Changing Our Future
1. Name 3 fossil fuels?
1. Gas
2. Oil
3. Coal
2. What is the cost?
Carbon Dioxide
3. The CO2 level has soured since when?
The Industrial Revolution
4. What are the effects in the UK?
1. Heatwaves
2. Animal extinction
A. How many climate refugees will there be in Britain by 2050?
200 Million
B. When will Fairborn be flooded?
In the next 26 years, Fairborn will be flooded
1. What are some of the other things that will be 'swallowed by the waves'?
1. Power stations
2. Gas plants
3. Toxic dumps
4.
5.
How can we stop climate change?
1. Replacing gas heating in 25 million homes
2. All cars, buses need to use hydrogen or batteries
3. Fly less
4. Cut back on meat consumption
5.
What ideas are school children having about climate change?
1. Voting
2. Protest
3. Writing letters to politicians
What is the atmosphere called?
A Waste Dump.
What is the last statement the reporter made?
We know what we need to do, we have got the technology. What we lack is political will.
How is sea-level rise going to effect us in NZ?
What places will be effected?
All around the coast of New Zealand
What else do we need to think about?
Building houses around the beach
What other places around NZ will be effected?
Pacific Islands
- Samoa
-Fiji
- Rarotonga
- Niue etc
What does this do to our drinking water?
Put salt in the drinking water
What are the main concerns?
1. Flooding
2. Erosion
What can we do to prevent climate change?
1.
2.
3.
CURBING CLIMATE CHANGE
What is the one, silver bullet solution?
There is no one silver bullets
What is the mix of things we need to start doing?
1. Using Renewable energies
2. Use Solar Energy
3. Using Electrical Transport that uses Solar Energy or batteries
What are 3 others you can think of?
1. Eating less meat
2. Using less plastic and more reusable stuff
3. Recycling
4. Walking to your destination
My Investigation
Where does our food come from?
Italy
Choose your favourite food.
Upload a picture of it.
Draw a picture of it on A4.
On your blog answer the following questions.
Where does the food come from (e.g. is it from another province or country, was it purchased or made locally)?
Cheese - Colorado
Base - Made in store
Pizza sauce - Mexico
How many kilometres away did the food travel to get to you?
1km - Car
850.0 m - Walking
What are the main ingredients?
Base
Pizza Sause
Cheese
How is the food packaged?
Cardboard box
What resources do you need to produce this food item (e.g. land, water, oil, food, etc.)?
A field for the cows so they can produce milk
A field for the wheat and tomatoes
Would this item have been processed?
Yes
Is there anything unique or significant about the food item (e.g. fair-trade, local)?
It is local
What else do you notice about this food that affects its climate friendliness?
It comes in a cardboard box
Do you think this food is climate-friendly (Circle)? YES NO
Why?
If no, what would be a better alternative?
I think a better alternative would be to have vegan cheese.
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