Dimming the sun: debating solar geoengineering
A climate scientist and a campaigner clash over spraying particles into the sky to cool the planet; students learn rebuttal language and hold a formal debate.
C1Adults60 minDebateFree
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (debate). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Debate
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Environment & nature
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- geoengineering, aerosol, stratosphere, termination shock, moral hazard, a stopgap, unintended consequences, governance
- Access
- Free
By the end, students can
- Concede, rebut and challenge assumptions using sophisticated debate language
- Evaluate the scientific, ethical and political risks of geoengineering