Ellie Johnston, Climate and Energy Lead for Climate Interactive, led the World Climate simulation in Nairobi to initiate our diffusion of the model-based role-play exercise in Africa, to lead up to …
Ten Strategies For Capturing Multiple Benefits in Climate Action Plans
Hundreds of cities, states, nations, and businesses made pledges in Paris to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These ten strategies could help make sure that the process of meeting climate goals …
We Failed in Flint. Here’s How to Avoid Making the Same Mistakes in Climate Policy.
The same four mistakes that led to tragedy in Flint are repeated in other cities and, dangerously, in the realm of global climate policy. To create a just and sustainable world we must learn to …
Multisolving – A Promising Strategy To Address Climate, Health, and Well-Being In Concert
In this new video, Beth Sawin introduces the concept of Multisolving, or the search for systemic solutions that protect the climate while also improving health, equality, and well-being. Recorded in …
60% of Emissions Reductions Pledged in Paris Were Inspired by Multisolving
The majority of the commitments to reduce emissions in Paris were motivated by multisolving, the search for climate solutions that produce immediate, local benefits. Climate strategists should take …
With Improved Pledges Every Five Years, Paris Agreement Could Limit Warming Below 2°C
By Andrew Jones, John Sterman, Ellie Johnston, and Lori Siegel The Paris Agreement represents significant progress. One major success is the commitment to review national pledges every five years, …
27 Numbers for the Paris Agreement
By Andrew Jones, Ellie Johnston, John Sterman, Elizabeth Sawin, Lori Siegel, Jennifer Haskell, and Phil Rice Countries that submitted climate mitigation pledges for the Paris Agreement: …
Beth Sawin on how City Efforts can Improve our Climate
Yesterday, Climate Interactive Co-Director Beth Sawin took some time away from the Paris COP meetings to join a panel on the San Francisco radio show Your Call discussing the roles cities can play in …
COP21: Inaction or momentum for change?
Cross-post from the University of Massachusetts Lowell Climate Change Initiative by Juliette Rooney-Varga, World Climate facilitator and researcher The Twenty First Conference of Parties (COP21) to …
Climate Interactive Broadcasts Tough Realities and High Aspirations Via Paris COP 21 Media
In Paris, Climate Interactive helped the media face difficult realities of climate and energy science and also build high hopes for progress. CI used our system dynamics models, C-ROADS and En-ROADS, …
FLOWERS from Paris
Multisolvers are in abundance during the UN climate conference, and our FLOWERS from Paris project aims to capture the vision, breadth, and potential of their work. Those of you who follow our work …
Playing World Climate: “We Had No Idea It Would Be Such an Emotional Experience”
By Noel Zamot, a facilitator of World Climate COP21, the UN Climate Conference is underway now in Paris. The entire world will watch as over these two weeks, world leaders negotiate …