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Climate & Energy

Educators: Browse Teaching Resources on Climate & Energy

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What Is Climate Change?

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How Humans Cause Climate Change

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Who Releases the Most Greenhouse Gases?

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How Climate Change is a Collective Action Problem

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What Is Geoengineering?

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How Climate Change Affects Our Health

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How State and Local Governments Can Fight Climate Change

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How Renewables Can Boost a Country's Energy Security

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Videos

How the Paris Agreement Helps Stop Climate Change

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Timelines

History of Climate Action

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What are Critical Minerals?

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What Are Market-Based Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change?

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Protecting Global Food and Water Supplies in a Warming World

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How to Protect Against Extreme Weather

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Resource Collections

Energy Challenges in the Face of Climate Change

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How Target Setting Can Help Guide Climate Action

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How Energy Conservation Can Help Fight Climate Change

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Climate Change and the Coffee Industry

Resource Collections

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Energy Challenges in the Face of Climate Change

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Climate Policy: Opportunities and Obstacles

How the World Can Adapt to Climate Impacts

Understanding the Causes of Climate Change

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How to Mitigate Climate Change

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Climate Change: Introduction