World climate simulation

The IPCC experts attribute unequivocal human influence to the observed climate change. The global temperature has increased by approximately 1.1 degrees celsius compared to the preindustrial era, with negative impacts on worldwide populations and ecosystems.

A world climate simulation is an in-person role-playing excercice of the UN climate change negotiations. The simulation aims to rise awarness among students about the issue of climate change by having them take on roles of responsability, allowing them to become active participants during the mock UN summit. Participants work in groups, with each group representing a specific nation, negociating bloc or an interest group. To achieve the objective of staying below 2 degrees celsius of warming above the preindustrial levels, participants must discuss strategies, negociate, make decisions and collaborate to propose greenhouse gaz emissions reductions, land use changes and climate finance pledges. They can predict the impact of their proposals on the global temperature by using a computer simulation of the dynamics of the climate C-ROADS.

The project unfolds in three parts :

• Understanding climate change : students engage in activities about the reality of climate change and its origins.
• Negociating at the international level : preparing for negociation and participating in a negociation simulation.
• Taking action locally and globally for the climate : discovering projects to take action for the climate.