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 tool recommended by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) for climate awareness, I decided to run the World Climate simulation with a […]
Office for Climate Education is launched in France
By Laurent Richard, World Climate Ambassador and Director of Albedo Climat. French version here. On March 16th, the Office for Climate Education, OCE was officially launched in France with the main objectives of training and providing climate education resources to teachers of students aged 9-15 years. Climate Interactive tools are part of this effort. The organisation will […]
L’Office for Climate Education a été lancé en France
By Laurent Richard, World Climate Ambassador and Director of Albedo Climat. English version here Le 16 mars dernier, l’Office pour l’éducation au climat (Office for Climate Education, OCE) a officiellement été créé en France. Son principal objet est de former et de fournir des ressources pédagogiques aux enseignants des élèves âgés de 9 à 15 ans. […]
Top 11 Reasons for Climate Hope
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 […]
Analysis: US Cities and States Take Action to Meet Paris Climate Goals
In the wake of President Trump’s announcement that he will withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement, hundreds of cities, states, tribes, counties, and universities have committed themselves to reducing CO2 emissions in line with the Paris Agreement’s goals to limit climate change. Overall, more than half of the US population lives in an area that has […]
Half the US Population Lives in Cities or States That Are Working Towards the Paris Agreement Climate Goals
We estimate that approximately 53% of residents in the US live either in a state that has adopted goals in line with Paris Climate Agreement or in a city that has. Together these cities and states generate about 40% of US CO2 emissions. On June 1st President Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. The days since […]
Response to White House Talking Points on Paris Agreement
From Dr. John Sterman, MIT/Climate Interactive and Andrew Jones, Climate Interactive, White House talking points on the decision to leave the Paris Agreement state: According to researchers at MIT, if all member nations met their obligations, the impact on the climate would be negligible. The impacts have been estimated to be likely to reduce global […]
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 […]
Trump & the Paris Agreement: Climate Interactive in the News
Media outlets are speculating on what might become of US climate policies in the face of Trump and have called on us to run the numbers on different scenarios. The latest burst of stories has surrounded news that senior Trump officials are going to hold a meeting to settle the administration’s position on the Paris Agreement. There appears […]
Climate Scoreboard Update: National Plans Lead to 3.3°C
Updated Result for National Plans Scenario We have updated the Climate Scoreboard to reflect the impact of the latest plans countries have communicated to the United Nations to address climate change. This update includes the long-term strategies (or mid-century strategies) that countries have started to submit, which indicate the emissions pathway countries aspire to follow out […]