What actions can we take to address climate change?
I can critically examine different arguments about climate change and explain what actions we can take to address climate change.
What actions can we take to address climate change?
I can critically examine different arguments about climate change and explain what actions we can take to address climate change.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Global warming is the process of our planet heating up. Global warming has led to climate change.
- There are significant consequences of climate change that impact our global environment.
- Activists have campaigned in different ways to highlight the impacts of climate change.
- Some sceptics doubt global warming science, but the IPCC says 97% of scientists agree humans are mainly causing it.
Keywords
Climate change - the long-term changes in the Earth's weather patterns and temperatures, often caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and pollution
Global warming - the gradual increase in Earth's average temperature; caused by human activities that release gases, such as carbon dioxide, that trap heat in the atmosphere
Fossil fuels - energy sources like coal, oil, and natural gas that release harmful gases into the atmosphere
Deforestation - the cutting down or clearing of trees and forests, usually for farming, logging or development
Common misconception
Climate change is just a natural part of Earth’s cycles, and humans aren't responsible for it.
While Earth’s climate has naturally changed in the past, the IPCC shows that the current rapid warming is mainly caused by human activities, like burning fossil fuels and deforestation.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
an artificial material mostly made from oil or natural gas
using resources & making choices that do not harm the environment
when harmful substances or waste are released into the environment
Exit quiz
6 Questions
long-term changes in the Earth’s weather patterns and temperatures
a rise in Earth's average temperature from trapped heat
energy sources like coal and oil that release harmful gases