En-roads

En-ROADS was built using the best available science and data, with sources such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The En-ROADS simulator is driven by its own equations, not external datasets, and is calibrated against history and projections. Default values and bounds on economic, energy, and climate related dynamics have been determined from an extensive review of literature; all parameters and equations are available in the En-ROADS Reference Guide. For those interested, many parameters or assumptions that we make can be changed in the “Assumptions” view under the “Simulation” menu.

We keep the group size quite small for our En-ROADS workshops because it makes collaboration and interactivity easier for participants. Engagement is required throughout the workshop and to balance everyone’s needs, 6 is the optimum size,  or occasionally 8. If you’d like more of your team to play, we can speak further about a larger session.

Face-to-face group sizes can be up to 20.

Yes, there are a few different ways to run the En-ROADS workshop. The version we offer in the community workshop is understanding global solutions. There is a role-playing version of the game that is might also be a good fit for your team.

Yes, it really depends on what your ultimate goal is. We find that understanding what it will take to reach the Paris Agreement of a 1.5°C temperature rise takes about 2 hours. The role-playing version of the game takes 3 hours to complete. If you want to understand the dynamics of one particular area, we could explore a shortened version of the workshop.

Your workshop will be delivered by Allison Whitaker, a trained En-ROADS Climate Ambassador.

Yes. This is really the direction we were heading in before Covid-19. Since lockdown, all workshops have been delivered online and will continue to be so for the near future. Our facilitators have years of online experience working with groups across time zones.

Yes absolutely. But first you need to participate in an En-ROADS workshop. You can enroll in a self-paced training course over on the Climate Interactive website.

Since 2017, With Many Roots has donated 10% of its profit to charity, using effective altruism principles. We believe it’s our responsibility to distribute our success. Did you know the average salary in the UK in 2019 (£30,000/year in 1 household) equates to being in the top 2.1% richest population in the world? Find out where last year’s 10% went. We even made it into the national newspaper!

We’re demanding our team to be at their desk and emotionally present during each workshop, to hold a safe space while others engage (often for the first time) with just how complex and connected the climate crisis is. This work is intellectually, posturally and emotionally demanding. We think it’s fair to look after the needs of our team, so that means paying for processes to continue their learning; physiotherapy and similar to maintain a healthy body;  and counselling or mentoring to build resilience and maintain emotional health. We believe all this will contribute to higher quality workshops for you. Often in other companies’ prices these are embedded costs: With Many Roots prefers to be accountable and to let you know where your money is going.