Climate Change and Society

Climate Change and Society Video A video lecture that discusses how the social sciences have evolved to address issues of climate change by D. Parthasarathy. This video lecture is part 1 of a 2-part lecture series titled ‘Climate Change and Society: Culture, Politics, And Social Dynamics’ of a MOOC. This MOOC has been developed by […]

International Climate Change Policy

International Climate Change Policy Video A video lecture that discusses international climate change policy and governance by Navroz Dubash, Center for Policy Research. This video lecture is part 1 of a 2-part lecture series titled ‘Climate Change: Policy and Governance: Global Negotiations and Domestic Policy Making’ of a MOOC. This MOOC has been developed by […]

India’s Climate Change Policies

India’s Climate Change Policies Video A video lecture on India’s climate change policies and governance by Navroz Dubash, Center for Policy Research. This video lecture is part 2 of a 2-part lecture series titled ‘Climate Change: Policy and Governance: Global Negotiations and Domestic Policy Making’ of a MOOC. This MOOC has been developed by the […]

Climate Change in the Social Sciences Classroom

Climate Change in the Social Sciences Classroom Reading An article titled ‘Climate Change in the Social Studies Classroom: A “Why” and “How to” Guide Using the C3 Framework’ by Lori M Kumler and Bethany Vosburg-Bluem published in the journal Social Education of the National Council for the Social Studies. This reading uses the C3 framework […]

Marshall Islands could be wiped out by climate change – and their colonial history limits their ability to save themselves

‘We’re going under’: Do not let climate change consign us to history, pleads leader of island nation Palau

Has Humanity Pushed Earth into a New Geological Epoch: the “Anthropocene?”

Has Humanity Pushed Earth into a New Geological Epoch: the “Anthropocene?” Audio In this audio podcast from the Climate History Podcast, “Professor Dagomar Degroot interviews Professor John McNeill (Georgetown University) about the Anthropocene: the proposed geological epoch in which Earth’s environment is most profoundly shaped by humanity.” About Tool Tool Name Has Humanity Pushed Earth […]

Climate Change and Mountain Gorillas of Central Africa

Reading: Climate Change and Mountain Gorillas of Central Africa Reading A case study titled ‘Mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountains face new threats as their habitat changes’ from ‘Wildlife in a Changing Climate’. This case study describes threats to mountain gorillas that live in the Virunga Volcanoes Conservation Area of Central Africa due to climate-change […]

Mapping Range Shifts

Mapping Range Shifts Teaching Module A teaching module that demonstrates the effect of temperatures on species distributions. This module by Linton et al. enables students to analyze data for a chosen species, from Natural History Collections, for its range shift due to rising temperatures. It includes the following activities: Reading a meta analysis by Pecl […]

Build Planet Earth

Build Planet Earth Model/Simulation, Game A Model/Simulation/model/game to build your own version of planet Earth and learn about the Earth’s climate system and the factors that influence it by configuring various parameters and observing their effect on climate. Students will build their own Earth by customising various parameters such as the tilt of the Earth’s […]