A video that presents a realistic and engaging visualization of the total carbon emissions and rate of carbon emissions in New York City.
Students will learn about the carbon footprint of New York City, based on data from 2010. They will also be introduced to an exploratory visual technique of representing numerical data for the general public.
Use this tool to help your students find answers to:
- Compare New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions for 2014 with the greenhouse gas emissions for 2005 (Reference: Inventory of New York City Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2014; https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/sustainability/downloads/pdf/publications/NYC_GHG_Inventory_2014.pdf).
- Design a visualization to represent the contribution of buildings in NYC to the total greenhouse gas emissions of the city for the year 2014 (Reference: Inventory of New York City Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2014; https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/sustainability/downloads/pdf/publications/NYC_GHG_Inventory_2014.pdf).
Tool Name | Real World Visuals (CO2 NYC Greenhouse) |
Discipline | Environmental Sciences |
Topic(s) in | Carbon Emission |
Climate | Climate and Atmosphere,Climate and the Anthroposphere |
Type of | Video |
Grade | High School, Undergraduate, Citizen Science |
Region | North America |
USA | |
New York City | |
Language | English |
Translation | |
Developed by | A Carbon Visuals Project, Real World Visuals |
Hosted at | Real World Visuals |
Link | http://www.realworldvisuals.com/cv-projects/new-yorks-carbon-emissions |
Availability | Online |
Computer Skills | Basic |