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New board game addresses climate change
(CNN)– On Friday, June 14, the developers of a popular board game released a new version that addresses climate change.
‘Catan: New Energies’ is a twist on the original version, ‘Settlers of Catan’.
The game is based on a real environmental science.
The object of the game: players must choose between renewable energy or fossil-based power plants in its society.
While fossil fuels may allow a player to grow faster, it will create more pollution.
And too much population will cause problems.
‘Catan: New Energies’ has been in development since 2011.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”