Climate change Flashcards
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What sort geography does climate change fall under?
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Environmental geography
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What is one thing you can do to help?
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Raise awareness!
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Why does raising awareness of climate change help the situation?
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The more people that know about climate change the more things can be done.
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What are the two main ways to help the climate situation?
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To educate and influence people!
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Why is educating people about climate change vital?
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Because the more people know about how climate change works, the more they can do to help make it better.
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How can we educate people?
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Social media is one way. Lots of people have WhatsApp or other social media platforms and are able to post things to gather support.
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Why might some young people not know or care about climate change?
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They might not have been told that it’s a problem. People around them or even them themselves might not believe that climate change affects them.
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Who will climate change affect?
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Everyone! The whole planet will suffer from climate change if it continues.
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Should we help?
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Yes!!! Of course! There are all small and large ways EVERYONE can affect climate change for the better!
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What if I’m too busy to help?
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It doesn’t take much. Wearing a jumper instead of turning the heating on is one way, and turning the tap off when you brush your teeth is another! They are just simple ways EVERYONE can do their part.
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Why should I help?
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Because it’s EVERYONE’S problem. A couple of normal people across the world shouldn’t have to be the ones to take up all their time trying to fix the planet for everyone else to enjoy. It affects YOU and YOU should be one of the ones helping to stop it.
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What are fossil fuels?
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Unsustainable fuel sources such as coal and oil that are used all over the world to power almost every aspect of our lives.
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How are fossil fuels connected to climate change?
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Because they are a major part of what is helping cause it.
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Surely someone else can help?
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The problem is, if everyone in the world said that, there would be no one left to do anything! Climate change is YOUR problem too. YOU need to be the one to helping.
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What factors make up climate change?
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There are lots. Some of the main ones include deforestation, fossil fuels, poaching and pollution. All of these are harmful to living things and, if we want to make any positive change, HAVE to be stopped.
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Why is influencing people important when it comes to the climate crisis?
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Because you can reach out to more people, see their views and opinions and share how you think the issue should be addressed. The more support rallied, the more we can do.
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What is climate justice?
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Climate justice means finding solutions to the climate crisis that not only reduce emissions or protect the natural world, but that do so in a way which creates a fairer, more just and more equal world in the process.
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Why should we be mindful of climate justice?
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Because if we aren’t, then we are less likely to save the planet. The problem is, countries in the Southern Hemisphere are doing MORE to protect the planet than those in the Northern Hemisphere. That isn’t fair- it needs to be an equal effort.
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When should we think about climate change?
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I know. Everyone has something more important to do. But no matter what, it’s still important to take care of the world around us.
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How can we influence people?
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We can influence them through how we act, what we say and also, massively, what we post and do online. The internet is such a great resource if used right and will, in the future, be a major part of helping to stop climate change.
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What are the advantages of social media when it comes to saving the planet?
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You can get the word out to so many people and influence how they treat the world.
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What does the phrase, ‘Climate Change’ really mean?
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Quite literally, it means the changing of our climate. This includes the weather, the landscape and pollution levels. It’s how the world around us changes, usually for the worse.
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How are some political leaders helping?
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There are quite a few things governments are doing. Well, in the Uk, in some party’s manifestos, they are supporting less tax and reduced prices on sustainable energy and raised prices for fossil fuels.
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Why are some politicians doing nothing to help our environment?
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Much of the time, climate change is too large and scary an idea to understand, and people use denial as a defence mechanism. Politicians might say they have some ‘much bigger problems’ to deal with.
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What does ‘environment’ actually mean?
Similar to climate in a way, it means the world around us. If you were in a school environment you might be in a classroom. When talking about climate change, it refers to the Earth.
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We’re only kids- how can we help?
Sometimes, (believe it or not) kids can have a bigger say than adults. It might be harder to attract attention in a place where adults predominantly have more control but, once you do get people to listen, you can have a much bigger impact. It isn’t as expected of a child to talk about big political issues (even though you should) so you’d be… an odd one out in a way and able to be a bigger symbol of climate justice than an adult might be able to be.
