Data Investigation: Transportation
CLIMATE PROJECT/ LESSON 4.4ACTIVITY DATA INVESTIGATION: TRANSPORTATION1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Data Investigation: Transportation”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposePractice your data literacy skills as you explore how our actions can influence the severity of climate change over time. Key InformationThe IEA released a “Roadmap to Net Zero” that lays out possible scenarios to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Chart 1 shows the growth in global electric vehicle adoption needed to meet that goal. Chart 2 shows the breakdown of total cars on the road globally in 2023.Process1.Look at the charts below, andthen answer the questions that follow.a.What percentage of cars on the road in 2030 need to be electric to reach net zero? In 2050?
CLIMATE PROJECT/ LESSON 4.4ACTIVITY DATA INVESTIGATION: TRANSPORTATION2b.What percentage of cars on the road in 2023 were electric?2.What could be done between now and 2050 to increase the number of electric vehicles on the road?3.Do you think the IEA’s roadmap for electric vehicle adoption by 2050 is realistic? Why or why not?4.Use evidence from this activity, the article Climate Future: Transportation, and your background knowledge to writea short paragraph (three to five sentences) in response to the question, How will climate change impact transportation in the future?