01. Interview

Our Question: a) Ask ten people what they think about: 1.The climate change 2.The possible consequences for your country - and take note of the answers. b) What do yout think about these answers?

02. Search the local newspapers of your country for articles about climate change.

Our Question: a) What kind of direct problems have been mentioned? b) What solutions have been proposed? c) What priority have these reports about climate change been given in the newspapers in your country? d) Which headline caught your eye and impressed you the most? Explain the reason why. e) Which headline would you give an article about climat change?

03. The topic of climate change arouses a number of strong emotions in people.

Our Question: a) Write down your emotional feelings for the words “anger, responsibility, hope and indifference” in connection with the topic of climate change. b) Which kind of emotion do you feel most strongly in connection with the topic of climate change? (This does not have to be one of the four mentioned above). Explain the reasons why.

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01. Interview

Our Answer: Most of the people know what climate change is. They know that glaciers are melting in our country and that it will be a problem for tourism because there won't be enough snow in the future - and that's why people come to Switzerland, because of the snow.... Some ask us "what if we are wrong about climate change? Maybe it is no problem at all." We answer: " It is good that we invent now fuel-efficient cars and use renewable energy whether there is a climate change or not-

02. Search the local newspapers of your country for articles about climate change.

Our Answer: Almost every day you can read something about climate change in the news papers. Now they talk about the CO2 Act. Switzerland has responded to the warming of the earth’s atmosphere with a CO2 Act. The Act, which entered into force on 1 May 2000, forms the core of Switzerland’s climate policy by which binding targets are set for the reduction of the most important greenhouse gas, CO2. The CO2 tax on fuel plays a key role. It has been levied since 1 January 2008, along with the “climate cent on vehicle fuels”, which is used to finance projects in Switzerland and abroad. By the revision of the CO2 Act, Switzerland introduces compulsory limits for the average CO2 emission of fleets of newly registered cars. Importers and producers of cars are allowed to form pools in order to compensate heavily polluting cars with more environment-friendly ones. The limits for the average CO2 emissions of fleets are strengthened gradually from 2012 (65 per cent compliance) until 2015 when their average CO2 emissions should not exceed 130 g/km (100 per cent compliance). Fleets that do not fulfil their respective emission limit are subjected to fines. The emission limits and the time schedule correspond to the Decision of the European Council on April 6, 2009. As the present average consumption of CO2 in Switzerland is higher than in the European Union, fines in Switzerland need to be higher in order to comply with these aims. Environmental Organisations say this is not yet enough and that Switzerland should do much more about it.

03. The topic of climate change arouses a number of strong emotions in people.

Our Answer: a) Anger: Some people are angry, because politicians always say what we have to do to change the world but they don't do anything. They drive big cars and fly around the world. Responsibility: There are people which feel responsible for the climate change and want to do something to reduce the global warming. Hope: Most people aren't very hopeful for the future. They don't believe that it will getting better. Indifference: Many people don't know what happens in the world, so they don't care about the climate. They only want to live and don't think about resolving the problem. b) We feel uncertainty. We don't know how the future will be and if the climate is really that bad, like people say.

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