Science - Climate change and the future

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be effected?

Pacific Island, New Zealand (Different places near the sea)

What else do we need to think about?

Where you live, Where to build houses,

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Auckland - Har bour, Lion rock, Nelson, Bay of islands and more

What does this do to our drinking water?

Salt water, Sea level rise

What are the main concerns?

1.  One of the main concerns are where to build your houses as the sea level rise can floud those houses  
2.  The second one is that we will stat to get salt water into our drinking system.

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.  Build our houses away from the sea
2.    STOP plastic

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

There is no silver bullet 

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Renewable 
2.   Solar heating
3.  Transport

What are 3 others you can think of?

1.  Walk
2.   Cycle
3. recycling

Activities:

Carbon Footprint: 

Carbon Footprint explained

Dwelling
Water
Recreation
Heating and cooling
Electricity
Transportation
Food
Waste
Air Travel
Consumption

Colour 1: for actions they are already doing 

Colour 2: for actions that they pledge to undertake in the future

Ecological Handprint The Ecological handprint builds on the concepts from the Carbon Footprint. We will look at the positive actions of:

1. Transportation
2. Community
3. Consumption
4. Water
5. Food
6. Home
7. Waste

1 Colour: For each action you are already doing 

2 Colour: For each action you would like to do in the future