Free downloadable card game called Carbon City Zero that aims to develop dialogue around the challenges of cities transitioning to zero carbon.
The Envrionmental Cost of Bottled Water ...
This infographic shows the environmental impact caused by the manufacture and careless discarding of plastic water bottles. ContributorJustin FoxResource URLhttps://insinkerator.emerson.com/en-gb/blog/environmental-cost-of-bottled-water
Changing Climates curriculum (for 5-18 y...
We are offering lesson plans and resources for every school aged child from 5-18 years old with a curriculum and schemes of work designed to be used across the whole school timetable. Lessons will introduce key information about the cause & effect of climate change, exploring some of the science and relating it to local […]
Ted Talks
A collection of relevant Ted Talks on a wide range of topics. The actual site focusses on the UN Sustainable Development Goals – click on Climate Action for the most relevant videos. ContributorJack DaviesResource URLhttps://www.globalschoolsprogram.org/ted-talks
Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative
The Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative is “an international multi-stakeholder team of foresters and forest scientists”, their website provides loads of data and research on the global extinction crisis and its impacts on ecosystem functioning ie “everything is connected”. A free login is required to access much of the data. One of their findings is that […]
Insane Trade
Insane Trade is a short video which points out that some commodities are sold and transported in roughly equal amounts between nations eg the US exports and imports roughly the same amount of potatoes. The conversation around why can cover topics such as labour costs, land costs, taxes, etc, how they vary across the globe […]
Trade war imperils Amazon rainforest
One for the Geographers and Economists? Without any intervention, the knock-on effects of the US-China trade war will annihilate an area of the Amazon rainforest the size of Greece. Rainforests are not just biodiverse and awe-inspiring, they are a carbon sink and a climate regulator. ContributorMatt CarmichaelResource URLhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190328102600.htm