TROP ICSU : Climate Change Education Across the Curricula Across the Globe
Climate Change Education Across the Curricula
CAIT Climate Data Explorer by World Resources Institute (WRI) showcases the world’s top greenhouse gas-emitting countries with the latest global data available till the year 2013. This interactive chart can be used to explore it by country and by economic sector, showing how the top emitters have changed in recent years.
| Tool Name | World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| Discipline | Environmental Sciences |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Greenhouse gas emissions |
| Climate Topic | Climate variability record, The Greenhouse Effect |
| Type of Tool | Data Visualization |
| Grade Level | High school, Undergraduate |
| Location | Global |
| Language | English |
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| Developed by | Graphic by Johannes Friedrich based on work by Duncan Clark, Kiln, Mike Bostock and Jason Davies, Jamie Cotta. Data by the World Resources Institute (WRI) |
| Hosted at | CAIT Climate Data Explorer |
| Link | https://www.wri.org/blog/2017/04/interactive-chart-explains-worlds-top-10-emitters-and-how-theyve-changed |
| Access | Online |
| Computer Skills | Basic |
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A reading that explains the phase diagrams of water on Earth, Mars, and Venus and discusses the water vapor feedback mechanism in the atmospheres of these planets that influences the greenhouse effect.
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A video lecture that gives an overview of how vegetation responds to climate change in terms of phenotypic plasticity, range shifts, phenology, and population changes.
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A reading that discusses the effects of elevated CO2 levels on the photosynthetic efficiency of field-grown plants.
A video micro-lecture that describes the phase diagrams of water on Earth, Mars, and Venus. It also describes the water vapor feedback mechanism in the atmospheres of these planets that influences the greenhouse effect.
A video that introduces permafrost and its distribution on Earth. The video also describes the changing nature of permafrost across several regions due to higher surface temperatures and the possible impact of permafrost thawing on Earth’s climate.
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A feature story on a comprehensive report by the World Bank that describes the threat of climate change to poor people and the ways to offset it through adaptation and mitigation strategies.
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