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3 Rules for a Zero Carbon World

Provided by: TED |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

In this TED video, Nigel Topping, the UN's High-Level Climate Action Champion, outlines three key rules that will help the global economy achieve a zero-carbon future.
Students will learn that each industry will have to harness ambition loops, set exponential goals, and create shared action pathways to eliminate greenhouse emissions.

Subjects: Economics

Authors: Nigel Topping

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

Nigel Topping shares his pathway to becoming involved in climate action, which could inspire students to consider similar careers.
The video emphasizes the importance of telling positive stories about the future of our planet.

Additional Prerequisites

The video is best for advanced students as it is dense and uses business language.
Students should have a strong understanding of climate change.
Subtitles and transcripts are available in 12 languages; however, the transcript is not available in English.

Differentiation

Teachers could pause the video throughout to debrief and help students understand the language.
Economics, business, politics, and government classes could discuss the way that Nigel Topping sees systems as sets of repeating patterns.
Other resources on this topic include this video on using economic tools to achieve environmental goals and this timeline on the UN climate talks.

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