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09. Looking back and thinking ahead

Asked by: Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima (Class 2) | Onslow College

a) Imagine it would be possible to turn back the clock a hundred years. What do you think we would do differently?

b) We are naturally not able to turn the clock back, but we can learn from the past. What kind of information does the past reveal?

Across the globe we can expect to experience possibly quite dramatic climate change – just as past civilizations have. Societies in the past had to be adaptive and there are plenty of lessons to be learned from their experiences. Some past societies have collapsed when faced with extreme environmental changes, some have been resilient enough to adapt and survive, some lifes even flourished. I am not so sure how we are going to adapt to the actual crisis.

10. In order to get to know you a little better, a few questions now follow that at first glance have nothing to do with the topic of climate change.

Asked by: Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima (Class 2) | Onslow College

a) If you were able to freely choose, which kind of life you woul like to lead – what would this involve?

b) Do you have the feeling you are free to choose what the real prospects of your future life will be?

c) If you answer no, what do you think is lacking and therefore negatively influencing your personal decisions for the future?

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11. Things you enjoy doing

Asked by: Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima (Class 2) | Onslow College

a) What kind of things do you really enjoy doing?

b) How often can you do the things you really enjoy? (And, why are you not able to do them all the time?)

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12. Our question:

Asked by: Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima (Class 2) | Onslow College

¿what would you do for saving the planet?

Wind and solar energy are sustainable, clean sources of energy that have the potential to make a significant contribution to New Zealand’s economy. New Zealand is rich in renewable energy resources. New Zealand’s largest rivers, the Waikato in the North Island and the Clutha in the South Island, flow though several large dams and power stations, and there are many smaller hydro-electric stations throughout the country. Geothermal springs and vents have powered electricity generators since the 1950s, and have also been used for domestic and industrial heating.

13. Our question:

Asked by: Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima (Class 2) | Onslow College

if you be the president in your country, what will you do to take care the planet?

New Zealand has tremendous renewable resources providing us with a safe, climate friendly and sustainable energy source well into the future.

14. Our question:

Asked by: Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima (Class 2) | Onslow College

what kinds of recycling your country practices?

Most New Zealanders have access to recycling facilities, with most urban areas offering kerbside collection.One recycled aluminium beverage can saves enough electricity to run a computer or a TV for three hours.

The percentages of energy saved by using recycled rather than raw materials to manufacture are:

Glass 40%

Newspaper 40%

Steel 60%

Plastic 70%

Aluminium 95% (75% when recycled back into aluminium beverage cans)

The main recyclable products in New Zealand are paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminium, steel and plastic.

Every year, New Zealanders send around 3.2 million tonnes of waste to landfill that is over a tonne of rubbish per household. The majority of this waste is not reprocessed or recycled, and doesn’t break down over time.

Disposing of waste at landfills is a sign that we’re not using our resources efficiently, and are contributing directly to pollution.

To improve the environmental future of New Zealand, we need to start taking responsibility for the waste we produce by finding more effective and efficient ways to reduce, reuse, recycle or reprocess it.