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Global Warming

Facts - Earth hour - Vocabulary - Pictures - Maps -
Listening -
Activities - Lesson plans - Games - Webquests -
Multimedia show - Videos / Animations - Cartoons - Songs

(Updated on 23/02/2013)

 


Related pages :

Weather - Environment - Environment (vocabulary and activities)

 

 

Facts :

  • Global warming 'confirmed' by independent study - 21 October 2011
    "The Earth's surface really is getting warmer, a new analysis by a US scientific group set up in the wake of the "Climategate" affair has concluded."
    (BBC)

  • Al Gore returns with new climate campaign - 14 September 2011 : Article + Video
    (guardian.co.uk)

  • Climate change brings tea and apricots to Britain
    "British farmers are experimenting with crops such as olives and nectarines which have traditionally been imported from southern Europe
    while the first British tea plantation has opened with a changing climate set to transform the nation's countryside..."
    (reuters.com)

    Otter farm - The Climate Change Farm
    "Otter Farm is home to orchards of pecans, quince, almonds, szechuan pepper, apricots and a vineyard.
    It is owned and run by me, Mark Diacono. The farm is certified organic and low carbon."
    (otterfarm.co.uk)

    Tregothnan
    "The Estate, in Kent and Cornwall, is internationally known for producing the only tea grown in England.
    A diversity of lands allows us to produce English tea, sustainable coppiced charcoal, Manuka honey and Kea plum jam...
    We have to thank the unique micro-climate that benefits the South-West corner of England for the success of our tea plantation."
    See : A brief history of tea
    (tregothnan.co.uk)

  • Killing Camels and the Business of Carbon Offsets
    "Northwest Carbon recently submitted a novel proposal under Australia’s proposed Carbon Farming Initiative (UPDATED) to have camel culls approved as a legitimate method to reduce emissions.
    If approved, the camels would be shot by marksmen or corralled alive and transported to an abattoir for slaughter, where the meat could be used for pet food and possibly human consumption...
    One camel emits about 99 pounds of methane into the atmosphere each year via burps and farts.
    By 2020, feral camel flatulence is predicted to surpass 1.9 million metric tons of emissions in Australia.
    Northwest Carbon argues that killing the camels would reduce emissions and help combat climate change." 
    (bnet.com)

 

 

 

  • Teaching 1 Million Children in the UK about Climate Change
    "The first ever Schools Low Carbon Day will be taking place on 24th June 2010.
    The aim of this national event is to educate one million children about climate change and inspire them and their families to change their day-to-day behaviour in order to reduce carbon emissions.
    The Schools Low Carbon Day is being organised by Cool the World, a registered charity set up by a group of mothers concerned about climate change." 
    (environmentalgraffiti.com)



    Schools Low Carbon Day 24th June 2010
    "Our vision is to set aside a morning to teach children all over the country about climate change, to focus children on their own energy consumption
    and to inspire children and their families to cut their carbon footprint."
    - with lesson plans
    (lowcarbonday.com)

 

  • The Copenhagen climate summit :


    • Why did Copenhagen fail to deliver a climate deal?
      1. KEY GOVERNMENTS DO NOT WANT A GLOBAL DEAL
      2. THE US POLITICAL SYSTEM
      3. BAD TIMING
      4. THE HOST GOVERNMENT
      5. THE WEATHER
      6. 24-HOUR NEWS CULTURE
      7. EU POLITICS
      8. CAMPAIGNERS GOT THEIR STRATEGIES WRONG
      (BBC)

    • Ups and Downs in Copenhagen
      "There is a lot of mistrust between the poorer and rich nations."
      - a lesson plan
      WARM-UPS : CLIMATE CHANGE / CLIMATE REPS / SUCCESS / GLOBAL WARMING / EMISSIONS
      (breakingnewsenglish.com)

    • Aiming for a Deal on Climate Change - UPDATED
      Thousands of delegates meet through December 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
      The goal is an agreement to cut greenhouse gases and help developing countries. 
      Transcript of radio broadcast:       12 December 2009
      "In Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations Climate Change Conference opened this week.
      Around fifteen thousand delegates and observers from nearly two hundred countries are there."
      (voanews.com)


    • Q&A: The Copenhagen climate summit
      "Delegations from 192 countries are descending on Copenhagen for two weeks of talks aimed at paving the way for a new global treaty on climate change. BBC environment correspondent Richard Black looks at what the talks are about and what they are supposed to achieve."
      (BBC)




  • Homeless Polar Bear - Ad
    (adsoftheworld.com)

 

 

