We know there’s been a lot of bad news on climate change lately. But there is plenty of good news too, and we think it’s just as urgent that people hear the good that is happening around the globe. Recognizing the progress the world has made keeps us hopeful and avoids the feeling of helplessness […]
Spreading Grounded Hope for the Climate In the Middle East With Systems Thinking and Simulations
Our powerful new computer-simulation-based role-playing exercise has created a sense of possibility and empowerment for young future energy leaders in the Middle East. The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), Climate Interactive, and Masdar Institute hosted the interactive “Grounded Hope” workshop at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture in Abu Dhabi in March 2015. Going into the event […]
How to Save the Climate in Ten Minutes
Climate Interactive co-director Drew Jones presented results from the En-ROADS simulation to an audience at the Smithsonian Institution, at the National Museum of Natural History. Along with Bethany Patten of MIT Sloan School of Management, Drew had ten minutes to see if the audience’s ideas for addressing climate change were sufficient. See how they did in the video below: […]
Drew Jones to Simulate Climate Success at the Smithsonian
You’re Invited! On October 9th, 2014, Drew Jones will be joining the Smithsonian Institute for a plenary session a day-long symposium, Living in the Anthropocene: Prospects for Climate, Economics, Health, and Security. At 2pm, Drew will be giving a plenary interactive En-ROADS presentation around 2pm that will highlight climate successes to inspire grounded hope. The […]
C-ROADS in Science: Global Action At Rate of U.S. Progress Could Lead Toward Two Degrees
How might the new U.S. EPA pollution rules ripple out to affect global action that reduces future climate risk? We were happy when Eli Kintisch of Science asked Dr. Lori Siegel and me here at Climate Interactive to use C-ROADS to answer this question in their article, “A Bold Baby Step On Emissions.” The graphic in Science is […]