Educator Guide
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Overview
An interactive visualisation tool to stimulate the debate on how to transit to netto zero carbon emissions in 2050.
Key Features
Visualization through virtual landscape
Insight into possible changes in different sectors (transport, buildings, industry, energy and agriculture)
Develop scenarios
Includes a guide for teachers on how to use the tool
Save and share your scenario
Benefits
Student engagement
Better understanding of the impact of certain changes
How these features can be used in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning
Let students explore the possible options and consequences they have.
Start a debate by comparing different scenarios.
Let the students answer questions such as: What elements change when changing the chosen slider? Why did you choose to change these measurements? Why is this slider important in the transition?
Getting Started
Create your scenario changing the sliders.
Watch the accompanied video for each sector first and for every slider the information slide.
Sliders go from niveau 1 (no policy) to 4 (highest ambition policy)
Analyse your results
Save your scenario
Considerations and potential concern of using the tool
Get familiar with the tool first.
Based off of the Paris Agreement in 2015 that set the goal to stay below a temperature rise of 2 celsius degrees in 2050 after which Belgium concluded they need to reduce carbon emissions with 80-95 percent.