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How Can We Respond to Climate Change?

Provided by: Rutgers Climate Institute |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This video discusses the actions that can be taken to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and some possible actions to adapt to the effects of climate change.
The video highlights the need for mitigation and adaptation in the state of New Jersey and around the world.

Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering

Authors: Rutgers Climate Institute

Region: New Jersey

Languages: English

Positives

This video provides students with ideas about how they can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through energy conservation.
It also identifies many nature-based and engineering solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Prerequisites

Students should have a basic understanding of the causes of climate change and should be familiar with terms such as climate change, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, mitigation, and adaptation.

Differentiation & Implementation

The video can be included in a choice board as an option for students to complete as an extension activity.
Students can use this interactive household energy resource along with this video to come up with daily actions that their families can take to reduce their individual emissions and ecological footprint on the environment.
This video can be used in conjunction with this course by Climate Science on adaptation and this other video about what's at stake in New Jersey.

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