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Review the resources provided
Have a notepad (soft or hard version) to brainstorm ideas as you explore the resources.
Focus on the following:
Learning Outcomes that they could support
Potential Activities you could create
Assessments/Actions that they could stimulate
Take the time to share your ideas on the Padlet Wall - collectively we will generate a rich repository of ideas for our classrooms
We will have a teachmeet opportunity before lunch to enable you to share your findings and design ideas
What do you think about Climate Change?
What do you think about Climate Change?
Climate Change in the Irish Mind
The Irish Environmental Protection Agency commissioned the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication as their academic partner to help conduct a nationally representative survey of public climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, policy preferences, and behavior in Ireland.
Interview dates: May 24 – July 29, 2021. Interviews: 4,000 Adults (18+). Average margin of error +/- 1.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Access the website:
Explore the questions posed in the survey?
https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-irish-mind/
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How could you use these resources with your students?
The voice of 500
The voice of 500
•More than 90% of youth in Ireland judge protecting the environment to be very important;
•Nearly a third are prepared to go meat- and flight-free as a long-term measure;
•A majority want a ban on non-essential domestic flights and support car bans in town centres;
•Two-thirds believe renewable energy should be mandated, even if it means paying more.
•Most believe there are things they can do in their everyday lives to help combat climate change, but believe the onus should be on the Government to lead the way, followed by individuals of all ages.
Lead author of the report, Ylva Andersson, said: “Overall, our results show that young people in Ireland are concerned about climate change and highly motivated to act. But they will need resources and leadership to act on these motivations, given the complexity of the issues and young people’s limited understanding of how they can best help reduce emissions.”
https://www.esri.ie/system/files/publications/RS153.pdf
So what is the current situation and potential future?
EPA data shows Ireland’s 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions above pre-Covid levels
Date released: July 20, 2022
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 4.7 per cent in 2021 compared to 2020 and are now 1.1 per cent above 2019 pre-COVID restriction levels
Click on the link to access further data
https://www.epa.ie/our-services/monitoring--assessment/climate-change/ghg/latest-emissions-data/
The Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23) is the second annual update to Ireland’s Climate Action 2019. This plan is the first to be prepared under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, and following the introduction, in 2022, of economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings.
Click on the image to access the summary of CAP23
So what can we do about it?
Climate Heroes: The Schools Sustainability Network
Climate Heroes: The Schools Sustainability Network
The IRISH SCHOOLS SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK (ISSN) provides a forum for teachers and students to work in partnership to accelerate climate action, address the loss of nature, and prioritise sustainability in the Irish Education System.
The IRISH SCHOOLS SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK (ISSN) provides a forum for teachers and students to work in partnership to accelerate climate action, address the loss of nature, and prioritise sustainability in the Irish Education System.
Visit the website via: https://www.issn.ie/
5 minutes of sustainability
5 minutes of sustainability
Want to know what actions you can take to address the climate and nature emergency? Have a whole school conversation once a month for 5 minutes! Each of these videos outline one action we can take, an explanation of how that action helps to address the climate and biodiversity crisis, and the impact of taking that action.
Get your whole school on board. In order to change mindsets we need to have collective conversations. Individual actions may seem insignificant but they matter. If we take action and consciously live a lower-carbon lifestyle, we can help to create new social norms and behaviours.
Access the resources via: https://www.issn.ie/5-minutes-of-sustainability
Climate Heroes
Climate Heroes
In our 'Climate Heroes' series of reports, we shine a light on the people who are stepping up to protect the environment and tackle climate
In our 'Climate Heroes' series of reports, we shine a light on the people who are stepping up to protect the environment and tackle climate
Connect with these heroes via: https://www.rte.ie/news/climate-heroes/
Young Social Innovators (YSI) is a non-profit organisation that empowers young people to use their talents, insights, passion and creativity to come up with innovative solutions to social challenges. https://www.youngsocialinnovators.ie/stories/climate-activists/
Young Social Innovators (YSI) is a non-profit organisation that empowers young people to use their talents, insights, passion and creativity to come up with innovative solutions to social challenges. https://www.youngsocialinnovators.ie/stories/climate-activists/
ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA) is an all-Ireland environmental awards programme that recognises and rewards young people who raise environmental awareness and improve the environment. https://ecounesco.ie/young-environmentalist-awards/
ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA) is an all-Ireland environmental awards programme that recognises and rewards young people who raise environmental awareness and improve the environment. https://ecounesco.ie/young-environmentalist-awards/
The programme and competition encourages students to investigate a local or national environmental issue and report their findings through a written article, video clip or captioned photo.
The programme and competition encourages students to investigate a local or national environmental issue and report their findings through a written article, video clip or captioned photo.
http://www.yreireland.org/
http://www.yreireland.org/
Friends of the Irish Environment v. The Government of Ireland, et al.
Friends of the Irish Environment v. The Government of Ireland, et al.
In June 2020, we took the Irish Government to the Supreme Court for failing to take adequate action on climate change – and won. Find out more about the case below:
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