COMENIUS MEETING Germany Environmental problem solving Lycée Etienne Oehmichen France

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. How could we reduce our carbon footprint? In France, the average carbon footprint is m ² / year. In the world the average footprint is m ² / year NameCarbon footprintAdvice to reduce carbon footprint Diane Cabartier m ² / year Buy family-size products with less packaging Use public transport rather than drive Buy recycled paper Marine Blanchard m ² / year Use wood heating instead of heating oil Eat more seasonal products Amélie Noël-Caru50 790m ² / year Use public transport rather than drive

NameCarbon footprintAdvice to reduce carbon footprint Laurent Arnal m ² / year You are already moderate in your consumption. Apart from moving to a smaller house,it will be difficult to lower your carbon footprint. Eloi Jeannos m ² / year Eat more seasonal products Myriam Desmoulins m ² / year Use public transport to go to work Buying recycled paper Julian & Samuel Berthe m ² / year You are already moderate in your consumption. Apart from moving to a smaller house,it will be difficult to lower your carbon footprint. Jonathan Benoit aka Turtle m ² / year Pay more attention to your consumption of paper.

2. How to get around with less pollution? 1.Use public transport (bus, train, tram, metro) 2.Walk or use a bicycle for short distance 3.Use a different fuel for traveling long distances. For example: LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) which reduced the damage on the ozone layer. 4. When driving, reduce your speed to save up to 25% of gas. 5.Use carpools to go to work. 6. Maintaining your vehicle regularly reduces pollution.

3. How to become an eco-citizen? Here are some actions that can be done in daily to become an eco-citizen: 1_ Take a shower instead of a bath. 2_ Do not let the tap running when soaping your hand or yourself. 3_ Take public transport. 4_ Sort your waste. 5_ Isolate the windows and walls in your house in order to use less heat in the winter. 6_ Favour wood heating. 7_ Use low-consumption bulbs. 8_ Buy only what you need and not unnecessary goods. 9_ Use rechargeable batteries. 10_ Put a “stop pub/no flyers” sticker on your mailbox to avoid junk mail. 11_ Avoid using air-conditioning in the summer. 12_ Turn the lights off when you leave a room. 13_ Repair water leaks. 14_ Recover rainwater to water your flowers. 15_ Install a stop-water flush in the toilet. 16_ Do not throw your papers on the floor.

4. How to become an eco-consumer? An eco-consumer is a consumer who reflects on the social and environmental consequences of his act of purchase. He adopts a responsible attitude. - Buy an electric car LPG car. - Prefer reusable shopping bags or baskets instead of disposable plastic bags. - Avoid sophisticated packaging - Bring back unused pills and syrup to the pharmacy. - Buy recycled products. - Buy products directly from the farmer. -Eat local seasonal fruits and vegetables. - Favour internet, radio, TV ads to flyers and leaflets. - Favour reusable and recyclable bottles.

5. What can companies do to participate in environmental conservation? Encourage the employees to change their transport mode : walking /cycling /using public transport/ car pooling Limit photocopies and print on both sides of a paper. Use low-consumption energy equipments. Switch off the devices (computers / screens / printers…) at the end of the day. Reduce chemicals in products. Design less polluting and longer-lasting products. Reduce packaging and give priority to natural packaging like wrapping paper and cardboard. Recycle old devices. Develop the use of renewable energy: install solar panel on the firm’s roof, warm the building with the geothermal energy and encourage the employees to use renewable energies.

6.How can our school become more eco- responsible? Problems observed : Open windows in winter Lights on during the day

Computers left on standby Fluorescent food

Solutions If the school wants to be more eco-responsible, it must first tackle the energy losses (for example by turning off computers) and it must cook organic products.