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Jumpstart on Research!

The topics for UNFCCC this year are big systems focused questions! We are fully confident that you will come up with resolutions that tackle these complex problems and wanted to drop some resources to help you get started in your research! These resources can also be found at the end of the background guide for this committee.


  • Read the full articles of the resolutions mentioned in the background guide! While some of the resolution text has been pasted into the topic synopsis, it would be wise to read the entirety of the relevant articles of the resolutions! It is dense and complicated at times but definitely important! These documents also provide the framework for what we expect for committee resolutions!

  • Read the works cited in the background guide! Where possible, we have opted for non-pay walled articles about this topic. The works cited provides a wonderful base of knowledge and often cite other relevant sources!

  • Read Your Country’s NDCs (bit.ly/lxixunfccc): Find your country’s NDCs! While you do not necessarily need to read these dense (sometimes 70+ page) documents, it is great to get a sense of what climate issues your nation has listed as priorities and how they plan on reducing emissions in general. 

  • Interactive emissions chart (https://www.wri.org/blog/2017/04/interactive-chart-explains-worlds-top-10-emitters-and-how-theyve-changed): explore what countries are the top 10 emitters and what industries are the most polluting. What surprises you about some of these industries?

  • Plastic China by Jiuliang Wang: This moving documentary follows the lives of two Chinese families working in a plastic sorting facility. This documentary was also cited as one of the reasons why China instituted Operation National Sword. You can find Plastic China on Amazon Prime and Kanopy.

  • Instagram Brown Girl Green (@brown-girl-green): This instagram is an easy way to get fun graphics about waste and climate issues into your feed! 

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