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 […]
“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 Spreads in South Korea Thanks to One Man
We welcome our newly appointed World Climate Ambassador, Dr. Chang Kwon (Benjamin) Chung who is also the President of the System Leadership Institute in Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Chung has worked effortlessly to integrate the World Climate Simulation into the teaching of environmental studies in K-12 education and reach out to Korean government agencies. Since 2014, he […]
Insights from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Simulator
A new tool created for Climate Interactive’s Climate-Smart Agriculture project has shown some of the ways agriculture will have to transform in the face of climate change. We have found that agriculture can be a part of the solution for development as well as for climate mitigation and adaptation – as long as agricultural policies follow certain principles. Countries will […]
Big Updates to Our Climate Simulator
Climate Interactive has released a huge new update to C-ROADS World Climate, our climate change policy simulator. Version 1.1 now includes 3 times as many graphs and 3 times as many languages as the previous version. Updated with new data and the ability to connect with audiences in their language of choice, we’re proud to release this free tool […]
This Mobile App Lets You Change the Fate of the Climate
How deep does the world need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to stabilize the Earth’s temperature? Have you ever wanted to see what level of global climate action is required to stay below 2°C of warming? Do you want to hold the fate of the world’s climate in the palm of your hand? Our Climate Pathways iOS […]
Public Radio Highlights the Power of Climate Simulations
Earlier this week, NPR’s Heather Goldstone interviewed Climate Interactive partner and MIT Sloan professor John Sterman. The interview discusses Climate Interactive’s World Climate Simulation, a role playing group exercise of the UN climate negotiations that has served as an educational tool for students and CEOs alike. The game was recently updated to reflect President Trump’s […]
Analysis: U.S. Role in the Paris Agreement
By Ellie Johnston, Andrew Jones, Lori Siegel, and John Sterman President Trump is about to decide whether to withdraw from the historic Paris climate agreement or even take the US out of the UN climate negotiation process (UNFCCC). The implications of this decision will be momentous for the US and for the world. To explore […]
A World Climate Simulation in Pictures
Our recently appointed World Climate Ambassador, Dr. Diana Pritchard, facilitated an exceptional World Climate Simulation involving participants from three generations and from diverse cultural settings that are studying, living and working in Bedfordshire, UK. Each delegation included at least one student, one academic and one representative of a community organisation. Everyone, irrespective of academic level […]
What Slashing Climate Rules Means For the U.S. Pledge to Paris
President Trump has issued an executive order to begin repealing the Clean Power Plan and other Obama-era climate policies. So what are the impacts on the U.S. pledge to the Paris climate agreement? See the story in the New York Times for more. The New York Times used our data and analysis to show the enormous effect in the […]