Lesson E3 - Climate Justice

MAIN SUBJECTS

Social sciences

DURATION

Preparation: 15min

Activity: 2h

SUMMARY

Through a role-playing game, students discover the inequalities between countries with respect to wealth and greenhouse gas emissions. Another role-playing game helps them realise that vulnerability to climate change is not the same for all countries – the most vulnerable not always being the most responsible.

KEY IDEAS

• Not all countries emit the same amount of greenhouse gases, nor are they equally vulnerable to climate change impacts.

• The wealthiest countries emit the greatest amounts of greenhouse gases.

• Droughts, storms and floods exacerbated by climate change mainly affect people living in developing countries who have contributed least to climate change.

• The majority of the world’s people live in rapidly developing countries; this will have an impact on future greenhouse gas emissions.

• There is growing awareness of the need for urgent and widespread action to limit climate change and protect the most vulnerable.

• Science can explain the origins and mechanisms of what is happening, but it is the choices of each citizen and the countries’ legislations that guide actions.

INQUIRY METHOD

Role-playing game