  • Charles urges forest logging halt
    "Prince Charles has said the halting of logging in the rainforest is the single greatest solution to climate change."
    + a VIDEO : "The Prince of Wales spoke of an urgent need to stop felling tropical forests."
    (BBC)

    Logging
    "Logging is the process in which trees are cut down for forest management and timber.
    Logging is controversial due to its potential environmental and aesthetic impacts."
    (Wikipedia)

 

  • Warming 'affecting poor children'
    "Climate change is already affecting the prospects for children in the world's poorer countries, according to Unicef...
    The UN children's agency says that increases in floods, droughts and insect-borne disease will all affect health, education and welfare. "
    + THE MILLENNIUM GOALS
    + Animated guide : "Find out how the greenhouse effect works and more..."
    (BBC)

 

  • Planet Hot-Spot - un dossier
    "Manage the unavoidable to avoid the unmanageable."
    Lire la présentation sur le site de l'APLV.
    (Courier de l'UNESCO)

 

  • Climate Change
    Animated guide to the effects of greenhouse gases
    Find out how to be greener with our clever tips
    Test your climate know-how in this fab interactive quiz!
    Guides
    Press Packs
    Games Quizzes...
    (CBBC Newsround)

 

 

  • United Nations Climate Change Conference - Bali, 3 - 14 December 2007
    "The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, brings together representatives of over 180 countries
    together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the media..."
    - with the Text of the Kyoto Protocol
    (unfccc.int)

     

 

 

  • Al Gore
    "was the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
    He shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
    (Wikipedia)

  • Reports from a Warming Planet (American RadioWorks)
    "Compelling site with reports on the crisis from around the world."
    - with the script (Education World)

 

  • "See an animation of how enhancing the greenhouse effect likely contributes to global warming." (kidsnewsroom.org)


  • Global warming (EPA) - Kids'site - with climate animations and games (epa.gov)


  • Getting Green is all about what we as humans can do to minimize our negative impact on our planet Earth.
    Objectives :
    Students will learn about different forms of pollution.
    Students will learn about the environmental impact of pollution.
    Students will learn about global warming.
    Students will get ideas of things they can do to make a difference.
    (field-trips)

 

Earth hour :

  • Earth Hour
    "is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change...
    Earth Hour 2011 will take place on March 26, 2011 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at participants' respective local time."
    (Wikipedia)

  • WWF Earth Hour: Moths (YouTube)
    "Leo Burnett demonstrates the more direct consequences of not joining the rest of the world in turning out the lights during Earth Hour, March 26."
    (Creative Criminals)

 

 

Vocabulary :

  • Climate change glossary
    "How does adaptation differ from mitigation? And what is REDD? The jargon of climate change can be hard to grasp. Use this glossary to decode it."
    ex. : COP15 
    = "The official title of the Copenhagen conference, which takes place from 7-18 December 2009. Alternatively, it can be called the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)."
    (BBC)

 

Pictures :

  • Postcards from the future: illustrators imagine how London could be affected by climate change
    "on display at the Museum of London from 1 October 2010 to 6 March 2011...
    Like postcards from the future, familiar views of the capital have been digitally transformed by illustrators Robert Graves and Didier Madoc-Jones.
    They bring home the full impact of global warming, food scarcity, rising sea levels and how all Londoners will need to innovate and adapt to survive."
    (telegraph.co.uk)

 

 

Maps :

 

Listening :

 

Activities :

 

 

  • The Global warming process
    "The greenhouse effect is causing global warming.
    The stages of the greenhouse effect process are in the boxes below.
    Can you put the stages in the right boxes?" (British Council)

 

 

Lesson plans :

  • Arctic sea ice shrinks to record low - a lesson plan with audio (August 29, 2012)
    "Scientists have announced that the layer of ice covering the Arctic Ocean has shrunk to an all-time low record."
    (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  • Climate change overview
    "In this lesson students will gain an overview of what climate change is.
    They will read some short texts, exchange information and make notes.
    They will also learn some useful vocabulary on the topic."
    (teachingenglish.org.uk)

  • Ups and Downs in Copenhagen
    "There is a lot of mistrust between the poorer and rich nations."
    - a lesson plan
    WARM-UPS : CLIMATE CHANGE / CLIMATE REPS / SUCCESS / GLOBAL WARMING / EMISSIONS
    (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  • UN Climate Change Conference
    (British & American English) 
    "This week’s lesson is about the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in which countries have an opportunity to make concrete commitments to tackling global warming."
    Student's Worksheet - Teacher's Worksheet - Glossary - Related Websites
    (macmillanenglish.com)

