Climate change and changing the future.

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

    Changing Our Future    < Link

Name 3 fossil fuels? 

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas.

What is the cost?

The CO2 level has soared since when?

The industrial revolution

What are the effects in the UK?

160 Air balloons per second are filled with CO2 … The amount per year is 5045760000       

How many climate refugees will there be in Britain by 2050?

200 million

When will Fairborn be flooded?

1.5 million homes at risk by flooding by 2080, 100,000 homes at risk from coastal erosion. 1000 Toxic sites at risk.

What are some of the other things that will be 'swallowed by the waves'?

1. Houses    
2. Land 
3. Other buildings 

How can we stop climate change?

1. Having things like Cars, motorbikes, (ETC) on hydro or solar     
2. Closing big nuclear-powered company.    

What ideas are school children having about climate change?

1. Not having children.
2. Protesting.
3. They were shouting turn your engine off

What is the atmosphere called?

A Waste Dump. 

What is the last statement the reporter made?

We know that we need to do, we have got the technology What we lack is the political will

 

How is sea-level rise going to affect us in NZ

What places will be affected?

various places in the world.

What else do we need to think about?

Not building houses near the sea

What other places around NZ will be affected?

The Pacific Islands

What does this do to our drinking water?

Pollution

What are the main concerns?

Coastal Erosion

Coastal flooding 

  

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1. Have an Electric vehicle  
2. Have hydro    
3. Have solar.   

Curbing climate change

What is the one silver bullet solution?

Nobody

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Use public transport.  
2.   Have hydro 
3.  Have solar.

What are 2 others you can think of?

1. Get rid of gases and only use Hydro or solar
2. Change our ways of getting electricity.  

My Investigation

Where does our food come from?

• Choose your favourite food.

1. Upload a picture of it.
2. 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)? 

• How many kilometres away did the food travel to get to you?

• What are the main ingredients? 

• How is the food packaged? 

• What resources do you need to produce this food item (e.g. land, water, oil, food, etc.)? 

• Would this item have been processed? 

• Is there anything unique or significant about the food item (e.g. fair-trade, local)? 

• What else do you notice about this food that affects its climate friendliness? 

• Do you think this food is climate-friendly (Circle)?       YES NO 

• Why? Because we need electricity to cook this.

• If no, what would be a better alternative?  
  Don't use gas to create energy.