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Sign up for recycling collection duties below: Announce for bins & Recycling Weigher (1) _________________ Weight math on the board (1) _____________________ Classrooms (3) _____________________ Main Office, Teacher’s Room (2) _______________________ Multi, Computer Lab & Admin wing (1) _______________________ Art room (1) ______________________________ Cardboard from Multi (2) ___________________________ Bottles & Cans (3) ___________________________________

12/12/13 Project Earth Agenda 1.E-waste pick-up today! 2.Discuss “Carbon Footprint” activity 3.The Warsaw Climate Talks (news articles & debrief)

My Carbon Footprint What are some things you’re doing that have a high carbon impact? Home/EnergyDriving/FlyingWasteFood

My Carbon Footprint What are some things you’re doing that lower your carbon impact? Home/EnergyDriving/FlyingWasteFood

My Carbon Footprint Your total Greenhouse Gas emissions? U.S. average: World average: How does this make you feel?

“Developed” vs. “Developing” Countries Developed countries: Countries that have already gone through industrialization Usually wealthier, first-world countries Developing countries: Countries that have not finished industrializing Usually more impoverished, 2 nd & 3 rd world countries

World Economic Development Map Countries by 2012 GDP (PPP) per capita, from World Bank data

Players in International Climate Talks IPCC = Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change International organization working to assess climate change. EU = European Union mostly developed nations U.S. & other first-world countries usually align with EU LMDC = Like-Minded Group of Developing Countries Countries such as Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Bolivia, Malaysia, China, India, Cuba, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Thailand…

Warsaw Climate Talks (2013) International community just finished this year’s climate talks in Warsaw, Poland. Your task: 1.Read your article together with partner. 2.Fill out chart with all relevant information. 3.Report out to class.

Developing CountriesDeveloped Countries Details of Warsaw agreementState of global warming today & Groups that walked out