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How can adults help?
Adults, unlike children, have to make the bigger decision a lot of the time. One example is how adults would have to make the decision to turn to solar panels instead of fossil fuels. These big choices are vital. But, there is another great way adults can help… Listen to your kids! If they don’t already know about climate change, teach them! Show them how to recycle or, if they are do already know about climate change, hear their ideas to help and encourage them to put some into action.
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What countries support the effort against climate change?
Almost all do but the UK, Norway, France and New Zealand are some of the countries that have legally committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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Why do certain countries seem not to care about the state of the planet?
Large emitters such as China usually ignore issues surrounding climate change and some people in China have very low levels of concern about it. Although, this does not mean that absolutely no one in some countries don’t care about the planet.
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When did climate change begin to be a recognised threat?
The scientific community began to unite for action on climate change in the 1980s
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Who is Greta Thunburg?
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist and founder of Fridays for Future. Fridays For Future has been named UN Environment Programme Champion of the Earth, its highest recognition, awarded annually.
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What does Greta Thunburg do?
She is a Swedish environmental activist known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to mitigate the effects of human-caused climate change.
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What can we do similarly to Greta?
Simply, we can love what we do. If we’re passionate about climate change, we can make more of a difference. Just start small and soon people will recognise your effort and then, you will have inspired the next generation of climate activists.
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How long should we spend helping the environment a day?
There’s no set time you should spend helping the environment. With as little as text message promoting your efforts to a friend or putting on a jumper instead of turning up the heater, you can do your part.
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Just saving the planet isn’t a daily thing for most people- how can we make it a regular habit?
You often hear of things like eating your 5 a day and drinking over a litre of water a day. These are habits people get into naturally (or sometimes your parents have to force you) and are well known for being good for you. Well, climate change solutions are a bit like that. You’ve got to do them if you want to stay happy and healthy. It’s the same. The world needs to help fight climate change if it’s natural beauty is going to continue. So, we all need to make it a strong habit. When you have that daily shower, make it only last a few minutes or when you cook a luchtime meal, ask yourself where the ingredients had to go to get to your plate. If everyone does that, we’ll be able to reduce our carbon footprint in no time.
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What big things can we do to help?
Fundraisers or vital decisions like energy providers can make a huge difference.
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Name one small change someone could make to their lives.
Turn the heating down one degree each time it is put on.
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How can YOU get people to listen?
By using social media, writing letters to leaders near you, or just showing your school or work how important it is that we are all eco-friendly.
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Why are people (like me) so passionate about climate change?
Because, IT’S A SERIOUS PROBLEM! Some people don’t understand how serious it is, and it’s other people’s jobs to help them realise. It’s hard for most people to view climate change as a real thing, that (in persuasive terms) is hurting adorable young polar bears and other animals all over the world. That may seem a childish reason to some people, and, for exactly that reason, many decide NOT to see it as the threat it is. Then again, it’s true! Climate change will have devastating consequences for animal life (including humans) everywhere if we don’t put a stop to it. That should be incentive enough to join the fight.
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So, what CAN we ALL do to help?
Raise money for charities, make less washing for your parents (to their delight) and even simply find out more about the problem.
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What is WWF?
The world wide fund for nature.
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How is WWF helping?
WWF is passionate about the planet. Visit their website to see more about their campaigns and the experts behind the projects.
You can go to:
wwf.org.uk
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What is World Animal Protection?
An organisation dedicated to promoting sustainability and the protection of animals.
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What is World Animal Protection doing to help animals?
One of their latest campaigns is to stop travel agencies exploiting animals for entertainment purposes. They have already successfully helped over 6 different travel companies STOP animal cruelty around the world. You can see more on their website.
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100 things you can do to save the world: 1.
