Questions from Mbezi Beach Secondary School

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a) "do domestic animals have an influence on climate change?" "reasonable and sustainable solar energy" "climate change can't be stopped by atomic power plants2 "UN secretary general drives with solar taxi" "the climate changes for the last 6000 years"

b) to reduce the meat consumption, use solar energy instead of fossil fuels, don't build a new atomic power plant but change the energy to renewable ressources

c) there aren't so many articles about the climate change in our country, but if there are some, they are very well researched and the problem of the climate change is shown really well

d) "does cattle have an influence on the climate change" because this is something we don't think about. we often forget that cattles such as cows also have an influence on the environment with their gases like methane.

e) "why is hell sometimes heaven?- the consequences of climate change"

Nada and Lisa

a) I think there is a lot of anger because of the climate change, there are a lot of people who are actually trying to do something against, but too many people just ignore everything and keep on living like they did before..but still we have hope, and i think everyone has this hope, because each one of us could do (even if it was a little thing) to help the world because of the climate change. some people feel indifference in front of this change, just because they don't "feel" it right now, but still we know that it will arrive us all. I personally feel hope very strong, because if everyone tries to help, it will get better, this i am sure of! Sophie

b)What do you think about climate change? - Very bad, because Antarctica will melt.

- We’ll see terrible things in the news - We gotta do something against it - It’s a big menace - I don’t give a fuck (julia steiner) - The deseases related to it make me sad - I like to be tanned (julia steiner) - I don’t care (lea mathis) - I’m oblivious of the clima change - It’s important - We could do so much with alternative ideas

c) What will be the consequences for Switzerland? - We’ll sweat more. - There will be more immigrants - We’ll be flooded - It’s great, because we’ll have better weather - The glaciers will melt - Switzerland won’t have much trouble because of the clima change, but the poor countries will.

I think there is a lot of anger concerning climate change, there are a lot of people who are actually trying to do something against it, but too many people just ignore everything and keep on living like they did before..but still we have hope, and i think everyone has this hope, because each one of us could do something (even if it was a little thing) to help the world. some people feel indifference in front of this change, just because they don't "feel" it...Sophie Erni

It's big problem in our world and everybody should think about it. Everybody should try to reduce the CO2 emission. Nadja and Rahel

On my opinion we should stop with this talk and stop complaining about this problem. because it really is a problem. does it help us always to be confrontet with statistics and forecasts what will happen if we don't change something? it hasn't changed nothing till now so why should it change in the future? i think most of the people are selfish and think..oh if i'm the only one using three cars it doesn't matter..and i'm sure more than one person is thinking like this. and that's the reason this hasn't changed yet..i really don't have any idea how to show the population that they have to change..maybe the population has to find it out by themself.."on the own skin"..i think that's a way which can make people change..hopefully it won't be late then.

dominika

In Switzerland there are also from time to time some floodings, landslides, snowslides and very light hurricanes, that distructed houses, forests and streets. But in comparison to America they are very light. from nadja and rahel

- spare lamp

- use faire trade products

- to use the public transportation

- to sponsor money for the environment

from Lisa and Fiona

with co2-filter and co2-tax and with emission papers.

recycling industry instead of other industrys.

katalysator also help reducing pollution!

cap & trade system. and always remind saving energy!

Our school is near the lake. We have a quite nice and modern school and a great surroundings with lots of green. If we like to take a bath, we can go swimming.

Lucerne is really nice city with a river in the middle. It has a new and an old part, which are diveded by the river. There's a historical and famous bridge that burned down once and now it's rebuilt. In the Old Town there's no traffic and you can make a great shopping there.

We have lots of mountains and also opportunities to go skiing. Julia and Veronique

a) We would search earlier for ideas against the climate change and give a lot of information to the people. We would protect the rainforest. We wouldn't let the sewage into the sea.

b)  They didn't care about the environment. We must look after our world, otherwise it is as our livingroom was ruined. Peopel should more think about what they do.

Fiona

a) Very imoprtant for me is having a roof over the head, enough to eat and drink, family and friends and a good education. But all of this can only be realized if we live in a country, where peace predominate, where vitally important resources (like water etc.) are available...

I live in Switzerland, a very privileged country, where the rate of poverty is very low and nearly anybody has a roof over the head and enough to eat and drink. Lots of people are enough rich to afford themselves extravagant things (a big house, diverse cars, nice cloths etc.)

b) Yes, at work I think if my marks are good enough to pass the general qualification for university entrance, im able to study and learn a good job.

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text by Vera

a) Ich gehe unwahrscheinliche gerne Sport machen, natürlich mit meinen Freunden in den Ausgang gehen und shoppen !!!!

b) Jedoch bleibt mir nicht wirklich viel Zeit weil ich sehr viel mit der Schule zu tun habe und immer sehr beschäftigt bin !! Lisa

Yes.

We think the reason for this decision was or still is, that's a good way to reduce the emission of CO2 in the whole world, but only when all states support this protocol.

Corina Franziska

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Yes, we have a CO2-law, which is based on the aim to reduce the CO2 emissions by 10% from 1990 till 2010. This aim has not been reached. The CO2 emissions are same like in 1990, they didn't increased, what is kind of good, but they also didn't decreased, what is not really good. The CO2-law lasts till 2012. After 2012 there will be a revision of the law. This one will last till 2020 and the aim is to reduce the CO2 emission by 20%. This law affects just the CO2 emissions, because they make up 80% of the greenhouse gases.

a) We like to stay at a comfy place. For example close to our lake "vierwalstättersee", when the weather is nice and we can "chill out" and do "hot stuff" ;). no now seriously we like this ambiance to do sports, listen music and just relax a bit, to forget the big problems in the world with the climate heating.

b) the most famous person from switzerland is roger federer. We have the impression that is a very likeable and down-to-earth. so its great that such a person represents our country and maybe if he takes the initiative to speak up for the climate heating he would affect a lot of people.

Jonathan, Dominique

a) Examples for a social act: if you help your classmate with an issue he doesn't understand if you stand up from your seat in the bus to give an old people the chance to sit down.

b) Climate protection has to begin in the rich countries, because they cause the most of the climate problems. They often don't see the impacts. For a real change they have to become more sociable. by Véronique and Vera

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If you pollute the environment in switzerland, you have to pay a penalty, a fine. How much depends on how hard the delict was.

I think there are no other punishments in switzerland, theres no punishment to go to prison, only if you empoison a lake or something like this.