We are inspired by the tireless efforts of our World Climate Ambassador, Florian Kapmeier, to ensure that World Climate becomes one of the tools for teaching climate change in high schools in Germany. At a side-event at COP 23 in Bonn, Florian presented the outcome of this collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the […]
The Value of US Climate Action
When President Trump rescinds policies that reduce greenhouse gases, he threatens more than just the climate. These policies also provide significant health and economic benefits. For example, a study by Columbia Law School elaborated the multiple benefits of former President Obama’s greenhouse gas emissions rules, such as the Clean Power Plan, a methane waste prevention […]
Find Climate Interactive at COP23
The Climate Interactive team is headed to Bonn for the COP23 UN climate talks. Present at the COP will be co-director Andrew Jones, MIT Professor John Sterman, Ellie Johnston, Travis Franck, and several of our World Climate Ambassadors, including Reutlingen Unviersity’s Florian Kapmeier, ITBA’s Eduardo Fracassi, and others. If you are attending, we would love […]
Climate Solutions Help Communities Even After Disaster Hits
From bicycles and buses that keep people and goods moving after a disaster to solar energy that keeps businesses running, investments that reduce greenhouse gas emissions are also providing disaster resilience around the world. After the devastation caused by the powerful earthquake that hit Mexico City in September, the city’s bus rapid transit lanes, bike-sharing […]
The ups and downs of a World Climate Simulation Event in Turkey
By: Barış Can Sever Climate Simulation Program (CSP), 22-26 September – Ankara In late September the World Climate Simulation Program (a model UNFCCC/COP), which has been regularly organized in various parts of the world, was conducted by the Change for Climate Project (C4C) under the leadership of Oğuz Tosun (the World Climate Ambassador of Turkey) with […]
New MIT Course Features World Climate
A new undergraduate course at MIT, one of the core courses for the newly created Environment & Sustainability minor, will feature the World Climate Simulation. The course, called People and the Planet, will prepare students to bring positive change in the world by helping them understand the policies and regulations behind new energy technologies and […]
Milestone: Forestry and Soil Carbon and the Agriculture and Land Policy Simulator
Climate Interactive, working with our partners at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Morocco, has completed the second major model release for our Climate Smart Agriculture in Africa project. Now titled the Agriculture and Land Policy Simulator (ALPS), it builds upon the versions introduced this spring and last fall. This system dynamics decision support tool helps policymakers see what […]
Hurricane Harvey and the Case for Multisolving
Extreme weather events are causing suffering around the world. Multisolving solutions that target both climate change and flood risk can help. Last week, we heard news of massive floods causing untold damage and killing and displacing thousands of people around the world, in the southern United States, South Asia, West Africa, and Yemen. These conditions […]
“You Fix the Climate” – Behind the New York Times Opinion Piece
The new interactive tool in the New York Times, “You Fix It: Can You Stay Within the World‘s Carbon Budget?” gives you the power to explore over 8,000 scenarios for addressing climate change. For many, experimenting with the opinion piece can be a challenging experience. We recommend that you watch this video or read this post on […]
World Climate Simulation with High School Students in Ghana
By Joshua Amponsem, WC Ambassador It was during our April World Climate Ambassadors call that I was motivated to organize a World Climate simulation (WC) for high school students in Ghana. To me, it is very essential that young people familiarize themselves with our changing climate and grow up with an ethical mindset to make […]