Shop at thrift stores: great prices, your purchase usually supports a good organisation: this is “Reuse” part of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”
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Drive the speed limit to save petrol.
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Consider buying or renting a smaller house/apartment. This will save on energy used for space heating/cooling
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Walk your kids to school (if you have any). If you don’t have kids, you could walk your siblings to school.
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Carpool whenever you can.
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Live close to where you work. This may be a hard one to do every day but I would say, if you or your parents are choosing a new house, there are a few easy eco-friendly requirements.
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Practice “trip-chaining.” Save up your errands and when you must use your car, use it to go to as many destinations as possible in one trip, rather than taking a lot of out-and-back trips.
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Before you buy or rent a home or apartment, use an app like Walk Score to determine the walkability of your potential neighborhood.
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Check the Energy Star rating of any appliances you buy and go for highest rating you can afford.
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Consider sharing tools and appliances with friends, neighbors and family rather than buying your own.
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Use low-VOC paints.
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Dispose properly of household hazardous waste - your waste and/or recycling provider should have a program for this.
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NEVER flush unused medications down the toilet. Contact your public health department for places to donate the materials or for information on how to properly discard them.
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Plant trees. Every tree is a mini-carbon sink. In our climate the shade cast from trees lowers cooling needs.
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In summer, set your thermostat higher; close shades and curtains on the sunny side of your home; never let sun shine directly into your house; never leave doors and windows open when it’s hotter outside than in; after it cools in the evening, or first thing in the morning before it gets hot, open doors and windows.
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In winter, open blinds and curtains on the sunny side of your house to let sun shine in; turn your thermostat down so far that the heater NEVER kicks on at night, and sleep under a warm quilt.
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Consider ditching your car completely (or as often as possible) and using public transportation, biking, walking, and car sharing.
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Put solar panels up on your roof.
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Buy an electric vehicle or if you can, at least ride-share with a friend who has one.
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If you must fly, purchase the carbon offsets.
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Buy battery-operated tools for shop and garden rather than gas-powered ones.
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Buy wash and wear clothes that don’t require dry cleaning and wear clothes more than once before washing them.
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Divest from fossil fuels. Select only socially responsible mutual funds and stocks. Move to another investment firm if the one you use doesn’t have that option.
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Sign up for the renewables-only option from your power utility if you don’t have solar panels on your roof.
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Wash out plastic bags that bread and food comes in and reuse them.
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Pick up trash when you see it on the ground even if it isn’t yours.
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Organize a community project to fundraise and put solar panels on your local churches, government buildings, community centers, recreation centers, etc.
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Help emergency services in your area have solar, off-grid capabilities to continue functioning when the power goes off, e.g. hospital, waste treatment, groundwater pumps, water treatment plants, electricity at the disaster evacuation site, etc. Nearly no natural disasters happen in this country but if you have any essential buildings in your area, any could work.
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Fire-harden your home. Rebuilding a house involves enormous carbon emissions.
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Trade out filament light bulbs for new LED bulbs. You will recoup the expense in just months and probably never need to change the LEDs.
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Upgrade your home to current building standards or better to achieve maximum energy efficiency.
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Turn out the lights not being used, including outside lights.
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Ask your town/city council to provide financial incentives to upgrade homes to make them more fire resilient, more energy efficient, and to add rooftop solar, i.e. low permit fees, rebates, zero interest loans, etc.
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Ask your town/city council to have a Climate Action Plan and to determine its baseline energy usage and GHG Emissions.
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Organise a community project to install level 2 EV chargers in public places in your community.
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Organize a solar walk in your community or a home tour of households that have “greened up”.
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Learn, get educated on issues and solutions so you can help make the planet Green Again.
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Take part in stewardship projects to remove trash, pull invasive plants, plant trees, build hiking trails, etc.
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If you can, put solar panels on public buildings, give energy efficient stoves to third world countries, etc.
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Campaign and vote for green candidates, either now or when you are older.
