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the Council on Foreign Relations

Climate & Energy

See also: Learning Resources on Climate & Energy

High School

A general view shows solar panels to produce renewable energy at the photovoltaic park in Les Mees, in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Lesson Plans

Renewable Energy and Batteries Lesson Plan

The Eiffel Tower Displays Messages As Part Of 21st Session Of Conference On Climate Change COP21 In Paris which features the visual display by Yann Toma called HUMAN ENERGY.

Lesson Plans

International Climate Agreements Lesson Plan

Greta Thunberg And Arnold Schwarzenegger Speak At R20 Austrian World Summit

Lesson Plans

Market-Based Climate Solutions Lesson Plan

Greenhouse Gas Emissions In The U.S.

Lesson Plans

Climate Change Responsibility Debate Lesson Plan

BRAZIL-HEALTH-VIRUS-DENGUE-FUMIGATION

Lesson Plans

Climate Change and Infectious Diseases Lesson Plan

Bernardo Rivas picks ripe coffee beans at the Doka Coffee plantation in San Isidro de Alajuela

Lesson Plans

Addressing the Costs of Climate Change Lesson Plan

Higher Education

Organised media tour to Dunhuang Photovoltaic Industrial Park

Activities

Navigating the Green Transition

COP29 UNFCCC Climate Conference In Baku

Activities

Combating Climate Change: Climate Simulator Activity

A worker is silhouetted against the setting sun while installing an overhead electric cable pole on the banks of river Ganges in Allahabad

Activities

Solar Geoengineering Mini Simulation Activity

Pollution from petrochemical plant on Teeside, UK.

Activities

Create a Mitigation Awareness Video

A book cover showing the American flag on the top and the Saudi Arabian flag on the bottom. The text reads, "Thicker Than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia".

Book Guides

Thicker Than Oil

A book cover with a photograph of someone covering their mouth in a horrified manner next to a river. The photo has a dark, blueish filter over it. The text reads, "The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future".

Book Guides

The River Runs Black

Resource Collections for your Students

High voltage towers at sunset background. Power lines against the sky

Energy Challenges in the Face of Climate Change

a low emission zone road sign

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