Positives

• The host is engaging and makes complex topics like climate change, advocacy, and policy easy to understand.
• The podcast also includes a conversation with the Canadian Minister of Environment about what Canada is doing to address climate change.
• The host also debunks the myth that China is the only country responsible for climate change.

Additional Prerequisites

• Before listening to the podcast, students should have a general understanding of the causes and effects of climate change.
• The podcast is downloadable as an mp3 file and available on various streaming platforms.
• Downloading the podcast will allow you to fast-forward and rewind through the recording.

Differentiation

• To learn more about climate policy, have students research their local and national governments' climate goals and policies and how close or far they are to achieving those goals.
• Challenge students to think about how the activists in the podcast would react to what the Minister says about Canada's targets and leadership in climate action.