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Buy local food, thus saving transportation emissions. When confronted with a choice between organic food from farther away, or conventional food that’s local, choose local; it’s the least-toxic option.
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Eat low on the food chain. A vegetarian or vegan diet is a low-carbon diet. If not ready to go fully vegetarian or vegan, consider one or more meat-free days a week, like #MeatlessMondays
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Buy foods in bulk and avoid the packaging.
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Compost food scraps for using in your yard, or to feed your neighbour’s chickens if they have them.
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Start a vegetable garden. The carbon emission of garden to kitchen is zero compared to food transported to and from grocery stores. This is one of the really important ones- it would be amazing if we could all grow even a small part of our own food.
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Bring reusable bags to the grocery and other stores - treat them well as it also takes energy and water to manufacture.
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Substitute simple cleaning formulas whenever they get comparable results -- soap, water, bleach, vinegar.
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Collect memories not things. they can stop collecting things from the natural world and bringing it home...rocks, pine cones, shells, fossils, minerals, old glass bottles, old stuff laying around the desert...it is much more interesting when these things are in their natural environment and in context. People can also stop collecting store bought items for their homes...I just stayed at a home where they collected baseball caps, clowns, all things fitting into a seaside theme, dolls, old board games, and more. Everything has to be manufactured and that usually takes natural resources.
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Encourage political candidates who embrace carbon-emission reductions through personal, corporate, and government policy.
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Divest your savings from fossil fuels. Ask your financial managers about sustainable investing, or socially responsible investing.
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Buy an electric car or, as a slightly cheaper alternative, a hybrid- a half electric half gas powered car.
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Walk. It’s healthy AND one of the easiest ways to save the planet (and money).
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Insulate your home. Get a free efficiency inspection from NV Energy. Start your insulation in the attic and the roof. Install double or triple-paned, argon-filled windows. Do it super-duper: insulate your walls. It saves so much energy and money a year.
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Install geothermal heat sink for home heating/air conditioning.
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Stop using Roundup and other chemical weed killers. They have been demonstrated to cause cancer; glyphosate, one of Rounup’s ingredients, kills bees and other pollinators.
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Instead, use this organic weed-killer: 1 gallon vinegar, 2 cups epsom salt, ½ cup Dawn dishsoap.
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Start carrying your own utensils, or the Executive Committee’s favorite: the Spork, Cup, Bowl/plate, Bags for shopping
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Replace all incandescent and CFL bulbs with LEDs
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Get a programmable thermostat. then program it to be off when you're not home, or when you're asleep.
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Plant native plants-they use less water, require fewer pesticides, and they support healthy native wildlife and pollinators.
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Dispose of used batteries and fluorescent light bulbs properly. You can find battery recycling bins in common shops like Sainsbury’s.
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Dispose of unused prescription drugs properly - Don’t flush them down the toilet or toss them out with food waste.
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Compost- compost bins are an eco-essential in every household.
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Ride a bicycle or scoot instead of driving whenever possible.
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Buy organic, locally-grown vegetables whenever possible.
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Wash clothes using cold or warm (not hot) water and wash with full loads.
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Run dishwasher only when full, or wash by hand without letting tap run continuously.
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Recycle and try to avoid items with plastic packaging.
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Install low-flow shower heads and low-volume toilets or 2-flush type toilets.
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Use less cling film and aluminium foil in the kitchen
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Use tree-free toilet paper and paper towels (hemp and bamboo alternatives exist).
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Use reclaimed building materials whenever possible for construction projects.
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Double-side photocopies; use GOOS (Good On One Side) for all print jobs. And do you really need to print that document?
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Buy recycled paper products.
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Take a stewardship vacation.
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Join and volunteer for a grassroots environmental organization.
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Include a bequest to a conservation non-profit in your estate planning. (For adults).
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Make a small change to the way you live your life. Experiment! You never know how it can affect your life and the planet for the better.
