Climate Race!

Adult version

Our biggest challenge during this new century is to require a thought that seems abstract – Sustainable development – and switch it into a reality for all the world’s people. 

-Kofi Annan

Hello Everyone,

If you click on this website, it probably means that you care about the environment and sustainable living as much as we do, and you want to learn more about climate change and sustainability. 

„But I really don’t want to sit down in the lecture hall for an hour or read 10 pages of scientific articles about it.“ Hey, you are not the only one! 

„Climate race“ is the solution for you. „Climate race“ is a board game that not only possesses a whimsical feature that keeps you engaged but also teaches you about different interesting facts regarding our environment and how to lead sustainable living. Whether you are someone who is interested in this topic and wants to educate themselves and others or someone who just wants to have a good time with your friends, give „climate change“ a try! 

From Yanzi, Yousef, and Azada

How to play this game?

Here you are! The Instruction Sheet!

If you don’t have real dice, you may use this digital dice :

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City Question

Which part of a typical washer dryer cycle uses more energy and emits more carbon emissions?

Washer

Dryer

Wrong! Clothes dryers use quite a bit energy because they need to spin and produce heat. The energy use of a dryer varies between 1800 watts and 5000 watts, a typical dryer will use around 3000 watts. This is the same as running the dryer twice for 52.5 minutes a week.

Correct! Clothes dryers use quite a bit energy because they need to spin and produce heat. The energy use of a dryer varies between 1800 watts and 5000 watts, a typical dryer will use around 3000 watts. This is the same as running the dryer twice for 52.5 minutes a week.

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Ocean Question

Which of the following diseases is caused by nitrate poisoning in water?

Methemoglobin

Minamata disease

Blue Baby syndrome

Difficulty: Medium

Nitrate levels above 10 mg/L (10 ppm) in groundwater can cause blue baby syndrome.

Nitrate levels above 10 mg/L (10 ppm) in groundwater can cause blue baby syndrome.

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Forest Question

Forests are great resources with many benefits. Which one is its advantage to our planet.

B. Carbon sink

C. A place for healing and preventative health care

A. Providing us with food and different species

As we all know forests have many benefits for our planet and one of the most important ones is that it is a great place for healing as well as preventative health care. Shinrin-Yoku is a nature-based therapy developed in Japan that is commonly uses the idea of "Forest bathing" for treatment. The practice of shinrin-yoku involves complete immersion in a forest area – without any distractions or electronic devices – where you allow your body to take you in whatever direction it feels drawn to.

As we all know forests have many benefits for our planet and one of the most important ones is that it is a great place for healing as well as preventative health care. Shinrin-Yoku is a nature-based therapy developed in Japan that is commonly uses the idea of "Forest bathing" for treatment. The practice of shinrin-yoku involves complete immersion in a forest area – without any distractions or electronic devices – where you allow your body to take you in whatever direction it feels drawn to.

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Sky Question

Which of the following activities are the largest contributors of greenhouse gases?

Industry

Landfills

Deforestation

Electricity generation

Wrong! Although all of the activities on the list cause greenhouse gas emissions,  electricity generation is the biggest listed cause.

Correct! Although all of the activities on the list cause greenhouse gas emissions,  electricity generation is the biggest listed cause.

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Lucky Twists

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Catastrophic Events

An oil rig in the middle of the ocean malfunctioned and a huge amount of oil was spilled into the water, which led to a huge amount of damage to the sea life in that area. Your team and team ocean lose 2 OBJECTS each!

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