Teaching Climate Change at the Community College
Resources for faculty who include the topic of climate change in their PCC classes
Basic introduction to climate change
This page provides selected sources to review the basics of climate change (both the science and the politics) for educators looking for some foundational grounding to provide context for their curriculum.
The very basics:
- What is climate change? A really simple guide (from BBC news)
- Climate Change: Basic Information (from the EPA)
- Climate Change (article in Gale Encyclopedia of Science)
More details about the proof for the scientific consensus:
Climate action at PCC
- PCC 2021 Climate Action Plan - video for faculty (7:33 minutes)
- PCC 2021 Climate Plan - video for students (6:42 minutes)
Selected recommended resources
- Climate ChangePCC Library's Climate Change research guide. Includes extensive resources on the different aspects of the climate crisis.
- Global Climate ChangeComprehensive, updated data and explanation on the science of climate change from NASA
- Zero Hour: There’s No Stopping Climate Change, But How Bad It Gets Is Still Up To UsThis frequently referenced Rolling Stones article from 2020 by Jeff Goodell is a great introduction to the current global political situation.
- Global Climate Agreements: Successes and FailuresFrom the Council on Foreign Relations, a summary of the international agreements and other global efforts to address the climate crisis. Updated frequently.
- The Question I Get Asked the MostClimate activist Bill McKibben's answer to the question 'What can I do?', focusing on the importance of social and political movements rather than individual action.