Education
THE UNITED KINGDOM CLIMATE CHANGE BILL
So much information surrounds the United Kingdom Climate Change Bill, it is sometimes difficult to retain a clear picture of what is going on. The Bill was first published on 13 March 2007, as a draft law aimed at moving the Uk to a low-carbon economy and society. Its key component is a mandatory 60% cut in the UK's carbon emissions by 2050, with intermediary targets of between 26 and 32% by 2020. These targets, quite crucially according to some, exclude international aviation and shipping.
News websites to look at
For more information about peace and environment news and current affairs, try these:
www.guardian.co.uk/environment
space.physorg.com/sub_Environment/
If you would like to suggest other sites, please feel free to contact us at info@bpec.org
"Go Green" Eco After School Club
Go Green! was an after school project for young people aged 9 –11 living in East Brighton. It covered a wide range of environmental subjects related to climate change and encouraged young people to be environmentally responsible through practical activities and interactive workshops. Sessions lasted 60 min and consisted of an introduction to the subject, an engaging activity, a plenary for reflection and feedback and a short introduction to the subject of the following week. Between the sessions the children became “Green Detectives” receiving tasks to research. At the end of the project the children picked one of the topics and independently prepared and delivered a 20min presentation for the school assembly. The project ran in 3 after school settings in East Brighton once a week, for 6 weeks,in spring and summer term 2007.
