Additional Resources and Alternative Perspectives

Interested to learn more about this week’s topic? We have selected some materials for you. These resources consist of introductory information, in-depth texts, case studies and challenging counter perspectives.

Introductions and Definitions

• Global warming solutions, explained, Christina Nunez, National Geographic (2019)
• Carbon Capture Explained: How It Happens, New York Times (2014)

Relevant Research

• Geoengineering May Be the Answer to Climate Change, Vice (2019)
• The entire world’s carbon emissions will finally be trackable in real time, David Roberts, Vox (2020)

 

Additional Contexts

• Youth in action on climate change: inspirations from around the world, United Nations Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change
• 5 tech innovations that could save us from climate change, Alex Gray
• Indigenous Knowledge offers innovative solutions to address climate change. UNESCO (2016)
• Local Knowledge, Global Goals, UNESCO-LINKS (2017)

Other Perspectives

• Renewables are cheap and effective. Now, let’s make them just and humane too, Ketan Joshi, The correspondent (2020)
• Why Carbon Capture Hasn’t Saved Us From Climate Change Yet, Maggie Koerth, FiveThirtyEight (2019)