Climate & Energy

Mini Simulation
U.S. Arctic Policy
Should the United States launch a new Arctic policy in response to climate change and investments from countries like China and Russia in the region? Explore this simulation.
Mini Simulation
Solar Geoengineering
Should the United States consider the use of solar geoengineering to combat climate change? Explore this simulation.
Mini Simulation
Hurricane in the Caribbean
How should the United States assist small island nations facing disasters? Explore this simulation. 

High School

Essay and Discussion Questions
Climate Change High School Questions
Help students understand how climate change poses an extraordinary threat to the planet and its inhabitants through these essay and discussion questions.

Higher Education

Essay and Discussion Questions
Climate Change Higher Education Questions
Help students understand how climate change poses an extraordinary threat to the planet and its inhabitants through these essay and discussion questions.
Book Guide
Thicker Than Oil
In this book, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Rachel Bronson presents the first full history of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, revealing why the alliance was formed and what we stand to lose if it collapses. Teaching notes by the author.
Book Guide
The River Runs Black
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Elizabeth C. Economy uses historical research, case studies, and interviews with officials, scholars, and activists in China to provide insightful analysis of the economic and political roots of China’s environmental challenge as well as the evolution of the leadership’s response. Teaching notes by the author.
Book Guide
The Power Surge
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi combines on-the-ground reporting with in-depth analysis to illuminate what’s really happening as the fracking industry takes root. Teaching notes by the author.
Book Guide
Taming the Sun
Solar energy, the world’s cheapest and fastest-growing power source, could one day supply most of the world’s energy needs. In Taming the Sun, however, Varun Sivaram warns that solar’s current surge is on track to stall, dimming prospects for averting catastrophic climate change. Brightening those prospects, he argues, will require innovation—creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems.
Book Guide
Building a Resilient Tomorrow
Building a Resilient Tomorrow draws on international and national examples, some revealed for the first time, to provide an interdisciplinary narrative covering a range of climate resilience solutions.

Learning Journeys for your Students

A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.

Learning Journey
Climate Change: Actions

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the various methods being used to address climate change.

Learning Journey
Climate Change: Effects

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the effects of climate change on communities around the world.

Learning Journey
Climate Change: Policy

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the debates about various policies to combat climate change.