The Responses To Climate Change
World MapperCarbon Emissions 2000
Lesson Objectives
• Our Future Hotter Planet
To outline the responses to climate change from a local to a global scale.E.g. ‘Live simply’ to world super power meetings
On an A3 pieces of paper, draw a triangle like the one you see below
Your triangle is going to represent the scale of responses to tackling climate change
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Local Councils
Schools Peopl
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Make it clear that the size of the section represents the scale of response. Under each section, use p19-21 to add details above and below the section to explain details about it.
Companies
GLOBAL
• Kyoto, Japan : Emissions trading scheme
Mention : What is the Kyoto Protocol
• Rio de Janeriro, Brazil : Earth Summit.... Reasons to be cheerful
TASK: GOVERNMENT
LOCAL COUNCILS
• Borough of Kingston
SCHOOLS
PEOPLE / LOCAL INTEREST GROUPS
• Manchester is my planet• Louder than Words: Why live simply
TASK
• Why have so many countries signed the Kyoto Protocol?
• The USA has signed the Kyoto Protocol but has not implemented it. Why?