Open En-ROADSLinks to an external site.. Here are some available resources to help you understand how to use this model. You will likely find the En-ROADS Control Panel guide particularly helpful for this project.
En-ROADS Control PanelLinks to an external site.
En-ROADS User GuideLinks to an external site..
En-ROADS frequently asked questionsLinks to an external site..
En-ROADS VideosLinks to an external site..
More information on En-ROADS is available at The En-ROADS Climate Solutions SimulatorLinks to an external site..
Develop a scenario to meet your goals. Use En-ROADS to develop your vision of how to successfully limit global warming to less than 2 °C—and ideally 1.5 °C—per the Paris AgreementLinks to an external site..
Submit a write-up expressing your vision. After developing your preferred scenario, write a thoughtful and concise response to the questions that follow in this prompt. Develop your vision and approach on the issues. Instructions on how to format your write-up are at the end of this activity prompt.
Your En-ROADS lab assignment will be a 3- to 5-page memo describing your proposal.
Policies: Utilize the En-ROADS Assignment Section One Plan to address the following:
Name of your plan.
Screenshot of the main En-ROADS interface with results.
Bullet points summarizing the most-important policies and outcomes.
Pasted text from Actions & Outcomes documenting assumptions and policy settings used.
Pasted URL of your scenario.
In your Section 1 content, you may also choose to share screenshots of specific graphs that caught your attention and are worth noting. Refer to the Illustrative Example Download Illustrative Exampleincluded with the template for guidance on what your Plan should look like.
Section 2: Meeting the Goals
Climate: How well do you think your proposal does in meeting the Paris climate goals? If it does not meet the goal, why is this acceptable to you?
Economy: If the world followed your recommendations, how would the economy be different at various points in the future, for example, 2030, 2050, and 2100, and so on? In what ways would it be better? In what ways would it be worse?
Equity: How can your proposal strive to increase equity across different nations and different peoples?
Environment: To what extent might your proposal mitigate other environmental challenges (e.g., biodiversity, pollution, water, and air quality)? To what extent might your proposal cause or worsen other environmental problems?
Realism without cynicism: What would it take for your proposal to be realized? What barriers might arise in the implementation of your proposals, and how might they be addressed? To get started, what actions and priorities are needed as soon as possible from businesses, civil society, governments, or the public?
Winners/Losers: Who would be the biggest winners and losers globally in your proposed future? Create a table with two columns for winners and losers.
Section 3: Reflections
Surprises from En-ROADS: What surprised you about the behavior of the energy and climate system as captured in the simulation? For example, what actions had a bigger or smaller effect than you thought? Did you discover why?
Feelings: How did your insights from the model and this assignment make you feel? (feelings as in emotions, not thoughts)
Hope and personal action: Do any trends in the world give you hope that your proposals are possible? What can you personally do to help create the necessary changes?
The Simulating Climate Futures in En-ROADS Laboratory memo write-up,
must be 3 to 5 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of memo write-up in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice.
Refer to the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must use at least 1 credible source in addition to the course text, for 2 total sources.
** I have completed the En-ROADS part of this lab. THe link and screen shot is below.
Category: Environment
Step 1:
To prepare for your assignment,
Ensure you have completed the Water Quality Monitoring virtual lab.
Begin by visiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s webpage How’s My WaterwayLinks to an external site., and follow these steps:
Read over the main page to familiarize yourself with the site.
Move your cursor to the “How’s My Waterway?” widget on the page and type in your current home address. (If that does not work for any reason, or if you are currently stationed overseas, just choose a previous home address or the home address of a family member for this assignment.)
Click the Go button.
In the page that appears, you will see a map that includes a region surrounded by a dashed line. That shows your local watershed. To find the name of the watershed, hover before the list of water bodies next to the map. Your watershed’s name will be italicized.
Now, use the website to research your watershed. Find the stream, pond, or other water body closest to your home that is marked by different colors. If the closest water body is unmarked, follow it downstream to the first section that is marked.
Is your closest water body good, impaired, or condition unknown? If it is impaired, click on it, and a box will appear with more information. For what uses is it impaired? For more details about that use, click on the listed uses for their definitions, and click on the lighter i in the darker circle for more details about that particular use. The box may also include information about the sources of impairment.
