Climate Response Your challenge today is: discuss ways in which individuals can respond confidently to the climate emergency describe ways in which we can join together to demand that governments act decisively and quickly to avoid the most serious effects of climate change.
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Some key climate facts: Carbon dioxide levels are rising: they’re the highest they’ve been for 4 million years As Carbon dioxide rises so does the temperature, it’s already warmed 1°C since the Industrial Revolution. Climate models suggest it could warm a further 0.5°C to 5°C by the end of the century – depending on our actions. Some of the likely impacts include – extreme weather events like hurricanes and storms, drought, flooding, sea level rise, and heatwaves. These will impact habitats and ecosystems, and human health. edenproject.com/learn/for-everyone/rainforests-and-climate
Being part of the solution Doers Shoppers Learners Shouters
Doers – hands on stuff bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49266983 bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cornwall-49182294/dumped-festival-tents-recycled-into-beach-clean-bags
Shoppers – choices when you buy stuff According to the Vegan Society 1 in 3 Brits have stopped or reduced their meat consumption and more than half of UK adults are adopting vegan buying behaviour. vegansociety.com/news/media/statistics More households switching to green energy in 2019. One such supplier, Bulb, has been named as the UK’s fastest-growing private company. ethicalhour.co.uk/ethical-sustainable-trends-2019/ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46574402 gikibadges.com/
Learners – seeking knowledge and staying informed https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-protests-extinction-rebellion-london-google-search-a8886171.html Eden Project’s ‘Earth story’ summer programme had over 200000 visitors. This programme highlighted the beauty of the natural world and what we can all do to help fight climate change and biodiversity loss. https://www.edenproject.com/visit/whats-on/summer-holidays-earth-story
Shouters – sharing what you care about https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/23/greta-thunberg-young-people-climate-strikes-20-september Greta Thunberg along with 46 other youth activists, wrote a letter asking adults to join them to amplify the message to world leaders.
What sort of person do you think you are (mainly)? Doers Shoppers Learners Shouters
Finally: Can an individual really have an impact? ‘If I eat less meat, ride my bike, buy less stuff - how much of a difference does that actually make?’
Finally: Can an individual really have an impact? YES! Individual actions matter. For example, cutting car use could cut your Carbon footprint by a quarter. But also, scientists have found that when one person makes a sustainability-oriented decision, other people do too: Customers at a cafe who were told that 30% of Americans had started eating less meat were twice as likely to order a meatless lunch. An online survey showed that of the respondents who know someone who had given up flying because of climate change, half of them said they flew less as a result. Community organisers trying to get people to install solar panels were 62% more successful in their efforts if they had panels in their house too. Why does this happen? Scientists believe we constantly evaluate what our peers are doing and we adjust our beliefs and actions accordingly. When people see their neighbours taking environmental action, they feel more compelled to act. bbc.com/future/story/20181102-what-can-i-do-about-climate-change
youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ Climate Response Your challenge today is: discuss ways in which individuals can respond confidently to the climate emergency describe ways in which we can join together to demand that governments act decisively and quickly to avoid the most serious effects of climate change. youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ Eden Project would be keen to know about ways in which you decide to take action. Please share via twitter @edenschoolsteam #makethechange