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Understanding the Climate Challenge

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The Basic Science of Climate Change

5 Sprints | 1 Quiz

Video clip: Introduction to Climate Change

Presentation: The Basic Science of Climate Change

Video: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

Video clip: How will we be affected by climate change in the UK?

Further information/Optional activities

Introduction to Climate Equity and Fairness

5 Sprints

Carbon Emissions per Capita

Historical Responsibility

Vulnerability to Climate Change

Climate Change Equity and Fairness: Student trainer reflection

Introduction to Carbon Footprinting

5 Sprints

Presentation: Introduction to Carbon Footprinting

Calculate your Personal Carbon Footprint

The Carbon Footprint of Food: BBC’s food calculator

The Carbon Footprint of travel

Carbon Footprint Calculator: Student trainer reflections

The Urgency of Climate Change

Imagining a Zero Carbon World

5 Sprints | 3 Quizzes

Travel and Transport

Buildings & Energy

Food & “Stuff”

Further information

Taking Action on Climate Change

13 Sprints | 4 Quizzes

Reducing Carbon Emissions from Food: Can healthy food save the planet?

Low Carbon Food Challenges!

Useful Websites/Further Information: Food

Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Home: Energy Saving Tips

Low Carbon Home Challenges!

Useful Websites/Further Information: Home

Reducing carbon emissions from the Stuff we buy!

Low Carbon Stuff Challenges!

Useful Websites/Further Information: Stuff

Reducing emissions from Travel

Low Carbon Travel Challenges

Useful Websites/Further Information: Travel

Communicating and Influencing Action on Climate Change

13 Sprints

Strategy 1: Listen

Strategy 2: Adapt your message to your audience

Strategy 3: Remember that information on its own won’t change people’s mind or behaviour

Strategy 4: Climate change feels distant to many people, use examples closer to home

Strategy 5: Appeal to peoples values

Strategy 6: Stay non-judgmental and empathetic when acknowledging the value action gap

Strategy 7: Be careful with “Every little helps”

Strategy 8: Be careful with using the moneysaving or self-interest appeal

Strategy 9: Avoid scare tactics

Strategy 10: Illustrate with stories and examples

Spheres of influence: Who can you influence to take action and how?

Further information

Getting your Carbon Literacy certificate

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