Disparities in exposure to climate change risk and vulnerability, including variations in people’s location, wealth, social differences (age, gender, education), risk perception
Government-led adaptation and mitigation strategies for global climate change:
Civil society and corporate strategies to address global climate change
Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities
Why perspectives and viewpoints may be different about the need for, practicality and urgency of action on global climate change
In your groups, write a thesis statement for the following IB style question:
Using examples, examine the demographic and socio-economic factors that affect the vulnerability of a community to hazard events. [10] Markscheme
Each group will read on of these articles and take notes on this document.
Question:
Compare and contrast the consequences of Global Climate Change on two societies with contrasting vulnerability.[10]
In groups, have a look at 2 countries' Intended National Determined Contributions (INDCs) for the COP21 Paris Agreement, (you may look at other, simpler sources) and take notes on each one's main goals and changes in terms of:
Fred Pearce's The politics of Climate Change Explained
&
Duncan Clark's Complete guide to Carbon Offsetting
Econ kids: Explain externalities? How is CO2 an externality? How would you measure the cost of such externalities? How would you pay for them?
Becoming cheaper and increasingly efficient.
Here is a solution that is very unpopular
Evaluate the article's main points. How feasible is this idea?
In groups or 3, create 6 annotated diagrams explaining how the following help mitigate or adapt to the impacts of climate change. If applicable, give a location where this is being done/attempted/considered, and a simple evaluation.
2. Managing insolation
3. Reactive measures (Adaptation)
What makes a good infographic? (source C. Wright)
Have a look at each of the following infographics and answer the following questions:
Climate Finance and Carbon Markets
You will create an outline for an essay answering the following question:
You can print the outline and bring it to class, where you will have 35 minutes to write it.
Your outline should include:
Date of in-class essay: December 8th
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