Marxism and Carbon Markets
Marxism and Carbon Markets Reading A reading titled ‘Greening Capitalism? A Marxist Critique of Carbon Markets’ by Steffan Bohm, Maria Misoczky and Sandra Moog that discusses a Marxist assessment of carbon markets and their role in the evolution of global capitalism and climate change. The reading discusses four major marxist concepts: metabolic rift, capitalism and […]
Karl Marx and Climate Change
Karl Marx and Climate Change Video A short video titled ‘Marxist theory: Relevant to climate change today?’ by Graham Murdock, Loughborough University, that discusses the impact of capitalism on climate change. Murdock discusses Marx’s commentary on the breakdown of the relationship of humans with nature due the industrialization of agricultural practices. Students will learn the […]
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Our Workshops Live Workshop: CLIMATE CHANGE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: A WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS OF ALL DISCIPLINES Pre-workshop Survey: TROP ICSU and NCBS Workshop Activity 1: Review of Interdisciplinary Teaching Tools Activity 2: Review of Lesson Plan Activity 3: Lesson Plan Idea Submission Workshops: Total Countries: 11 Total Workshops: 26 Teachers Trained: 950 Teachers contributed lesson […]
Series of two E-Learning Courses on Introduction to Climate Change and Climate Science
Series of two E-Learning Courses on Introduction to Climate Change and Climate Science Online Course Following are two online courses in Climate Change and Climate Science by the National Resource Centre (NRC) on Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune as part of the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching […]
Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Bhutan
Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Bhutan Teaching Module A reading that discusses ecosystems, biomes, food chains, and food webs and how the balance of an ecosystem can be disrupted by climate change induced insect outbreak. This reading by Dr. Kaka Tshering and Chimi Tshering, Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER), Bhutan; and University […]
IUCN Fact Sheet of Species Extinction due to Climate Change (Bramble Cay Melomys)
IUCN Fact Sheet of Species Extinction due to Climate Change (Bramble Cay Melomys) Reading A fact sheet of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the existential status of the Bramble Cay melomys species. The Bramble Cay melomys is the first mammalian species thought to have gone extinct due to human-induced climate change. […]
Marxist Theories and Climate Change
Marxist Theories and Climate Change Overview Overview As an Undergraduate Economics or Social Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching social theoriesin Marxism. This lesson plan will allow you to introduce Marxism in social theory taught across Sociology, Political Science, Economics, and other disciplines. It includes teaching […]
The Locust Plague, Food Insecurity, and Climate Change
The Locust Plague, Food Insecurity, and Climate Change Overview As a High School or Undergraduate teacher in Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, or Agricultural Sciences, you can use this lesson plan to teach your students about the desert locust outbreaks of 2019-2020, how it may be causing food insecurity in some countries, and the link between […]
The Water Cycle in a Sustainable World
The Water Cycle in a Sustainable World Overview As a high school or introductory undergraduate Chemistry, Geography or Earth Sciences teacher, you can use this set of tools to teach about the water cycle- its components, the distribution of natural water resources on Earth and the impact of climate change on it. This lesson plan […]
Teaching Biodiversity through Climate-related Examples
Teaching Biodiversity through Climate-related Examples Overview As an undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching evolution and behavior, biodiversity, and ecology. This lesson plan helps students to learn about the current and past habitats of an animal (specifically, squirrels), and how changing habitats can affect […]