Dots closest to the centre represent the climate changes’s most connected concept
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Climate change
concept association
tool
For curriculum developers and other communicators to explore the diverse range of concepts associated with climate change and the links between them
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1
Capacity building
Carbon budget
Carbon capture storage (CCS)
Carbon cycle
Carbon dioxide removal/ sequestration
Carbon footprint
Carbon market
Carbon neutral
Carbon offsetting
Carbon sinks
Carbon trading
Cascading effects
Causes
CH4/ methane emissions
Changing futures
Circular economy
Climate
Climate change
Climate change committee (CCC)
Climate crisis/ emergency
Climate eco anxiety/ fear
Climate engineering/ geoengineering
Climate justice
Climate literacy
Climate sensitivity
Climate stories
Climate stripes/ visualisation
Climate zone shift
Climate/ radiative forcing
Clouds
Co-benefits
CO2/ carbon dioxide emissions
Cognitive biases
Communication
Community
Compound events
Conference of the Parties (COP)
Confidence/ uncertainty
Conflict
Consumerism
Cooperation/ collaboration
Coral bleaching
Cryosphere
Climate change
Climate change constellation
A tool for curriculum developers and teachers
Purpose
This climate change tool was primarily developed for those involved in curriculum development, to help them explore which aspects of climate change are well covered by their proposed curriculum, where there are gaps and where there is duplication. However, it should be of use to anyone wishing to make sure that they cover the broad range of concepts associated with climate change in whatever they are doing, particularly in climate change communications.
If you have any suggestions, particularly about missing concepts or links, please contact education@rmets.org
This climate change tool was primarily developed for those involved in curriculum development, to help them explore which aspects of climate change are well covered by their proposed curriculum, where there are gaps and where there is duplication. However, it should be of use to anyone wishing to make sure that they cover the broad range of concepts associated with climate change in whatever they are doing, particularly in climate change communications.
If you have any suggestions, particularly about missing concepts or links, please contact education@rmets.org
Colour key
White represents climate change, the core concept in this resource
The five other colours represent topics that are connected to climate change.
Warmer
colours nearer the centre of the climate change constellation are more well
connected.
Cooler colours towards the outside are less well connected.
Literacy statement
The Royal Meteorological Society believes that every student should leave school with the basic climate literacy that would enable them to engage with the messages put forward by the media or politicians or to make informed decisions about their own opportunities and responsibilities when it comes to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and also to equip them with the knowledge and skills required for the green jobs of the future.
VERSION 1
The Royal Meteorological Society believes that every student should leave school with the basic climate literacy that would enable them to engage with the messages put forward by the media or politicians or to make informed decisions about their own opportunities and responsibilities when it comes to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and also to equip them with the knowledge and skills required for the green jobs of the future.
VERSION 1