JANUARY 2021
The Carbon Catalogue, a collaboration between CoClear and SpryGroup, is an interactive data visualization that can give information on the life cycle of over 800 consumer and commercial products made by 145 companies in 28 countries. It includes detailed data about carbon emissions to make each product, and the carbon footprint left behind by each product when factoring in contributions such as upstream, manufacturing (i.e. company-owned facilities), and downstream.
Students
- After viewing the map above, think about these three questions:
- What do you notice?
- What do you wonder? What are you curious about that comes from what you notice in the map?
- What might be going on in this graph? Write a catchy headline that captures the main idea. If your headline makes a claim, write what you noticed that supports your claim.
- Next, join the conversation by adding to the discussion below. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.)
- After you have posted, read what others have said, then respond to someone else by posting a comment. Use the “Reply” button to address another student directly.