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Carpooling

Provided by: Project Drawdown |Published on: December 16, 2022
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, ap-college

Synopsis

  • This article details how modestly increasing carpooling can significantly reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere by 2050, supporting other important climate solutions. 
  • Students will learn about the cost-saving and environmental benefits of increasing carpooling and get practice reading a brief scientific report. 
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Subjects: Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts
Authors: Project Drawdown, Daniel Kane, Ruth Metzel; Senior Fellows: Mamta Mehra, Eric Toensmeier, Ariani Wartenberg; Senior Director: Chad Frischmann
Region: Global
Languages: English

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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.