You can click on their labels to read more about them, including a definition and what you can do to help with that issue. Finally, at the bottom of the box, you will see this option: View Waterbody Report. Click on the hyperlink to get further details about this water body, including plans in place to protect or restore water quality (click on any hyperlinks to view these plans). Record all the pertinent information in your notes; you will use this to write up your report.
Step 2:
Next, follow your local water body downstream until it joins the biggest stream or river in your watershed—the main river into which all the other tributaries flow. (If your local stream flows into a lake, use that instead. If your local water body is a small pond or lake, zoom out to find the closest large lake in your area instead.) Click on that larger river or lake to pull up the same information as you did for your nearest water body, above. Record all pertinent information in your notes.
Step 3:
Finally, see what else you can learn about your watershed online. Using the name of your major river or lake, do an internet search for “[name or river or lake] water quality”. You might also go to Google News and do the same search there. Maybe your river or lake has been in the news either due to cleanup efforts or because of new contamination events. Finally, try an internet search for “[name of river or lake] organizations.” Are there any nonprofit groups working to protect your watershed? If so, what are their names, what do they do, and how might volunteers get involved?
Write
Now, you are ready to write your Watershed Status Report. In your essay,
Describe your watershed.
Name your watershed.
State where the watershed is located in the United States.
Discuss what the water quality is like for the closest water body to your home. Make sure to include all the details shared in the preparation section.
Describe what the water quality is for the largest river or lake in or near your watershed. Make sure to include all the details shared in the preparation section.
Explain your overall assessment of the water quality in your watershed.
Explain any plans and steps that are needed to protect the water quality in your watershed.
Discuss what plans have been put in place to protect or restore water quality for your local water body and the watershed.
Summarize what additional steps you think should be taken to address any water quality impairments present in your watershed.
Provide information about any organizations active in your watershed working to safeguard local water quality, including what they do and how volunteers can get involved.
Discuss the latest news stories, if any, about the health of your watershed.
You will submit two documents to Waypoint. One should be your completed Lab Worksheet and the other should be your Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory essay. Together these two documents are worth 5% of your class grade.
The Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory Follow-Up Assignment essay,
must be 2 to 4 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of essay in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
EPA website link is attached
** I live in Dallas wich is located in North Texas. Use the watershed closest to that area**
To prepare for your assignment,
Try to find information as close to where you live as possible. If you cannot find information within a 50-mile radius of where you live, then try searching the closest large city, or within your county.
Identify the predominant soil type(s) in your area. You can reference the ecoregion information from the Week 1 lab follow-up assignment.
Identify the weather and climate conditions of your area.
Research what types of agriculture, if any, are currently being practiced in your area.
Now, you are ready to draft a paper about soil and sustainable agriculture where you live, and your own plan for a 500-acre sustainable food production operation. In your essay,
Describe the general area where you live (local community, county, etc.) by addressing the following:
What are the characteristics of the soil?
What is the composition (sand, silt, clay)?
How well does it retain water?
How fertile is the soil generally?
What are the seasons like?
How much precipitation (rain and snow) do you get annually, and how is it distributed throughout the year?
Discuss agricultural production in your community:
What crops are being grown?
What production methods are being used?
Is irrigation necessary?
Are there any greenhouses or other indoor food production operations in your area?
Are there any organic or other sustainable agriculture operations within 50 or 100 miles of your location?
Create a plan, based on the conditions in your area, for a sustainable food production operation that addresses the following questions:
How will you divide up the 500 acres between at least four different sustainable food production methods?
Why is each method suitable to your local area and conditions?
Which foods will you produce and what methods will you utilize for each one? You should conduct research on sustainable food production systems, and you can also use information from the Week 2 Properties of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Laboratory.
You will submit two documents to Waypoint. One should be your completed Lab 2 Worksheet and the other should be your Properties of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Laboratory Follow-Up Assignment. Together these two documents are worth 5% of your class grade.
The Properties of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture Laboratory Follow-Up Assignment essay,
must be 2 to 4 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of essay in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
I live in north Texas, Please use the articles attached for the reaserch.