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WALT Interpret current trends in global emissions.

Lesson Vocabulary:

binding
peak
Multilateral

Lesson:

Start by looking at maps/data of the arctic.

Ask the children what emissions are; where do they come from? What impact do they have?

Do a climate quiz to refresh knowledge and identify gaps

What is the Paris agreement?

Explain the following:
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. It entered into force on 4 November 2016.

Its overarching goal is to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.”

Explain that today we will look at how countries are doing regarding reducing their emissions.

Use the booklet with CO₂ emissions - Our World in Data

To explore world data regarding emissions. There are many useful representations of the data; children answer the questions.

Plenary
 Thinking About Why
Why do you think China’s CO₂ emissions have gone up so much?
Why might the UK or Germany be making less CO₂ now than before?

How does using more factories or cars affect CO₂ levels?
Looking Ahead
What do you think might happen if countries keep making more CO₂?
weather.
What could countries do to help reduce CO₂ emissions?