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“As a result of global warming and sea level rise, my country may disappear from the face of the Earth.” Maumoon Abdul Gayoon, President of the Republic of the Maldives, June 2001
The blanket of gases that keep our planet warm is getting thicker. This is because when we burn fossil fuels and cut down trees we add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere that trap the sun’s heat. More heat means more unpredictable weather and other big changes for life on Earth. 
When we burn fossil fuels – oil, coal and natural gas – to make electricity, heat our homes and offices, cook, or power our cars, carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas, is released.
Teachers
Energy & Climate Change booklet
Teachers will need a good understanding of how a rise in greenhouse gas emissions is causing climate change, where our greenhouse gas emissions come from, and why it is important to be energy efficient. The link below are to the lesson plans accompanying the above booklet, “Energy & Climate Change” & will cover the following curriculum areas:
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A world thrown into turmoil by drought, floods, typhoons. Whole countries rendered uninhabitable. The political capital of the Netherlands submerged. The borders of the US and Australia patrolled by armies firing into waves of starving boat people desperate to find a new home.
- Citizenship Key stage 3
Unit 18: Developing your school grounds
Unit 21: People and the environment
Geography Key stage 3
Unit 14: Can the earth cope?
Science Key stage 3
Unit 7I: Energy resources
Unit 9G: Environmental chemistry
Unit 9I: Energy and electricity
KS4 - Climate Change Fact Sheet
- Climate Change & Ozone Teacher Pack
- Ozone Depletion Fact Sheet
- Weather & Climate Teacher Pack
- Acid Rain Teacher Pack