Step 1 - Preparations and introduction

See the clip (on the next page/step) which introduces the most important concepts needed to understand the exercise and be able to treat it systematically.

Think about how you would answer these questions:

Question 1) - What would be a fair allocation of the CO2 budget by 2030? (Given that it has been reduced by 50% from current emissions). Try to reason both from your own personal point of view and in line with the scenario of the two lobbying groups (specified earlier).

Question 2) - What principle(s) of fairness were used when answering Question 1, why, how and were they used consistently? What are your strongest arguments for the this/these principle(s) of fairness?

Prepare yourself on discussing this - in the framing of the role play - in class (the discussions will be more exciting if you have made up your mind beforehand on how the lobbying group should reason). Raise any questions you may have in the discussion forum.

Encouraged preparations - To make the role play more authentic, we suggest you read up on the current positions* and tactics of Sweden, India** and the EU in relation to the other "power actors" of the COP climate negotiations.

*Specifically on how to share the remaining carbon budget in order to meet the 1.5 or 2 degree climate targets (or which principles of fairness they tend to argue for).

**These links which may be of interest

About the Paris Agreement's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs): General info about NDC's, Registered NDCs per country

Party Groupings as described by the UNFCCC and European Union's work with the Paris Agreement.

Step 2 - Scenario/Lobbying preparation group work (to be initiated in class)

Small student group(s) will be formed within each of the two "lobbying groups": 1) Sweden on campus students and 2) India based students. The smaller groups will will discuss and compare their perspectives of fairness (on sharing the carbon emission budget ahead) and on how to lobby the Swedish/EU climate negotiator. This will be followed by exchanges between the two "lobbying groups" who will try to come up with a joint plan on what to lobby for and how to do the lobbying.