Unit 5 Resources for Climate Action
Recommended for Course Participants
For a quick overview of this unit’s materials about climate action, watch 21 ½ minutes of this video:
Why is the Earth Warming and What Can We Do about it? The Causes and “Solutions”
Start at 18’00” and stop at 39’30”. Wilmette Institute Climate Conversations with Christine Muller, part 3, May 12, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbA3Q9n0M3o
Six Difficult Issues
This internal course reading briefly discusses biofuels, nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, the legal measures cap and trade versus carbon tax, hydraulic fracturing, and geoengineering. (pdf) 10 pages
En-Roads by Climate Interactive
En ROADS is a global climate simulator that allows users to explore the impact that dozens of policies—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—have on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise. https://www.climateinteractive.org/en-roads/
Resource Library
There are numerous resources in this course. Consider them as a library available to you at any time without obligation to look into any book. The Unit 5 Library contains two “book shelves” – two topics as pdf files:
A. Resources for Climate Mitigation
B. Resources for Adaptation to Climate Change
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last up-date 10 September 2025