Humans blamed for climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just published its newest report. Unsurprisingly, the report concludes that humans are to be blamed for climate change. More alarming, however, is the fact that previous calculations were incorrect. Temperatures all over the world look set to rise even more than expected, possibly causing a series of unprecedented natural disasters.
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Turn off the lights!
Australia is one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to carbon emissions. But a few weeks ago, they surprised the world: they want to ban “old” light bulbs, which are big energy wasters. European countries want to keep up with Australia and are planning to ban the “old” light bulbs as well. Lehrwerksbezug: EG 2000, Band 2 (alle Ausgaben)
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Kids learn at wind-powered school
Arbeitsblatt zu einem Nachrichtenartikel über Grundschüler in Aberdeen, die ihre Schule mit Windenergie betreiben. Mithilfe der aufgestellten Turbine gewinnen sie die gesamte Energie, die in der Schule benötigt wird. Die Materialien können im Kontext des Lehrwerks EG 2000 eingesetzt werden.
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Schools Urged to Share Eco-Tips
Klimawandel und Umweltschutz werden fast jeden Tag in den Medien thematisiert. Jetzt findet die interaktive „Global Learning Conference“ online statt, in der Schüler ihre Ideen und Projekte zum Thema Umweltschutz austauschen sollen. Arbeitsblatt zu einen Nachrichtenbeitrag, der um das Thema kreist.
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Climate change champions
Tornadoes and hurricanes seem to occur more often these days than they used to. Many people believe that global warming may be responsible for this. There are several ways in which everyone can help fight climate change. In England, nine children and teenagers have been chosen to tell people in their regions what can be done.
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Blair’s climate change policy
In Britain, the main talking point is the forthcoming general election, due to take place at the beginning of May. One major discussion point during the run-up to the election is the government’s policy on climate change. The question under debate is whether or not Britain should increase its dependence on nuclear power. Here is a news article about this.
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Damaged Planet
People all over the world are becoming more and more concerned about our changing climate and how we are seriously damaging the planet we live on.
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