It was our first virtual World Climate Simulation event! At the back of our minds, we kept wondering, what if some participants are unable to join because of a slow internet connection? What if some …
Climate Simulation: Role Playing Exercise that Feels Like the Real Thing
Guest post by Bob Aston, Project Officer at the Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN). He can be reached at baston@alin.net. The room was set up differently than it was before …
World Climate Simulation Grows in Popularity Worldwide
World Climate, our UN climate negotiation role-playing exercise, has reached over 50,000 people since we started keeping record in 2015! These participants have attended more than 1,100 events in at …
First World Climate Simulation in Bhutan Yields Commitments
By Sunil Sapkota, COPInMyCity Asia Officer On 24th of March 2018, I along with 70 other participants, celebrated WWF's Earth Hour Day with CliMates facilitating the first ever World Climate …
13 countries, one game – A call for Climate Action
By Carla Madueno Florian It was in November 2017 at the Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany when I first heard about the World Climate simulation. Amazed and convinced by the power of this …
Pakistan Hosts Competitive World Climate & World Energy Simulations
By Omer Akif Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world. It is the world's sixth most populated nation, however, a significant portion of its citizens remain …
Tips on how to Customize World Climate for Different Audiences
Laura Tucker, from Jefferson County, Washington, shares her tips of facilitating World Climate with middle schoolers and adults in 2017. I was asked by the local Unitarian Church to offer a …
New study released: Creating electricity with wood instead of coal worsens climate change
Displacing coal with wood for power generation will worsen climate change say MIT, UMass Lowell and Climate Interactive researchers New research challenges European Union policy …
Join the Creative Learning Exchange for World Climate @DynamiQueST
On March 16, the Creative Learning Exchange is hosting a World Climate Simulation at the DynamiQueST event at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Each year, DynamiQueST showcases the use of …
World Climate Prepares Climate Change Ambassadors at Strathmore, Kenya
By Olive Mumbo, Strathmore University student & SDSN Youth Campus Coordinator The World Climate Simulation Exercise November 10, 2017 - Through the conjoined efforts of the Strathmore …
Future Sustainability Leaders negotiate Climate Change in St. Gallen, Switzerland
By Kathrin Zirn, Reutlingen University On 9 October 2017, a World Climate workshop was held as part of a student-driven Responsible Leadership Seminar of Oikos International in St. Gallen, …
World Climate teaches Climate Negotiations to Economics Students at University of Pretoria
By Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Associate Professor, Department of Economics In October 2017, for a second consecutive year, postgraduate students of the module “Economics of Energy and the Environment” …