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Don’t use single-use plastic shopping bags. Bring re-useable for every shop! Also, don’t use paper bags. Contrary to popular belief, paper bags actually have a bigger carbon footprint than plastic, although that doesn’t mean plastic bags’ eco emissions are ok.
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Walk, scoot and cycle! It’s not hard. If you really need to use a car, ride-share or take public transportation instead.
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Recycle! It may seem like the obvious one, but you would be surprised just how many people in this country don’t recycle more than a plastic milk jug a month.
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Find out if people on your road recycle! You shouldn’t be the only one. If you can convince them to properly recycle, you will have reduced their carbon footprint by about 20%- a good step towards a green ecosystem.
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Keep up with politics! Political leaders have massive influence over whole counties. You need to know what your government are doing about the environment.
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Support local campaigns! A current campaign is Cut Your Carbon, which is being put into action across schools in the UK.
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Contact your local MP! Are the government not doing much to help the planet? You can help make a difference by emailing or writing to your local government representative about the issues the world is facing. This way, even if your too young to vote, you can have a direct influence on the way your country is run. You never know, it might even make its way to the top! If enough people talk to leaders everywhere about climate change, we can make a huge difference.
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Join an Eco group! It’s super easy. In your school or work there may be clubs or societies you can join to help make a difference. Again, if enough people join, you can show everyone just how important our planet is.
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Bring a straw! Ok, a slightly odd sentence, but it’s true! Have you ever had one of those flimsy Mac Donald's paper straws? They are a definite improvement made by companies all over the world because of their amazingly reduced footprint in comparison to plastic straws, but still, not many people want to be stuck with a full drink and no straw to use. So, bring a RE-USABLE straw. You can easily get straws of any size and colour from your local Tesco’s that last for ages!
Trust me, straws have never been better.
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Calculate your carbon footprint! It’s easy to do. You can use websites like the WWF footprint calculator to get an accurate view of how your family are keeping up with the environment and how (if you need to) you can improve it.
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The Uk average carbon footprint is 8.8 tonnes a year- see how much your area produces compared to others- what can you think of to make your area greener?
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Embrace new technology! You’d be surprised how much greener technology is becoming with the increasing knowledge of climate change. Fairphone is the top greenest company, with Apple being the second, followed by Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft. While these six brands continue their efforts to be as environmentally-friendly as ever, other companies including Intel and Samsung have been working hard to reduce their environmental impacts.
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Search around! You can find so many more than just 100 ways to save the planet on the internet. If you do find any I haven’t heard of, when you are studying these cards, if you press the edit button on the top of the card you can write an idea suggestion and it’ll get sent to me. Then, I’ll include it as a card and also give you an extra shout out on the learners deck.
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Be serious (but not too serious). If you go around talking about climate change but have no evidence or ways to help when someone asks you, they won’t treat your opinion as valid. Also, don’t be too serious. No one wants to talk to someone who looks like they don’t want to be here.
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Do things like this! If you have a brain scape account you can make your own deck of climate change flashcards and help people do the same.
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Spread the word! As far and wide as you can get it. Send this flashcard link to a friend- in fact, all your friends! People NEED TO KNOW about the climate crisis.
The link:
www.brainscape.com/p/65DJR-LH-DAQ77
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Switch lights off! You never know how much electricity you’re wasting by leaving the lights on when you leave the house until you do (let me tell you it’s a big bill). It’s also a massive waste of money. Think about it. You could’ve bought sweets or chocolate or whatever you wanted with that money but, because you left the lights on,
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Host your own fundraiser! If you’re a kid it will make much more of an impact- people expect the adults to be organising things and renting places and hiring people so if you and your friends can sort everything out, it will show people that no matter your age, you can help the planet. You might even inspire someone to do the same.
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Regift old toys, or better yet, if you don’t love it, give it to charity! It can really help children who need it, even if this isn’t about climate change. If you do want to carry on helping with environmental issues, you could always have a lawn/garage sale. Then you could give the money to a climate change charity. This isn’t often the most popular option but it is still great for the planet.
