MIT Climate Primer: Solutions

• This interactive resource discusses solutions to the risks of climate change including cutting emissions, removing carbon, adaptation, and geoengineering. 
• Students will learn about nature-based solutions, modern technologies, and potential future technological advancements that can help mitigate the climate crisis. 

Positives

• It is encouraging for students to learn about the answers that already exist and upcoming innovations in green technology. 
• It is engaging, interactive, and applicable to a diversity of learning styles due to the variety of media presented. 
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be at a high school reading level and have a baseline ability to interpret and analyze data. 
• For the most complete context, students should first visit the previous three pages on climate science, climate change, and risks.  
  

Differentiation

• Students can create a level-appropriate design for a climate solution of their choice. 
• At the end of the page, there is an option to "go deeper," which includes a nine-question quiz, Q & A, and links to more MIT Climate resources. 
• This resource can be taught in tandem with MIT Climate Primer: Risks. 
• The figures and charts are all downloadable and there is a PDF version of the entire webpage. 
• The read-along feature provides highlighted text as the audio file plays, which may be helpful for some learners. 
• Other resources on this topic include How Empowering Women and Girls Can Help Stop Global Warming, Big Climate Problems Require Even Bigger Global Solutions, and En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator.