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How Cities Are Detoxing Transportation

Provided by: TED |Published on: June 1, 2022

Videos Grades 9-12

Synopsis

In this TED Talk, Monica Araya, an electrification advocate, describes how cities can take the lead in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by electrifying their transportation systems, citing examples worldwide.
She describes multiple initiatives around the world that are transforming cities through shifting to emissions-free options for transportation.
Monica mentions Amsterdam, Paris, and cities in the United Kingdom, California, Colombia, and China.

Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Civics

Authors: Monica Araya

Region: Asia, Europe, North America, South and Central America, USA - West, United States, Global, California

Languages: English

Positives

The speaker highlights many benefits of reducing emissions beyond just the climate impacts.
The speaker explains how reducing emissions in cities is also an issue of environmental justice.

Additional Prerequisites

Teachers may want to print the transcript ahead of time so students can read it as they watch the video.
Teachers may want to review the link provided in the "learn more" section, or the resources provided in Monica Araya's resource list to share with students.

Differentiation

Students could use the ideas in this video to create a proposal for how their city could better incorporate emissions-free transportation.

This resource could be paired with this video about other solutions to reduce traffic in cities, or this activity that guides students through creating their own transportation audit and action plan.

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