Climate Change Curriculum
Curriculum resources for faculty in different disciplines
Solutions
Climate educators agree that focusing on solutions is an effective and ethical strategy for teaching climate change. The 2021 PCC Climate Action Plan is one way to connect students to a broad range of solutions. That plan includes specific targets for action on energy reduction; renewable energy; fleet emissions reduction; sustainable transportation and travel; water reduction; waste diversion; resiliency; and education and outreach. See below for additional curriculum resources.
See also the Hope Vs. Doom page of the guide Teaching Climate Change in the Community College.
Solutions oriented resources
- COP Educator ToolkitPrepared by Climate Generation to align with the COP 26 convention
- Beyond Doom and Gloom: Climate SolutionsFrom AASHE - The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. "To support faculty in teaching students about how they can contribute to a clean energy future, we have developed a short video, powerpoint slides and optional short assignments that you can use in your courses. We’ve also created a webpage that describes opportunities for students to participate in creating climate solutions."
- Changemakers - the Shore Line Documentary Project"Interested in making the world a better place? View these inspiring short films from the Shore Line project about people from nine countries who are dealing with storms, flooding and polluting energy. Explore activities to develop your own changemaker potential."
- Climate Interactive En-ROADS guided assignmentUses the En-ROADS simulator to create a scenario that successfully addresses climate change while considering implications across the economy, environment, and society.
- Climate Solutions 101, from Project Drawdown"Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, Project Drawdown centers game-changing climate action based on its own rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise of several inspiring voices from around the world."
- "Dear _": Writing Our Way Beyond Doom and Gloom78 page online anthology collecting letters focused on conservation success stories. Organized by Elin Kelsey and the Rachel Carson Center.
Hope matters : why changing the way we think is critical to solving the environmental crisis by Call Number: Library ebook and Cascade and Southeast Libraries 363.738/746Publication Date: 2020"Timely, evidence-based, and persuasive, Hope Matters is an argument for the place of hope in our lives and a celebration of the turn toward solutions in the face of the environmental crisis." See especially chapter 4 "Stories Change" for heartening examples of the resilience of nature and the success of environmental actions around the world.
- 2021 PCC Climate Actiion PlanPCC's five-year roadmap towards climate justice on the path to carbon neutrality.
- Think ResilienceThink Resilience is an online course about responding to our sustainability crises by building community resilience. It consists of four hours of video lectures exploring the interrelated crises of the 21st century—from climate change to economics to social injustice—and how we as citizens, students, and community leaders can respond to them with local resilience-building actions. From the Post Carbon Institute
- Toolbox for Teaching Climate & Energy"NOAA Climate.gov and a community of educational and science partners have developed and organized supporting resources and programs for those who want to teach climate and energy science." Includes a toolbox of resources from teaching professionals and science partners.