Places that are good for the planet and for people
- 1. Places that are good for the planet and for people Creating 20 minute neighbourhoods Session 1a: Engage
- 2. 2 1. Engage Climate change and COP what are they are how do they link? What is Scotland doing to tackle Climate Change? How could our local neighbourhood become a place that is good for both the planet and for people? What are 20 minute neighbourhoods? 2. Explore: Go out into our local neighbourhood. 3. Evaluate: How does out local neighbourhood measure up? 4. Create: How would we design our local neighbourhood? Overview
- 3. 3 Sustrans These workshops have been designed by Sustrans, a walking and cycling charity. Their vision is a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone. They are concerned about climate change, as transport emits lots of greenhouse gases. Most emissions from transport are caused by people driving their cars.
- 4. What is Climate Change, and what is COP26 trying to do about it? Climate Change & COP26
- 5. 5 What is Climate Change? Definition: Change happening to our global climate over a long period of time Whats the difference between weather and climate? Global temperatures have been rising for over 100 years, and are now the highest on record. This is changing our weather which impacts people, animals and plants around the world.
- 6. 6 Modern Climate Change is caused by people. Human activity is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and CFCs. These emissions are causing the planet to warm up by trapping the suns heat. Where do these greenhouse gases come from? What causes Climate Change?
- 7. 7 Climate change has caused our global temperature to rise by over 1C since 1900. According to scientists, we need to keep our global temperature rise under 1.5C. What happens when our climate changes?
- 8. 8 Why is 1.5 degrees important?
- 9. 9 What are the impacts of Climate Change? In groups, create a mind map showing the impacts of climate change. 1. Start by thinking about the changes that are happening to the earth. E.g. More extreme weather events like floods 2. Then think about how these changes could impact people and animals. E.g. People and animals could lose their homes due to flooding.
- 10. 10 What are young people doing?
- 12. 12 COP26 (Conference Of the Parties) is a United Nations Climate Change Conference. Its a global event where leaders from countries across the world come together to discuss how theyre going to tackle Climate Change. It will be held in Glasgow from 1-12 November. Aim: To stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that will stop dangerous human-caused climate change. What is COP26? Simply put, we must keep temperature rise under 1.5C.
- 13. 13 What will happen at COP26? The focus of COP26 will be discussing the Paris Agreement, which was signed by 196 countries in 2015. This agreement says that countries must: Reduce their greenhouse gas production Keep global temperature rise below 2C Review progress every 5 years Spend $100 billion to help poorer countries. World leaders at COP21 in Paris
- 14. Where do our emissions come from?
- 15. 15 Where do UK Emissions come from? 24% 23% 17% 10% 8% 7% 4% 4% 3% UK Emissions (2019) Agriculture Buildings Bunker Fuels Electricity & Heat Fuel Combustion Industry Manufacturing Transport Waste
- 16. 16 Where do UK Emissions come from? Electricity & Heat 24% Transport 23% Buildings 17% Agriculture 10% Bunker Fuels 8% Manufacturing 7% Industry 4% Waste 4% Fuel combustion 3%
- 17. 17 UK Transport Emissions (2019) Aviation (domestic) Buses/coaches Cars/taxis HGVs LGVs Rail Shipping (domestic) Other Where do Transport Emissions come from? 55% 16% 16% 5% 3% 2% 1%1%
- 18. 18 Where do Transport Emissions come from? Cars/taxis, 55% HGVs, 16% LGVs, 16% Shipping (domestic), 5% Buses/coaches, 3% Other, 2% Rail, 1% Aviation (domestic), 1%
- 19. What is Scotland doing? Scotlands Climate Change plan
- 20. 20 Scotlands Climate Change Plan The Scottish Government is aiming to reach net zero by 2045. There are 7 key areas it is focussing on: Electricity Buildings Transport Industry Waste Land Use Agriculture Individual and household emissions by type
- 21. 21 What does this mean for Transport? No more petrol or diesel vehicles for sale by 2030. Instead, electric vehicles will be available. By 2030 walking and cycling will be the most popular choice for everyday journeys. Scotland will need more cycle paths, hire bikes, electric bikes, and cargo bikes. More places will be made into 20 minute neighbourhoods.
- 22. What could I do? Come up with an action you could take to reduce your impact on the environment. My personal climate pledge is to
- 23. Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Join us on our journey. www.sustrans.org.uk Registered Charity No. 326550 (England and Wales) SC039263 (Scotland) VAT Registration No. 416740656.
