COP27 Lesson 6
COP27 Lesson 6
So what now that COP27 is over...
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Project this lesson onto your whiteboard and away you go.....
Project this lesson onto your whiteboard and away you go.....
A few things to mention before we start
What are fossil fuels?
What are Green House Gas Emissions and why should we be so concerned? You can check out the Greenhouse Effect video below.
What is methane and why is it so important when it comes to climate science?
The videos during the lessons will answer these questions....What do you remember from the video?What did you like?What did you learn that you mightn't have known before watching this video. Who else should know the lessons in this video?
Some Facts and Figures
12 Days but then they stayed and extra day....
Each Day had a theme
2 Years of Preparation for 2 weeks to deliver in Glasgow!
COP26 is a carbon- neutral event (what does this mean?)
40,000 registered participants, including 22,274 party delegates, 14.124 observers and 3.886 media representatives.
95% of food served at the conference is in season and from the UK with at least 80% from the UK
Drinking cups at the venue are reusable, saving up to approximately 250,000 single use cups.
Reusable, aluminium water bottles are provided to all participants and water refill stations can be found throughout the venue.
At COP26 there are:
25,000 pieces of furnitureApproximately 7000 m2 carpet445 bins 330 water coolers1,124 toilets.515 free-standing hand sanitizers122 km active fibre30 HD cameras5 TV Galleries
Did you know that those who are suffering most from the effects of Climate Change had a lot of trouble trying to attend...
Why?
In some countries there is a very slow rollout of the COVID vaccination.
Egypt doesn't allow for protest.
When some people arrive into the UK they may have to quarantine for up to two weeks to be sure that they aren't unwell. This adds to their costs.
The cost of flights into and out of Scotland were extremely expensive during the weeks of the COP26
Accommodation was also extremely expensive for those who may not have much money.
For many who travelled to the COP they would have needed a VISA - with their passport in order to show that the Egypt will allow them attend. Egypt are suspicious of those who seek VISAs to enter their country. Why?
Lets take another look at Fossil Fuels
What do you remember from the video?What did you like?What did you learn that you mightn't have known before watching this video. Who else should know the lessons in this video?
What do they mean when they said that COP27 must be for children?
There are one billion children at serious risk because of climate change.
There is a move away from the phrase Climate Change to "Climate Crisis" - Why might this be a more appropriate phrase?
The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Why? Click to read more
The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Why? Click to read more
Climate change poses a major threat to children and young people’s health, nutrition, education, development, survival and future potential. DID YOU KNOW ? Compared to adults, children require more food and water per unit of their body weight, are less able to survive extreme weather events, and may suffer more from temperature changes and diseases.
Current and future generations of children will have an uncertain future.
Children in communities that have contributed the least to the Climate Crisis and will face the greatest impacts of climate change.
Some important facts about children and climate:
An August UNICEF report, The Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI), found almost every child on earth is exposed to at least one climate and environmental hazard, such as heatwaves, cyclones, air pollution, flooding and lack of water.
Approximately 1 billion children – nearly half the world’s children - live in 33 countries who are at “extremely high-risk”.
An estimated 850 million children – over one third of all children – live in areas where at least four of climate and environmental shocks overlap, and as many as 330 million children live in areas affected by a staggering five major climate shocks.
Children from countries that contribute the least to climate change suffer the greatest consequences.
The wealthier countries must pay towards welfare of those least able to suffer the climate crisis.
Access to water is a very real issue for 415 million children.
Weather Changes but Climate is relatively stable and it should take thousands or millions of years for the Climate Change to be noticeable but it now seems to be the case that there are more noticeable changes.
What do you remember from the video?What did you like?What did you learn that you mightn't have known before watching this video. Who else should know the lessons in this video?
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow is done and put simply: it was good, but not good enough.
Some of the Good
More than 100 world leaders promised to end and reverse deforestation.
This was the first ever climate summit to set a goal of phasing out fossil fuels - demonstrating that the tide is turning against big polluters like Shell!
There is a plan to reduce Methane all over the world - Methane is more dangerous than carbon dioxide.
This is the first time that phasing out fossil fuels has been mentioned and many feel that this is the beginning of Fossil Fuels.
Some of the Not So Good
Countries’ plans to cut emissions won’t limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius
Watering down commitments to end global coal emissions - the dirtiest fossil fuel.
So what happens now?
Crucially, world leaders will return to the negotiating table next year to work on solutions to the climate crisis. This is a massive, and unusual, step. It’s also a clear sign that pressure from citizens across the world - like you Brian - is forcing politicians into action!
Action:
Can you compose a slogan or draw a poster that could be used as a placard for the next Climate Strikes - every Friday outside the Dáil.
You can check out some of the recent examples at the COP26 Climate Strike in Dublin.
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