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There are some charities that deserve it! Climate change isn’t just about us, but the millions of animals who suffer from our actions. It’s not fair. So, we need to support charities that stop animal cruelty like world animal protection. They are an amazing organisation that is dedicated to helping wildlife on our planet. Find out how you can help by visiting:
https://www.worldanimalprotection.org
Find out how you can help today.
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Read! There are thousands of articles, books and real stories about climate change, and what you can do to help that you can find online. Explore! You might even find something you really love and are passionate about to do with the climate crisis. And once you do, you’ve got all the fuel you need to power the fight for the planet.
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Be passionate! The more you feel for your work, the more it will shine! You CAN make a difference for the better and you can help others to do that as well! So have fun, and be ready to help our world and STOP climate change in its tracks.
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What are the three common R’s of saving the environment?
Reuse reduce and recycle.
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You may think you know the R’s to saving the planet but can you name the seven R’s that go in to green technology?
Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Regift, Recycle.
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Who can I contact?
Your local MP is a great person to talk to to help make a big difference. Also, in school you could write a letter to the head and inquire about ways to help make the school greener.
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Don't you need quite a big group of people to make a difference?
No! There are loads of different ways to help (as I’ve shown here) on your own. Although, the more people you can rally the better. Even just having your parents can help with contacts or advice you might need. They can also be really valuable from a money perspective. You can’t do EVERYTHING as a kid and your parents will probably have to oversee some of your climate projects (as long as you make sure they don’t take the credit).
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How come some people just don’t help the climate change fight?
I'm sorry to say, some people just don’t. There’s not often a reason, but normally, I’d just say they are caught up in life. Not everyone can do everything all of the time. They’ve got other things to do. NOT necessarily better things, but things that are important to them none the less. You have to be patient with people, and yourself. You might never have thought about this since you saw these flash cards. That’s ok, but you need to help in some of the spare time you do have.
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SOON TO COME
If you want to know more about how climate change is affecting PEOPLE, you can read the article I’ve written myself below, and even suggest a piece of writing you’ve written using the edit button in the top right corner that I can feature on these flash cards.
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SOON TO COME
If you want to know more about how climate change is affecting ANIMALS, you can read the article I’ve written myself below,
and even suggest a piece of writing you’ve written using the edit button in the top right corner that I can feature on these flash cards.
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SOON TO COME
If you want to know more about how POLITICS affects climate change, you can read the article I’ve written myself below,
and even suggest a piece of writing you’ve written using the edit button in the top right corner that I can feature on these flash cards.
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What’s the point of stopping climate change?
To create a safer, happier, sustainable world for everyone.
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It doesn’t affect me, why should I care?
That’s the thing. Everyone thinks that it doesn’t affect them. It does. Climate change is making huge differences to our lives, and not for the better. We HAVE to do something about it because if we don’t, humans or animals that we know and love might not have a future. THIS is the time to help, before it gets any worse. So please, help in any way you can. We don’t have long to save the world. Join the fight.
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What countries are suffering worst from climate change?
Places like Chad, Sudan, Syria and Somalia are just some of the countries where people are suffering most.
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Why am I making these flashcards?
Simple. I want to help. I say things about climate change to people and try to make a difference but it doesn’t work. People just overlook it. I put thought and passion and effort into working against climate change and people just don’t seem to care or understand what the world is going through. I want to change that, I really do. So don’t overlook these flashcards. Don’t think that it’s someone else’s problem- it’s not. It’s yours, and mine, and the whole world’s problem yet try as we might only a few of us are ACTUALLY doing anything. I know a couple of people use these flashcards for studying. They can be useful for Spanish tests and when you need some last minute RS revision so I will continue to make them for people. But really, I want to inspire people in this deck. I mean, I’ve given you over 100 ways to stop climate change. At least try, please. I’m determined to help, and so should you be. Give it thought. More than that, give it action! What more is there to say?
