Training Materials & Resources
You can find En-ROADS materials and resources on the Climate Interactive website. Here are some of the most frequently used resources in the training:
- En-ROADS Simulator: The simulator itself!
- En-ROADS User Guide: Background on the dynamics of En-ROADS, tips for using the simulator, general descriptions, real-world examples, slider settings, and model structure notes for the different sliders in En-ROADS
- Climate Interactive Support: Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions or submit a support ticket to ask us a question
Facilitator Resources
- En-ROADS Workshop materials: Step-by-step facilitation guide to leading the En-ROADS Workshop, slides, and other resources
- Climate Action Simulation materials: Step-by-step facilitation guide to leading the game, slides, briefing sheets, and other resources
- One-Page Guide to the En-ROADS Control Panel: A basic overview of the main sliders in En-ROADS
- Event Registration Form: Register your En-ROADS event, including your practice ones!
Training Resources
- Become an En-ROADS Climate Ambassador: Follow these steps to complete the training and receive a certificate.
- Feedback Form: When you run a practice event, collect feedback from your audience regarding your performance as a facilitator so you can improve. You can use our feedback form or other means to collect responses. We don’t collect the feedback from you, but it's helpful for you to read it and consider how you can take it into account moving forward.
- Videos of En-ROADS events: Learn from watching others
- En-ROADS translated materials: Find the links to the translated materials summarized in this spreadsheet document
- Glossary: Terms and acronyms in En-ROADS or related resources
Equity and Multisolving Resources
- Multisolving Institute website
- Multisolving and En-ROADS Resources: Find the supplemental "Multisolving & En-ROADS" slides for use during an En-ROADS Climate Workshop or Climate Action Simulation, and the Multisolving control panel guide with a basic overview of co-benefits and equity considerations for the main En-ROADS sliders
- Multisolving + En-ROADS blog: Read about how others have experimented with bringing multisolving into En-ROADS events
Additional En-ROADS Resources
- En-ROADS Technical Reference: Model structure, equations, assumptions, and data sources for the En-ROADS system dynamics model. The En-ROADS Technical Reference is intended primarily for technical audiences and anyone who wants to learn more about the science and structures behind the En-ROADS model.
- En-ROADS Guided Assignment: A great classroom exercise to give students, or a follow-up to a workshop or game
Background Readings
Check out these resources to improve your understanding on systems thinking, climate science, and other topics to complement your facilitation training:
Systems Thinking and Climate Action
Climate Change Science
- The Climate Leader course: Our series of videos about applying systems thinking to climate action
- "Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System": by Donella Meadows – an essay on the areas of a system where there is the most impact
- "The Power of Multisolving for People and Climate": TEDx talk by Dr. Elizabeth Sawin
Climate Change Science
Basics
Advanced
Multisolving
Climate Change Communication
More on Systems Thinking
- Climate 101 with Bill Nye "The Science Guy" and National Geographic (4-minute video)
- MIT Climate Primer
Advanced
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 6 (AR6) Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers (2023): the newest IPCC report, synthesizing the reports of the physical science, impacts, and mitigation working groups (below).
- IPCC AR6 Physical Science Summary for Policymakers (2021): the newest IPCC report on the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change.
- IPCC AR6 Impacts, Adaptation, & Vulnerability Summary for Policymakers (2022): the newest IPCC report on the effects of climate change on humans, ecosystems, and biodiversity.
- IPCC AR6 Mitigation of Climate Change Summary for Policymakers (2022): the newest IPCC report on the potential of different methods for addressing climate change (what En-ROADS focuses on!)
- IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (2018): a summary for policymakers on the impacts associated specifically with global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
- Executive Summary of the US National Climate Assessment (for US audiences): an in-depth report on the present and future impacts of climate change in the United States
- Carbon Removal: a general background on carbon removal technologies
Multisolving
- The Magic of Multisolving by Dr. Sawin: this article offers three principles and three practices to help leaders unlock the magic of multisolving.
- Climate Paralysis? Try Multisolving by Dr. Sawin: how a multisolving approach to the climate crisis can move us from paralysis to action.
Climate Change Communication
- Yale’s Program on Climate Change Communication: explore their research to better understand how climate communication relates to attitude and behavioral changes
- Skeptical Science’s “cheat sheet”: how to talk to climate deniers and combat climate change myths
More on Systems Thinking
- Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows: a book which dives deep on the grounding principles and applications of systems-thinking, and demonstrates how you can use these skills to problem solve in many different contexts
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter Senge: through this book, learn essential theories of systems-thinking dynamics and group problem solving in the context of organizational improvement
