessLabelhow you confident you are about the energy solutions below from 1-5, based on the following scale:1: Very pessimistic2:Somewhat pessimistic3:Neutral4:Somewhat optimistic5:Very optimisticEnergy Solution Confidence Nuclear Solar WindGeothermalLarge-scale batteriesCarbon capture and sequestration (CCS)1.What energy solution are you most pessimistic about? Why?2.What energy solution are you most optimistic about? Why?
CLIMATE PROJECT / LESSON 1.3ACTIVITY HOW OPTIMISTIC ARE YOU?23.Label how you confident you are about the community-based solutions below, using the same scale you used on pg. 1.Community-based Solutions ConfidenceElectric vehicles (EVs)Recycling and composting programsTree plantingPublic transportationHome efficiency Water conservation systems4.What community-based solution are you most pessimistic about? Why?5.What community-based solution are you most optimistic about? Why?6.Using the same scalefrom 1-5,label your overall confidenceabout our ability to address climate change. ________