Answers from Kantonsschule Hohe Promenade (1)

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

Asked by: Collège Sacré-Cœur (2) | Kantonsschule Hohe Promenade (1)

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.

Our emotions

 

We have different feelings about the topic climate change, anger, responsibility, hope, indifference and sadness.

In a way we are angry because part of it is our fault, but we know that we cannot change a lot as a little dot on this earth. We feel responsibility towards our world and we are absolutely aware of the fact that change is necessary.

Some people should change their way of living and not just say „devil-may-care“.

Our hope is that we can find an alternative energy source without any emissions and bad effects and that this can be converted in all countries.

We think indifference with regard to climate change is a very bad attitude and everybody should feel responsible for what is being done to our environment.

We are sad about the situation we are in and about the bad future prospects as far as this topic is concerned.

 

Lara, Yuri, Sophie

 

 

 

Comments

Date: 01. of June 2009 | By: erica, New Zealand

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.

Date: 26. of May 2009 | By: Urs

It's very important that among your different feelings you mentioned responsibility, and also the avoidance of a "devil-may-care" attitude. If you take this seriously, your statement about the impossibility of changing a lot "as a little dot on earth" becomes dispensable - together as many little dots on earth we can change a lot!

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