Changing our future

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

Changing Our Future

Name 3 fossil fuels? Oil Coal gas

What is the cost?

Carbon Dioxide

The CO2 level has soured since when?

1760 the industrial revolution

What are the effects in the UK?

1. Heat waves
2. Mass extinction 
3. Flooding

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

200 million

When will Fairborn be flooded?

in around 26 years

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

1.    Homes
2.     Gas plants
3.  Power stations
4.  Sewer systems
5.  Toxic dumps

How can we stop climate change?

1.    Use less trash
2.    Use less fossil fuels
3.  Use more renewable energies 
4.    Recycle more
5. Reuse more   

What ideas are school children having about climate change?

1. They don't want to have a child that will live like this
2. That if they do something now the future will be better
3. Write 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 the

 political will.

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be effected?

The Coasts

What else do we need to think about?

Flooding

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Pacific Islands

What does this do to our drinking water?

Puts salt in water

What are the main concerns?

1.   Flooding 
2. Erosion 

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.  Use less plastic
2.    Try to use less power
3.     Reuse our trash for something
4.  Fund research

CURBING CLIMATE CHANGE

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

There isn't one

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

1.   Use less of things
2.   Use more renewable power
3.   Using transport that doesn't need power

What are 3 others you can think of?

1.   Reuse
2.   Use less power
3. Don't use coal for fire

My Investigation

Where does our food come from?

• Choose your favourite food.

Chicken

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)? Europe 

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

17,960

• What are the main ingredients? 

Chicken

• How is the food packaged? 

Plastic wrap on a meat tray

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

Land, water, chicken

• Would this item have been processed? 

Yes

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

No

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

Nothing

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

• Why?

Because it's a living animal and because they crap everywhere