| Producer | 1990 Institute |
| Overview | The clock is ticking. Earth’s average global temperature has been rising with twenty of the twenty-one hottest years occurring since 2002. Scientists believe that unless we take urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, our planet will reach a tipping point when we will be unable to reverse direction and will be headed toward an environment unsustainable for life on Planet Earth. As the two major emitters of greenhouse gasses, are Americans and Chinese the key to ensuring life on Planet Earth? And what can we do as individuals to reverse this trend and address climate change? See our video to find out. |
| Publish Date | November 18, 2022, |
| For 9-12 Teachers | A ready-to-go downloadable Lesson Guide with a vocabulary list, suggested critical thinking discussion questions and activities pertinent to the Climate Change conversation can be found here.Downloadable Lesson Guide in word doc format |
| Reference Materials | Read:
IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief, UN News Global perspective Human stories, August 9, 2021 Climate change report is ‘a code red for humanity,’ U.N. warns, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press, August 9, 2021 Next steps in US-China climate cooperation, Shiran Victoria Shen, Jean C. Oi, Yi Cui, and Liang Min, Opinion Contributors, April 26, 2022, The Hill Guest post: Why China is set to significantly overachieve its 2030 climate goals, Swithin Lui, May 19, 2022, Carbon Brief 5 things to know about the suspension of U.S.-China climate talks, analysis by Maxine Joselow, research by Vanessa Montalbano, The Washington Post, August 24, 2022 The overlooked elections this year with big climate stakes, Rebecca Leber, Vox, October 20, 2022 Searching for Hidden Meaning in Climate Jargon, The New York Times Climate Desk, October 31, 2021 Watch: U.S. and China go at it on Twitter over climate change, CBS News, August 17, 2022 Bill Gates National Book Festival 2021, Library of Congress, September 17, 2021 See what three degrees of global warming looks like, The Economist, October 30, 2021 Climate Change – Myth or Reality? Valuetainment, November 19, 2019 |
| Data Sources | Understanding our planet to benefit humankind, NASA Global Climate Change
Climate Change: Global Temperature, Rebecca Lindsey and Luann Dahlman, climate.gov, June 28, 2022 Climate Change: CO2 emissions (kt), The World Bank, 2021 Climate Change Indicators in the United States, EPA, August 1, 2022 September 2022 Global Climate Report, National Centers for Environmental Information, October 2022 Global warming: monthly temperature anomaly, Our World in Data, September 15, 2022 Global climate change – statistics & facts, Madhumitha Jaganmohan, Statista, June 21 , 2022 As the world heats up, the U.S. and China are two of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Asia Society Policy Institute 2C or 1.5C? How global climate targets are set and what they mean, Adam Taylor and Harry Stevens, The Washington Post, November 10, 2021 |
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Why are Chinese and Americans the Key to Life on Planet Earth?
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