Climate Interactive has released a new update to our C-ROADS World Climate Simulator. Version 1.2.2 includes several new features and updates: The historical data used in the model for has …
Want to tackle climate change but don’t know where to start? There’s a game for that
Originally posted on the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative website on January 21, 2020 by Dr. Juliette N. Rooney-Varga, re-posted with permission. A new study published in Simulation and …
Cheddar TV interview features Axios energy reporter Amy Harder discussing En-Roads
Axios energy reporter Amy Harder wrote about our new Climate Change Solutions Simulation, En-ROADS, and appeared on Cheddar to discuss the model. Described by Amy as a "Choose Your Own Adventure" …
Gaming carbon dioxide removal with young climate leaders
Blog post by Bindu Bhandari, Climate Interactive, and Viktor Jósa, CliMates Original post found here What does it really take to stay well below 2°C global temperature rise as agreed in the …
The Global Climate Movement is Growing at a Faster and Faster Rate
After last week's global climate strike we took a look back at the data on the size and scale of previous climate rallies, protests, and marches. The results show a movement that is not only growing, …
What role can afforestation play in addressing climate change?
Note the authors of the paper discussed below have issued an erratum retracting some of their claims that we had pointed out initially. Additionally, En-ROADS has been updated since this post and so …
Negotiating for the Future at SimPlanet
On the last day of MIT Orientation Week, I found myself in a room with about 50 other new MIT students participating in an interactive climate policy game called “SimPlanet.” Over the course of four …
An Unlikely Story of Equitable Solutions in an Unequal City
Cities are making a comeback in the United States. After half a century of disinvestment and suburban white flight, city-center living is “in” again. Across the country urban revitalization follows a …
VICE News Tonight features Climate Interactive and MIT’s John Sterman
VICE News Tonight ran a piece on HBO which featured MIT Sloan Professor John Sterman leading the World Climate roleplay game for executive MBA students. Two of our simulation …
Climate Interactive: Show, don’t tell
Blog post by: Sara Wanous of the Citizen's Climate Lobby. Read the original post here. Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby hosts an online meeting featuring a guest speaker to educate listeners on …
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 …
Include Co-Benefits As Well As Costs When Formulating Climate Policies
Climate change has entered the forefront of national dialogue. In government, in organizations, and across sectors, people are talking about climate change. Systems thinking suggests that …