1. Listen to the episode “Is Your Carbon Footprint BSLinks to an external site.” by the podcast “How To Save a Planet.” You can listen for free on your computer or download it to your phone and listen while you take a walk or do the dishes. I’ve linked to one place you can find it but if you already have a podcast app, you can find it there too. The transcript is on the website I linked to – just scroll down. I am embedding it below as well.
2. Which of the following statements do you agree with more? Give a full explanation of why and support your opinion with evidence.
1. “climate change is a huge, systemic problem, and the only way to fix it is with big, systemic solutions.”
2. “I know that we’re not gonna recycle and bike and beyond burger our way out of climate change, but I do have a slightly more optimistic view that individual consumer choices can make a difference.”
3. State the system you want to work on for your final project. This part is a preliminary dive into that system. Consider this your preliminary research into the topic. For this part of your project, you are going to do research on the state of this system as it is now. How does it work? How much does it contribute to climate change? Explain how your system works.