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    Unit 7: Climate Change from the Socio-Environmental Systems Perspective part of Regulating Carbon Emissions
    Robyn Smyth, Bard College; Curt Gervich, SUNY College at Plattsburgh; Eric Leibensperger, Ithaca College
    This unit summarizes and synthesizes the previous six units by inviting students to reflect on their experiences throughout the module, identify key learning moments and consider how these events influenced their ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Air Quality, Energy:Fossil Fuels, Energy Policy , Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse gas emissions, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Policy, Economics, Political Science, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Public policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
    On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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    InTeGrate Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the InTeGrate curricular materials development process.
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    Unit 4: Towards Climate Change Policy in the U.S. part of Regulating Carbon Emissions
    Curt Gervich, SUNY College at Plattsburgh; Pinar Batur, Vassar College
    This unit examines the social cost of carbon (introduced in Unit 3) within the legal doctrine of "common but differentiated responsibility" (CBDR). CBDR acknowledges global climate change as a common ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Energy Policy , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Public policy , Greenhouse gas emissions, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Policy, Political Science, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Public policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review
    InTeGrate Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the InTeGrate curricular materials development process.
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    Unit 5: Abating Carbon Emissions part of Regulating Carbon Emissions
    Robyn Smyth, Bard College; Gautam Sethi, Bard College; Curt Gervich, SUNY College at Plattsburgh
    Students evaluate the EPA's Clean Power Plan in the context of Common but Differentiated Responsibility. This unit also introduces students to the idea that there are costs and benefits associated with the ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Think-Pair-Share, Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Impacts of climate change, Public policy , Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy, Economics, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Impacts of climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
    InTeGrate Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the InTeGrate curricular materials development process.
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    Analysis of trends in global oil reserves, production, and consumption part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
    Scott Cummings, Kenyon College
    An exercise to analyze trends in global oil reserves, production, and consumption.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    A mock legislative debate to enhance and integrate student understanding of climate change science, policy, economics and ethics part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
    Mari Lee, Colorado College
    This activity utilizes publicly available, proposed national legislation to provide a platform for student inquiry into the intersection of climate science, environmental economics and sustainable public policy.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, US National Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Public policy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Students' Evaluation of Competing Alternative Energy Options for a Sustainability Assessment part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
    Hitesh Soneji, City College of San Francisco
    A group exercise in trying to understand the many attributes that contribute to an overall assessment of sustainability for alternative energy projects.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Land Use and Planning, Policy:Local Policy, Environmental Decision-Making, Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Renewable & Alternative Energy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Offshore wind or offshore oil? part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences:Activities
    Noah Snyder, Boston College
    An introductory environmental science project tasking students with comparing offshore oil and wind power development.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Renewable & Alternative Energy, Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review