ESTB04: Addressing the Climate Crisis

Part 1: Learn about climate impact

• Review Drawdown Labs’ “Climate Solutions at Work” guide. Select one of the eight areas of climate impact for organizations, and research how your school/workplace/community building relates to or engages with that area.
• Summarize your research in 500 words with at least 5 references (both peer reviewed and grey literature and are acceptable).

Part 2: Make recommendation(s) for advancing climate solutions

• Summarize your recommendation(s) in 500 words. Be sure to link your recommendations back to what you learned in part one about the area of impact that you researched
• Add at least 2 new references in addition the references from part one (both peer reviewed and grey literature and are acceptable).
• Create an infographic explaining the key ideas from your research and your recommendations.

*Please see your Climate Action Assignment instructions for full details

For your assignment, you have been tasked with building your understanding of how to take climate action by researching and proposing climate action at U of T, your workplace, OR a community building (e.g. recreation centre, faith building). 

How might you begin looking for climate information and activities in these contexts? What sources of information might you consider?

• Jamboard activity: sources of information on climate action/engagement (5 min)