WORLD ENERGY ANSWER SHEET NAMES:_______________________________________________________________ Introduction You are gathered here today as leaders of the key sectors that influence the energy system and the greenhouse gas emissions that threaten our climate. In December, 2015, 190 countries reiterated a goal of limiting global warming to below 2 and asserted the ˚C desire to stay within 1.5 You represent the sectors that have the power to meet this ˚C. objective. At the same time, the commitments put forth by these nations failed to deliver the deep cuts in emissions needed to meet this goal. The UN therefore has brought together multinational corporations, government ministers with shared expertise, and leaders of citizens groups and NGOs to reach across political boundaries and work within their spheres of action and influence. Your role is to demonstrate to government leaders and heads of state that there is a feasible, actionable path to stay below 2 of warming and to give those leaders a ˚C roadmap for achieving it. Time is short. You are charged with providing world leaders with a plan they can support. Given that political will in their home countries for climate action is mixed, your plan should be compelling and give government leaders what they need to advocate for action without losing their political standing. You have the capacity to take substantive measures to move nations towards a carbon world. You have been brought here today to work both within and across your sectors and to negotiate the best possible outcome. You are well aware of what is at stake. We are beyond a time of half-measures and incremental change. The best available science shows that greenhouse gases emitted by human activity have already increased global temperature by 0.8 degrees Celsius and the risks of further climate change to our economy and to human welfare are serious. Avoiding the worst impacts is possible. You must balance the need for action with the realities of your own and your stakeholders’ needs. Good luck. REFERENCES World Energy: Climate and Energy Policy Negotiation Game Worksheet developed by Krista C. James, University of Wisconsin-Stout, for use with the World Energy Simulation.
WORLD ENERGY ANSWER SHEET NAMES:_______________________________________________________________ Introduction You are gathered here today as leaders of the key sectors that influence the energy system and the greenhouse gas emissions that threaten our climate. In December, 2015, 190 countries reiterated a goal of limiting global warming to below 2 ˚C and asserted the desire to stay within 1.5 ˚C. You represent the sectors that have the power to meet this objective. At the same time, the commitments put forth by these nations failed to deliver the deep cuts in emissions needed to meet this goal. The UN therefore has brought together multinational corporations, government ministers with shared expertise, and leaders of citizens groups and NGOs to reach across political boundaries and work within their spheres of action and influence. Your role is to demonstrate to government leaders and heads of state that there is a feasible, actionable path to stay below 2 ˚C of warming and to give those leaders a roadmap for achieving it. Time is short. You are charged with providing world leaders with a plan they can support. Given that political will in their home countries for climate action is mixed, your plan should be compelling and give government leaders what they need to advocate for action without losing their political standing. You have the capacity to take substantive measures to move nations towards a world. You have been brought here today to work both within and across your sectors and to negotiate the best possible outcome. You are well aware of what is at stake. We are beyond a time of half-measures and incremental change. The best available science shows that greenhouse gases emitted by human activity have already increased global temperature by 0.8 degrees Celsius and the risks of further climate change to our economy and to human welfare are serious. Avoiding the worst impacts is possible. You must balance the need for action with the realities of your own and your stakeholders’ needs. Good luck. REFERENCES World Energy: Climate and Energy Policy Negotiation Game Worksheet developed by Krista C. James, University of Wisconsin-Stout, for use with the World Energy Simulation. carbon