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Authors

Thamine Nayeem, Council on Foreign Relations

Grades

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Subjects

Science, Earth and Space Sciences

Resource Type

  • Videos, 2 minutes, 42 seconds, CC

Regional Focus

Global

Format

YouTube Video

Which Countries Are the Top 5 Carbon Emitters?

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Synopsis
  • This short video uses compelling images of climate change impacts to present the top five nations in 2018 contributing to global carbon emissions. 
  • The video lists a few reasons for each country's large contribution to annual carbon emissions. 
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • This video could be a great introduction to discussing the human causes of climate change.
  • The images are striking.

Additional Prerequisites

  • Students should be familiar with the concept of fossil fuel-driven economic growth. This course may be useful in introducing the topic.

Differentiation

  • Consider having students guess which countries are the top five emitters before watching the video.  Have them explain their thoughts and reasoning behind their predictions.
  • Have students generate a list of questions they are curious about as they watch the video (watching a few times through may be helpful). Then have students work in pairs to research and answer the questions.
  • Other resources related to this topic include Which Countries are Historically Responsible for Climate Change? and Energy Use Per Person.
Scientist Notes
This resource explores the top five carbon emitters in the world. It explains how population and economic growth are causing CO2 levels to further increase. This is insightful and recommended for teaching.
Standards

This resource addresses the listed standards. To fully meet standards, search for more related resources.

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    • ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
      • MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
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