Even as different places adapt differently to floods and famine, heat and cold, we have to learn how to cool down our planet together. A resident paddles through a flooded street in Bohumin, Czech Republic, 17 September 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) This article was...
On the island of Java, climate change has disrupted the traditional weather cycles, leaving residents trying to figure out how to survive months without rain. Desi (27) carries Tiffany, her child while taking water from the only source of water by sucking it up and...
News Decoder’s EYES project pilots a new curriculum to inspire teachers and engage students in a deep dive into climate change in schools. A teacher discusses climate change with students. (Illustration by News Decoder) Secondary school students in Bahir Dar,...
Meeting a growing energy demand can go hand-in-hand with the green transition. This is what India could show the world. Workers carry a solar panel for installation at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited’s Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat, India,...
India’s position as a growing global economic leader, a leading producer of renewable energy and as a large consumer of energy puts it at the center of the debate on climate-friendly energy transition. Preety Sharma looks at how if India successfully manages the move towards greener energies, it will serve as a model for low and middle-income countries as they develop economically while striving to meet climate goals.
Exercise: Individually, or in groups, students put their research skills to the test. Use the following questions as a guide to finding out more about this topic.
What is energy transition? How does it relate to the UN SDGs? What energies should we transition to and what are the issues surrounding using each of these? What would a ‘model for low and middle-income countries’ look like?
Find examples of countries that have grown and managed energy transition well.
The fear of another Chernobyl makes nuclear energy bad for politics. But with Europe struggling to reduce carbon, is it good for the environment? The Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant in Cattenom, France, 8 September 2022. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) This...