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: a) 1. People that I asked about climate changes were worried about too big consumption of unrenewable sources of energy. But anyway they are not too scared about climate changes. 2. In case of climate changes our country will have less own energy. Thesewhy we have to reduce it's consumption. b) The road of renewable sources is good example how we have to behave in future.

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

Our Answer: This article was published on Wednesday, 23rd of September 2009: Slovenia Launches Small States Climate Change Initiative Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar presented a new international initiative of Slovenia which envisages the formation of a special group of small countries that would help reach a global agreement on measures addressing climate change. Zbogar, who is attending the general debate of the 64th UN General Assembly meeting at the side of President Danilo Tuerk, held several bilateral meeting on Tuesday, while also attending an EU ministerial with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a dinner featuring representatives of NATO members. Clinton and her EU and NATO colleagues reportedly discussed the fate of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, climate change, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Afghanistan. Zbogar meanwhile told the press that the Foreign Ministry had established a special department for global challenges, which has proposed the forming of a special G group, modeled on the G8 and G20 groups but featuring small countries and their joint effort in the fight against climate change. The minister also presented the initiative during his bilateral meetings on Tuesday. He spoke among others with his Cape Verde colleague Jose Brito, whose country has some experience in the field as a result of activities by the African renewable energy agency. Zbogar also discussed the subject with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully. New Zealand has similar goals when it comes to cutting greenhouse gas emissions as the EU, envisaging a 20% cut by 2020 or 30% in case of an international agreement. While a meeting with Ossur Skarphedinsson of Iceland is scheduled in the coming days, Zbogar has also spoken with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasem al-Thani and his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov. President Daniko Tuerk has also adopted a very active approach to climate change efforts in New York, first attending a climate change summit organised ahead of the general debate UN General Assembly. Participating in a panel debate, Tuerk said that the oil era was coming to an end, while the era of new technologies and environmental commitments was starting. This requires a new agreement in the fight against climate change, he concluded.

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

Our Answer: The visit to the road of renewable sources makes me feel that there is hope: My group wrote a report about the solar plant in Martjanci, a place in Prekmurje (north-eastern region of Slovenia), here it is: A Visit to the Solar Power Plant The solar power plant is in the village called Martjanci, which is in front of the Smart House. The solar power plant is made of 24 modules, which produce 5.16 kW of electrical power on a sunny day. The modules are hail proof. The investment cost between 25000 – 27000 €. Whether the investment was worth buying is something that will be seen in 10 – 12 years. The solar power plant is controlled by the computer. The energy produced by the solar power plant is very clean and environmentally friendly. Our opinion is that we should have more solar power plants to save the nature for our next generations!

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