  • New Machine Sucks CO2 from the Air
    "Engineers at a U.S. laboratory may have discovered one answer to the problem of global warming."
    - a lesson plan
    WARM-UPS :
    CO2 / INVENTIONS / CARBON EMISSIONS / WHAT CAN I DO? / SCIENCE FICTION
    (breakingnewsenglish.com)

 

  • Teacherscop15.dk
    "Denmark is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) december 2009. In relation to this event the Danish Ministry of Education
    has launched Teacherscop15.dk. Teacherscop15.dk is the teachers' website on climate issues.  " 
    - with lesson plans
    (teacherscop15.dk)

 

  • Arctic Ice May Disappear in a Decade - a lesson plan
    "A new report on global warming predicts the frozen Arctic Ocean will soon be like a normal sea in the summers..."
    WARM-UPS : NORTH POLE / ENVIRONMENT / THE FUTURE / DISASTERS / ICE
    (breakingnewsenglish.com)

 

Games :

  • Global warming (EPA) - Kids'site - with climate animations and games

 

 

Webquests :

  • GLOBAL WARMING PROJECT :
    TASKS 1-5 * GLOBAL WARMING GLOSSARY * TRANSLATE * DICTIONARY * SYNONYMS
    (Valérie Gély - Ac. Paris)

 

Multimedia show :

 

Videos / Animations :

  • Help Mother Earth/Kids Love Mother Earth.mov
    "This documentary is for children of all ages to understand why global warming happens and the way it impacts our planet, and how we can work together to stop it..."
    (YouTube)

 

  • Global Warming: Global Warming 101
    "Global warming could do more than just melt polar ice. It could change our maps, and displace people from cities and tropical islands."
    (video.nationalgeographic.com)

  • Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds - Source NASA (YouTube)

     

  • The Dark Side
    "Greenpeace has decided to spoof the little Vader advert by VW in order to show its dark side.
    Indeed, for Greenpeace, VW is opposing European legislation that would impose further limits on the amount of C02 that new vehicles are allowed to emit."
    Watch the videos
    + LINKS
    (mind-the-blog.eklablog.com - Cyril Brot)

 

 

  • The Big Ask: Campaign for a strong climate law
    "On 10th August, more than 6,000 people took part in the recording of The Big Ask-video clip at Ostende on the Belgian coast.
    This was the largest event against climate change ever organised in Belgium.
    The film clip was made possible due to the engagement of volunteers from Friends of the Earth, and many film industry professionals including award winning director Nic Balthazar, film crews, production houses, actors, ...
    Music has been supplied by Hooverphonic..."
    (thebigask.be)

     

  • THE CLIMATE CRISIS :

  • INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION :

    • October 24 International Day of Climate Action - 350.org
      "October 24 was the most widespread day of political action in history.
      On that day, more than 5,200 events took place in over 180 countries.
      Every action, large or small, displayed the number 350, which represents the safe level of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere.
      We're at 390ppm right now."
      (YouTube)



    • International Day of Climate Action
      "On24 October, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history.
      At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis      ."
      - with the cities, countries and maps
      (350.org)


  • Public awareness: Global warming - "When you feel it, it's already too late." (YouTube)

     

  • Grow Up, Cool Down - Greenpeace Video
    "If we do not take action against climate change the world around us will change dramatically within our life time."
    (YouTube)

     

  • Global warming - WITH the SCRIPT to your right (en.yappr.com)

 

 

 

 

  • Climate Change (climatechallenge.gov.uk)
    "This two minute film is designed to illustrate why climate change is happening, what it will mean and also to inspire people to be part of the solution."
    - with a transcript of the film.

  • The Exxon Files; FOE targets climate change approach (You Tube)
    "This video was made available by Friends of the Earth Europe."

 

 

  • Global Warming : VIDEOS (ABC News)
    ex : Is Global Warming Killing Polar Bears?

 

 

  • Global Warming - a video - narrated by Leonardo Di Caprio (leonardodicaprio.org)

 

Cartoons :

 

I'm sorry
"Campagne de sensibilisation de Greenpeace à l'aéroport de Copenhague
avant le début du sommet COP 15 contre le réchauffement climatique,
Danemark, le 30 novembre 2009."
(20minutes.fr)

 

    
Inverness
(whamart.co.uk)

Cool as a cucumber
(tvnewslies.org)



Songs :

  • Miley Cyrus - Wake Up America
    "Everything I read is global warming, going green
    I don't know what all this means but
    It seems to be saying
    Wake up America
    We're all in this together
    It's our home
    So let's take care of it"
    (elyricsworld.com)
    + the VIDEO with the lyrics
    (YouTube)