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The menu of possible climate solutions can feel overwhelming.
The urgency to act on climate is real, but leaders face an astounding number of potential options. In order to avoid irreversible harm to our prosperity, society, and health, the world must meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global warming to no more than 1.5-2.0°C from pre-industrial times. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says this requires greenhouse gas emissions be nearly cut in half by 2030 from 2010 levels and reach "net zero" by midcentury.
Because research shows that showing people research doesn't work...
One-way communication, where leaders are inundated with facts from an expert, won’t necessarily change behaviors, and traditional slideshow presentations take a linear approach to conveying information in a world that is anything but straightforward. In contrast, interactive simulation gives leaders the opportunity to learn for themselves about complex systems in a hands-on way.
...and there’s a reason pilots fly in simulators first.
Pilots log long hours in a safe environment before they take to the skies with precious cargo. In that same vein, the MIT Climate Pathways Project helps leaders is government, business, and civil society simulate climate policy before taking it to the boardroom or bill signing.
It’s a chance to try things out in a simulated world before making the big decisions that impact us all.
The best available science, in a fraction of a second.
Co-developed between Climate Interactive and the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, these two global climate solution simulators use the best available science. Both are free, fast, easy-to-use, and available in multiple languages. They are tested against and calibrated to historic data and other models, and their structure, equations and assumptions are all published for you to explore. You can even challenge and change the key assumptions. Both simulators are updated regularly with the latest science and new features.
The Simulators:
En-ROADS
En-ROADS is the newest and most popular global simulator that allows users to explore the impact of dozens of policies—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—on hundreds of factors, like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise.
C-ROADS allows users to explore the impacts of emissions pathways, deforestation, and afforestation pledges across regional group to determine whether, collectively, they are enough to meet global climate goals.
Bring our interactive workshops and simulations to your organization.
Whether you're looking for a one-on-one policy deep dive or an exciting keynote presentation at your conference, explore how you can engage with us below.
One-on-one En-ROADS sessions for you (+ key staff) to stimulate ideas and uncover key insights that can help you in your own policy design, climate action planning, or thought leadership. Online or in-person | 60+ minutes
Small-to-large group En-ROADS sessions that give you and/or your staff the opportunity to test out different climate change solutions together, en route to creating a future that limits global warming to well below 2°C from pre-industrial levels, in line with the Paris Agreement.
Experiences where participants represent different nations (World Climate with C-ROADS), or stakeholders (Climate Action Simulation with En-ROADS), building negotiation skills while using the simulator.
On-line, asynchronous and cohort-based training options, run by our collaborators at Climate Interactive, to help you master En-ROADS and the facilitation skills to run workshops with it.