En-ROADS Assignment (short)
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Participating group members:
Working with the
En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator,
create a scenario that can
mitigate global warming to the internationally agreed target of
well
below 2°C, and
ideally 1.5°C by 2100.
For more details, visit:
climateinteractive.org/tools/guided-assignment-welcome/
Steps
1.
Open En-ROADS at
en-roads.climateinteractive.org/
.
If you are new to En-
ROADS,
review the
Guide to the En-ROADS Control Panel
and watch
the
introductory video to En-ROADS
.
2.
Develop a scenario.
Use En-ROADS to develop your vision of limiting global
warming to less than 2°C (3.6°F). Save your scenario link: Click on "Share Your
Scenario" in the upper right-hand corner of En-ROADS, then choose "Copy
Scenario Link."
3.
Answer the questions.
After developing your preferred scenario, write a concise
response to the questions below.
Questions
1.
Your Plan
: What are the top 3-5 most important policies in your strategy? (For
example, the most important sliders that you moved).
2.
Political Feasibility:
To implement your proposals, what actions and priorities
are needed over the next two years in businesses, civil society, government, and
the public?
3.
Winners/ Losers:
Who would be the biggest winners and losers globally in your
proposed future? Create a table with two columns for winners and losers.
4.
Surprises:
What surprised you about the behavior of the energy and climate
system as captured in En-ROADS? For example, what actions had a bigger or
smaller effect than you thought?
Developed by the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative and Climate Interactive. Last updated September 2021.
