Remembering Climate Change...A Message from the Year 2071

• This short work of science fiction, read by the author Kim Stanley Robinson, imagines a future where humanity has made international systemic changes to halt climate change.
• This future society of 2071 has reprioritized the economy, allowing people, companies, and governments to earn money by capturing carbon from the atmosphere or by keeping carbon from getting released.
• Robinson stresses the importance of interdisciplinary and global teamwork.

Positives

• A transcript of the video is available in 15 languages.
• The sources Robinson used are posted below the video.
• While Robinson does not veer away from the complexity and danger of the current climate situation, he ultimately has a hopeful message about climate change.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have a good understanding of climate change and carbon capture technologies.
• Kim Stanley Robinson has authored many books, including the dystopian climate novel Ministry for the Future.

Differentiation

• Robinson lists many solutions for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, which students could research and present to the class.
• Civics, government, and social studies classes could debate the feasibility of the international solution that Robinson presents.
• English classes could use this piece to inspire their own science fiction short stories about climate change.

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