Editor's Notes
- #3: This is the first of four workshops, through which pupils will develop an understanding of why changing how we live can help tackle climate change, and learn about 20 minute neighbourhoods. The four sessions are outlined in the slide: Engage learn about COP26, how we can create places that are good for the planet and for people Explore go out and explore your own 20 minute neighbourhood Evaluate think about how well your neighbourhood measures up; what was good and what could be better Create design a vision of a 20 minute neighbourhood Overview of this session What is COP26, and why is it important? Who are Sustrans, and what are we doing about climate change and COP? Government transport targets? How could the places we live be changed to help make both the planet and people healthier? What is a 20 minute neighbourhood? Prepare for the next session work out where we want to explore in our 20 minute neighbourhood.
- #4: These workshops have been designed by Sustrans, a British walking and cycling charity. Their vision is a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone. Their mission is to make it easier for people to walk and cycle. They are concerned about climate change, as transport emits lot of greenhouse gases.
- #6: Q: What is climate change? Can anyone give me a definition? Climate change is change that happens to our global climate over a long period of time. Weather is something that happens day to day today it might be warm and sunny, but tomorrow could be cold and rainy. Climate is the average kind of weather places get. In Scotland, our climate could be described as temperate it doesnt tend to get too cold or too hot, and we dont usually get droughts or big floods. Global temperatures have been rising for over a century and accelerating over the past 30 years, with temperatures now the highest on record. This is affecting weather patterns which impacts people, animals, and plants. People and wildlife often cant keep up with the changes that are happening to their homes.
- #7: What causes Climate Change? Modern climate change is caused by human activity, which is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases are carbon dioxide, surface level ozone, water vapour, methane, nitrous gases, and CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons). The biggest contributor to the warming effect is carbon dioxide, which is released by burning fossil fuels for energy, farming, and destroying forests. These emissions are causing the greenhouse effect trapping heat and making the Earth warmer to an extent that cant be explained by natural factors alone. In the past (millions of years) the climate has changed due to natural forces, such as volcanic eruption or fluctuation in the suns activity. However, the difference now is that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is much higher than ever recorded, and is still rapidly rising due to human emissions.
- #10: In group/pairs (or as a class) make a mind map of the impacts of climate change Changes to the ocean ocean acidification, warming ocean temperatures coral bleaching, loss of fish species people who eat lots of fish will struggle to find food Melting of ice caps/sheets/glaciers sea level rise, changing of water cycle low lying nations and areas will be flooded, people who rely on meltwater for drinking water will be impacted, animals will lose their habitats More extreme weather events (hurricanes, flood, drought etc.) people and animals will struggle to deal with more extreme conditions Changing weather patterns seasons and average temperatures will change habitats will be destroyed (vegetation and animals are not adapted and will die/migrate) people will have to adjust their lives, agriculture and food supply will be impacted Warmer temperatures species will migrate disease carrying species may travel further north e.g. mosquitos
- #11: Discussion around the school strikes. Why were young people striking? Did any of you strike? Why/why not? What are they trying to achieve?
- #12: What is COP26? Ask the class what they already know. Q: Does anyone know anything about COP26 already?
- #13: COP26 is a United Nations Climate Change Conference. Its a global summit where leaders from countries around the world come together to discuss how they are going to tackle climate change. COP stands for Conference of the Parties, and will be attended by counties that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) a treaty agreed in 1994. The 2021 meeting will be the 26th meeting, which is why its called COP26. It will be held between 1-12 November 2021. Objective: to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would stop dangerous human-caused changes to the climate.
- #14: The main topic of this years COP will be discussing the Paris Agreement, the agreement that 196 countries signed at COP21 in 2015. The Paris Agreement says that nations must: Reduce the amount of harmful greenhouse gases produced and increase renewable energy types Keep global temperature increase below 2C, and try to limit it to 1.5C. Review progress every five years Spend $100 billion a year in climate finance to help poorer countries by 2020 But why are greenhouse gases and climate change important?
- #16: Can you match up the categories? Bunker fuels are fuels use by ships.
- #17: How many did you get right? Did any surprise you?
- #18: Can you match up the categories? Domestic aviation/shipping is flights and boat which only go between places in the UK. E.g. a flight from London to Edinburgh, or a ferry from Southampton to the Isle of Wight. HGV = heavy goods vehicle LGV = light goods vehicle
- #19: How many did you get right?
- #21: The Scottish Government has committed to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030 (compared with 1990), and to net zero by 2045. Q: What does net zero mean? Talk about individual emissions
- #22: What does this mean for transport? By 2030 there will be no more petrol or diesel cars for sale in the UK. Instead, people will only be able to buy electric vehicles. Q: Are electric vehicles a solution? Think about a busy street, and then imagine what it would look like if everyone owned electric cars instead. They arent a solution on their own although they reduce emissions, they still cause congestion. By 2030 walking and cycling will need to be the most popular choice for everyday journeys. Scotland will need to invest in more cycle paths, to make sure that people can safely get where they need to go, and there will be more hire bikes, electric bikes, and cargo bikes. Scotland will also be introducing more 20 minute neighbourhoods.