Climate TRACE: Explore Sectors

• This database shows global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by sector, beginning in 2015.

Positives

• The graphic design is clean and sharp.
• Navigating this resource is intuitive and easy.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students can view the data at the top as a pie chart or bar chart.
• There are ten sectors for students to explore. Each of the sectors has a dropdown list of subsectors. For each subsector, Climate Trace has included CO₂e emissions, definition, source(s), methodology, and data frequency.

Differentiation

• This data could be used as a hook at the beginning of a unit on climate change. You could have your students rank these ten sectors by climate impact. After students have made their guesses, they can explore the database to see who won the contest.
• Science or social studies classes could use this inventory as a place to begin research about a specific sector or subsector of global emissions. (e.g., forest fires, rice cultivation, cooking, solid waste disposal, etc.)
• Students can also check out the Climate Trace Emissions Inventory to explore a more robust database of global emissions, including data from each country.

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