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Game: Stabilization Wedges Game - Carbon Mitigation Initiative

Ginny Brown
Initial Publication Date: April 29, 2016

Summary

SUMMARY

The Stabilization Wedges Game is a team-based exercise that teaches players about the scale of the greenhouse gas problem, plus technologies that already exist to dramatically reduce our carbon emissions and get us off the path toward dramatic and damaging climate change.

Stabilization Wedges Slides & Graphics

To help spread the concept of Stabilization Wedges as widely as possible, CMI has developed graphics and powerpoint slides appropriate for adult and high school audiences. If you need additional resources, please contact Roberta Hotinski

(Please note that the original "wedges" article published in 2004 showed seven (7) wedges in the stabilization triangle, but that, as emissions have continued to increase, the number of wedges needed to stabilize emissions has been raised to eight (8) in newer publications and graphics.)

Slides and Documents

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Learning Goals

To demonstrate a simple framework for understanding both the carbon emissions cuts needed to avoid dramatic climate change and the tools already available to do so.

Context for Use

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Description and Teaching Materials

If you use the Stabilization Wedges game, we would like to hear about your experience and would appreciate receiving materials you've developed and would like to share with the community.

Please e-mail us, and we will post the materials.

Teaching Notes and Tips

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Assessment

Assessment is at the discretion of the educator and how this game is applied.

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