Challenge 6:
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
WEBSITES
The Center for Negative Carbon Emissions (CNCE)
https://cnce.engineering.asu.edu/
NASA: Global Climate Change
https://climate.nasa.gov/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://nasa.gov/
NOAA Climate.gov
https://climate.gov/
Texas Career Check
https://texascareercheck.com/
Suggested search keywords:
environmental engineer, environmental engineering technicians,
environmental restoration planners, environmental scientist, environmental science, protection
technicians
U.S. Energy Information Administration
https://eia.gov/
VIDEOS
Use your Internet browser to search for videos to show during class using the terms “negative
emissions” or “carbon negative.” Conduct this search prior to class to verify the content is
appropriate for the class and the challenge.
ARTICLES
NASA. (2017, August 7).
NASA finds good news on forests and carbon dioxide
[Website article].
Retrieved from
https://www.nasa.gov/jpl/nasa-finds-good-news-on-forests-and-carbon-
dioxide
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2020, August 11).
Energy and the environment explained:
Greenhouse gases
[Website article]. Retrieved from
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/
energy-and-the-environment/greenhouse-gases.php