Provided by: Citizens' Climate Education |Published on: April 27, 2021
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12
Synopsis
This article and Excel dataset explain the carbon fee schedule, expected change in net carbon emissions, carbon fee revenue by year, and carbon dividends that can be expected with the passage of the proposed Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.
The article provides excellent ideas for how to use the dataset.
Students can use the "Scratchpad" page of the dataset to make their own charts and tables.
Additional Prerequisites
This dataset is a Microsoft Excel file. It can only be used with Microsoft Excel or other programs that are compatible with Microsoft Excel files.
Teachers should explain the proposed Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.
Differentiation
Statistics students could graph and analyze the dataset and create questions related to the data.
Civics and economics students could analyze the dataset and record observations to discuss with a small group.
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Citizens' Climate Education
Citizens' Climate Education (CCE) is a nonpartisan grassroots advocacy organization that empowers individuals to educate key stakeholders, policymakers, and the general public about effective solutions to climate change. By training and mobilizing a powerful coalition of climate advocates, CCE builds political will for long-lasting climate solutions.
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