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Estimating the impact of exceptional climate change education on individual
lifetime carbon emissions
Eugene Cordero, Diana Centeno, Elizabeth Walsh1
and Anne Marie Todd2
1Department of Meteorology and Climate Science2Department of Communication Studies
San José State University, California
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Clean Technology
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TeslaSolar CitySpaceX
Elon Musk
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1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
“Education is an essential element for mounting an adequate global response
to climate change”
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Climate Science
Teaching
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Question
Can we quantify the potential role of education as a mitigation tool?
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Education§ 500 students took Global Climate Change
between 2007-2011“Exceptional” education experience
§ One year sequence (6 units in fall, 3 units in spring)§ Integrative format blending science and social action§ Focus on how climate change impacts individual
students both personally and professionally § Culminating experience includes community project
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Survey
§ 20-item questionnaire
§ Two categories of questionsA: Course engagement and climate literacy
B: Behavior change attributed to class
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Results (Category A Questions)§ 96% of alumni would recommend the class to their
friends§ 80% strongly agree or agree that they have
personally experienced the effects of climate change
§ 66% think that individual actions can make a difference in reducing climate change
§ 74% think that humans can reduce climate change if we change our behavior
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Category B Questions§ As a result of my participation in this course, I have
§ Made the following changes to my transportation methods (e.g., purchase hybrid or electric vehicle, carpool, ride a bike, etc.)
§ Made the following actions to reduce energy consumption at home (e.g., purchased energy efficient appliances, installed solar panels, purchased renewable energy, etc.)
§ Made food choices to reduce carbon emissions (e.g., reduced red meat consumption)
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/calculator
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Results§ 85% of alumni reported some change in behavior as a
result of the educational experience.
§ The average total reduction/alumni is 3.9 tons of CO2/yr.
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Control Group
Consider average Californian over 5 year time frame
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California Air Resources Board, 2015
-1.2%/year
~ -0.68 tons/year
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Results
168 Class:Reduction of 3.9 tons of CO2/year
California:Reduction of 0.68 tons of CO2/year
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Climate Change Mitigation(U.S. Stabilization Wedges)
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Can ‘exceptional’ education produce a U.S. Stabilization wedge?
§ If 5.6 million U.S. students receive quality climate education (extrapolating from our results)
1 US stabilization wedge - double fuel economy of US fleet (54 mpg)1 US stabilization wedge - 6x increase in renewable energy (30% total)
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Laczniak and Palan (2004) report that children average a purchase-influence attempt every two minutes when shopping with their parents.
Why Children
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Team 718
Educational MediaGreen Ninja
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A middle school science curriculum that reduces teacher prep time and maximizes the number of proficient science students.
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Fitbit for
Environmental Education
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Data Aquisition
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Student Environmental Index
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Summary• Our analysis suggests that education can
potentially be as effective as other proven mitigation measures…– Provided the education is well designed!
• We are currently developing ‘exceptional’ education curriculum for middle schools.– Monitoring student achievement and behavior
• These results are preliminary – critiques and questions are encouraged and appreciated!
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Thank You!Eugene CorderoDept. Meteorology and Climate [email protected]
Green Ninja: www.greenninja.org