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'Daybreak' board game tasks players to collaborate to stave off climate change

In "Daybreak," players take the roles of world governments as they race to drawdown emissions before climate change makes Earth uninhabitable. (Courtesy)
In "Daybreak," players take the roles of world governments as they race to drawdown emissions before climate change makes Earth uninhabitable. (Courtesy)

A new board game has players take the roles of world governments as they race to draw down emissions before climate change makes Earth uninhabitable. That might sound grim, but “Daybreak” is as optimistic and colorful as the name implies.

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes talks about the real science and policy ideas behind the collaborative game with designers Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace.

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This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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