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Environment and Responsibility (Climate change and Human Rights (Global…
Environment and Responsibility
Climate change and Human Rights
UNDHR 1942, peace and security to the world, climate change effects rights
can cause flooding to remove food and housing, natural disasters cause loss of life
Global Problem
developed world is biggest polluter, effects developing world with droughts, hurricanes and floods,
stewardship of the earth is important
global problems
ozone depletion
global warming
acid rain and deforestation
nuclear pollution
danger to wildlife
global warming
fossil fuels emit carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons greenhouse gases
climate changes, small temperature change big effects
green energy renewable energies that do not release green house gases
Ozone depletion
artificial chemicals deplete ozone
more exposure to ultraviolet rays from sun, cancer, crops and smog pollution
stop using artificial chemicals
Acid rain
acids mix with rain water
kill plants and animals, effects many countries
use renewable energy sources and put pollution laws out
Deforestation
cleared to make roads, rainforests are disappearing due to farming, dams, ranching, mining
trees take in CO2 and emit oxygen, need oxygen to survive
tree-planting schemes
Nuclear Pollution
creates radioactive waste
threat to environment for 10,000 years
use renewable energy sources like wind and solar
danger for wildlife
species disappearing due to deforestation
extinction of species,
more wildlife parks and controls on deforestation
Leaving your mark
carbon footprint measures how much you are adding to climate change
western countries bad, Wales and England public buildings pumping out 11 tonnes a year, more than Kenya together
Ireland
farmers need good weather to grow certain crops
changing weather patterns due to global warming can cause crops to fail
past decade warmest since records began, North and West higher numbers of days with rain increased flooding
global warming current pace, North Atlantic affected, more floods on coast, more erosion of coast
Ireland stands on Climate Change
Kyoto Agreement, over limit in 2005, pay fines
written National Climate Change Strategy
energy supply, 15% renewable by 2010 and 33% by 2020
transport - more money to public transport to reduce carbon output
Homes - low-energy lightbulbs, better BERs
Public Sector - biomass heating in schools, street lighting and traffic lights to be energy efficient
includes climate change awareness campaigns such as Power of One
Four Rs
Reduce
reuse
recycle
repair
Raising Awareness
Green schools programme international educaiton programme
Run by an Taisce (organisation that aims to educate, inform and lead on environmental issues in Ireland
take part develop long-time whole-school actions for the environment
Sustainable Energy Ireland
promotes use of energy sources other than fossil fuels to cut greenhouse gases
Young Environmentalist Awards
all second-level schools and youth groups, organised by ECO and UNESCO
five main environment areas - air, water, energy, waste or biodiversity
Concern Worldwide
aid agencies noticed telephone companies do not have enough land lines and quite expensive in developing countries
mobile phones important in disasters, make it easier to reach and communicate in need and aid workers
easier to reunite families separated in an emergency