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: We asked people in our school and here it is a subject much talked about. we talk a lot about the renovation of our school. buildings emit a lot of CO2 because they lose a lot of warm air

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

Our Answer: Oups, there seems to be computermade confusion...we are not new zealand..... but gremany: There are many articles about climate change appearing in NZ newspapers every day. They are given high priority because climate change, and the NZ government's response to it, are very important issues for New Zealanders. NZ is a country that produces a lot of agricultural products for export to other countries (lamb, beef, butter, milk). It is very dependent on these products but these products produce a lot of carbon emissions - especially methane. About 1/2 of NZ's total carbon emissions are from agriculture. NZ signed the Kyoto Protocol and is responsible for its carbon emissions. It is proposing to put in place an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to make the people that produce the country's emissions, pay for them. Lots of articles appear in newspapers about the ETS. One that caught my eye is a survey of public opinion about the ETS. 77% of NZers think that the people that create the carbon emissions should pay for them. But most people think that our farmers should only pay for 40% (or less) of their emissions. Making them pay more might make them uncompetitive with farmers from other countries - meaning we'd sell less and have less money. Lots of NZers support a tax on products imported into NZ from countries that don't make their polluters pay for their carbon emissions. See this link for the full article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/climate-change/news/article.cfm?c_id=26&objectid=10570125

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

Our Answer: I think Climate Change brings fear of the unknown because we all know it's happening but it's hard to know how rapidly changes are occuring. Because Climate Change is a gradual process, some people don't realise the consequences and effects it is having on the earth without a smack in the face like a natural disaster. I think Climate Change brings opportunity to people all around the world. It is a chance for people to make conscious decisions to benefit the environment and to strengthen local, national and international communities because community should be the basis of climate change adaptation and mitigation.

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