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What is the first step in the recycling process?
The first step is in the trucks that collect recycling
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What happens when you put your recycling bins out on a Thursday morning?
You help save around the amount of Carbon that Japan can produce within a year
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How much money can recycling cardboard and paper save a household annually?
Between £2000-£3000
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What is the next step after recycling is picked up by trucks?
It is taken to a recycling centre to be sorted out
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Why is sorting recycling more difficult than it sounds?
People often put the wrong items in recycling bins
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Fill in the blank: Almost always, bins in public places have _______ telling you what goes where.
massive, quick and easy to read, colour-coded labels
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What is the consequence of putting non-recyclable items in recycling bins?
It can prevent a whole bin from continuing with the recycling process
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True or False: Recycling just cardboard and paper cannot save you any money.
False
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What can happen to your savings if recycling is not done correctly?
Money can drain from your savings account
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What types of materials are mentioned as commonly recycled?
Plastic, glass, and paper
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What is recycling?
The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.
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True or False: Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
True
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Fill in the blank: Recycling conserves __________ resources.
natural
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What are two environmental benefits of recycling?
Reduces pollution and conserves energy.
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Which of the following materials can typically be recycled? A) Glass B) Plastic C) Metal D) All of the above
D) All of the above
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Short answer: How does recycling contribute to the economy?
By creating jobs in the recycling and manufacturing industries.
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True or False: Recycling can help mitigate climate change.
True
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What is one way recycling saves energy?
It requires less energy to produce new products from recycled materials than from raw materials.
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Multiple choice: Which of the following is NOT a benefit of recycling? A) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions B) Depleting natural resources C) Conserving energy
B) Depleting natural resources
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Fill in the blank: Recycling helps to create a __________ economy.
circular
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What’s your passion?
Can you guess what my passion is? Climate change (among other things).
!WAIT!
Don’t stop reading.
Don’t you hate it, when you really need to ask a question in a lesson and the teacher stares STRAIGHT at you but does absolutely nothing? Did you know (I looked it up in a dictionary), that that situation actually has a name? It’s called my efforts towards climate change. And it is a major problem unless we get something happening, because my question 🙋♀️ (please can I go to the toilet, I’m desperate?) is important, as is your safety. Why do I feel like suddenly you’ve perked up? My safety is at risk? How? Why? My only answer is, ‘Why do you think?’ This entire earth population, around 8 BILLION people, are going to be harmed pretty soon. Wildfires, intense heat, TORNADOS and other natural disasters might just be headed your way. Ok, maybe not headed your way. But headed towards the people who can’t cope with that kind of havoc. There are people out there who are already suffering hugely. They have no home, no food, no money, no job, maybe even no family. This might be because of war, or post natural disasters. But whatever the reason is, these people need help, and all your doing is inflicting more pain into there lives. I found a statistic the other day. It said that firstly, recycling paper and cardboard ALONE could save you £2000-£3000 a year AND if even a small business were to recycle only their paper, they could save as much Co2 as Japan could make IN A YEAR! So, happen to own a business? Probably not. Happen to want to save over £2000? Probably very keen to. I thought as much. Perhaps.. you could even donate some of that to nature charity? Ok, but it was worth a try. The thing is, thank you if you are still reading this. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I guarantee that only 1 in 30 people that have these flashcards would read this, even if I am showing you amazing money-making (and life-saving) tips. But oh well, I’m used to it. People just don’t care. They just don’t, and I honestly don’t know why I do. You can imagine how it’s a bit dis-spiriting when you pull all your efforts into it and then are rejected. That’s why I’m here to change your minds. Except I can’t. You won’t change. Now THAT is why I’m here to change your mind. All I’m hoping is that one person might get inspired. Maybe not by me, but just somewhere, know that someone, else is with me, trying to change their minds. So, give us a hand (even if it is only for the money).
