For Immediate Release: Paris Agreement Pledges Must Be Strengthened in Next Few Years to Limit Warming to 2°C Nations need to significantly strengthen the Paris pledges for emissions reductions between now and 2030 in order to limit projected warming below 2°C (3.6°F), according to new analysis released from Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan. More than […]
Nairobi Training on the World Climate Exercise
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 2016 UN climate change negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco. Here is her report. Last year we set an ambitious goal for ourselves to reach 10,000 […]
Two Interactive Graphics to Illuminate the UN Climate Report’s Latest Findings
After much anticipation, the U.N. recently released its Fifth Assessment Report on climate change, leaving us with more certainty than ever that we need to do more to address the effects of climate change In case you don’t have the time to read over the entire 900-page document we recommend a few visual aids that can […]
Climate Interactive Showcases Drought and Displacement Simulation before UN
As global warming advances, much of the planet’s most vulnerable population is already seeing its livelihood affected. In some cases, the effect is so strong that people must uproot their lives entirely and join the growing ranks of the world’s environmental refugees. It was in this context that Climate Interactive showcased some of our latest […]
World Climate Leaves MIT Students with Important Insights
For years, Climate Interactive’s World Climate exercise has been used in classrooms and conferences around the world to help students and professionals better understand the challenges facing international climate change negotiations. Our friends at MIT have documented a recent exercise that beautifully captures the experience: Led in this instance by MIT professor and Climate Interactive […]
Gas Alone Not a Bridge to Two Degrees
Think Progress blogger Joe Romm takes Climate Interactive‘s analysis on the lifetime of fossil fuel infrastructure to build the case that natural gas is not a bridge to a carbon free future. His post announces the premier of Gasland 2 this evening in the U.S., a documentary on the harmful effects of natural gas. Here’s an […]
19 Climate Games that Could Change the Future
The prevalence of games in our culture provides an opportunity to increase the understanding of our global challenges. In 2008 the Pew Research Center estimated that over half of American adults played video games and 80% of young Americans play video games. The vast majority of these games serve purely to entertain. There are a […]