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CLIMATE CHANGE AND LIFESTYLES
Learning for change
youthXchange- Guidebook series- Published by UNESCO
www.youthxchange.net
UNESCO’s FIVE PILLARS OF LEARNING
Learning to know Learning to do
Learning to live together Learning to be
Learning to transform oneself and society.
ESD, climate change and
lifestyles
O Education is vital in helping young people to the challenges of climate change, but what should this education look like? How will young people learn?
Education for Sustainable Development helps people understand the impacts of
climate change and to increase climate literacy
among young people.
Quality ESD is about:
learning to ask critical questions
learning to clarify one’s own values
learning to envision more positive sustainable futures.
learning to think systemically
learning to respond through applied learning
learning to explore the evidence both tradition and innovation.
CHANGING CLIMATESWhat is the difference between weather and climate? Why is the climate changing? What human activities affect climate change? What does our future look like?
GUIDELINE: Climate and weather Global temperature Human causes Maintaining ecosystems Different scenarios An invisible threat
Changing effects and impacts
O GUIDELINE:O Climate change
effects.O Effects on the planet.O Ecosystems.O Impacts on people.O Developed countriesO Emerging countries.O Developing countries.O Young peopleO Indigenous youth.O Girls and young
women.O Islanders.
What are the effects of climate change on the
planet and ecosystems? How does climate change impact different people
around the world? Is everyone affected the same
way?
LIFESTYLE CHOICES
GUIDELINE Lifestyles.
A world of choice?. Ecological footprints.
List single worlds to describe the way you live.
What can you change to make lifestyle more
sustainable?
LIFESTYLE CHOICES
GUIDELINE Carbon footprints.
Advertising. If you were to promote a more
sustainable and climate friendly lifestyle to
your family or friends, how would you do this?
GOOD LIFEO GUIDELINE:O Consumer culture.O Wellbeing and
happiness.O Consuming the Earth.O Low carbon lifestyle.O Pessimism.
FOOD
GUIDELINE A world of opposites.
Food miles. Farm animals. Virtual water.
Local food. Meat-free meals.
Organic food.
ENERGY CONTROL
GUIDELINE Energy rules.
Fossil Fuels. Energy choices.
Renewable energy. Controlling temperature.
Controlling lights and appliances.
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
GUIDELINE A world on the move. Transport emissions.
Making better choices. Urban public transport.
To fly or not?. Touring the planet.
LEISURE AND ENTERTAINME
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GUIDELINEo Having fun
o Organizing low carbon events.
o Low carbon sports.
o Climate – friendly arts.
SHOPPING FOR STUFF
GUIDELINE Ethical shopping.
Zero waste. Embedded water.
Alternatives to buying new.
Clothes and textiles. Packaging
MONEY AND JOBS
GUIDELINE Money and banks
Banking alternatives. Cost of climate change.
Green jobs.Buy now-pay later culture.
CONNECTING WITH OTHERS
GUIDELINE Communicating climate
change. Digital communication.
Electronic waste. Electronic emissions.
Social networks. Communication with decision-
makers.
TAKING ACTION
GUIDELINE Choice of actions. Different impsacts.
Group action. Campaigning.
Young people are not powerless. Their generation is the first generation with the knowledge, skills and technology
needed to prevent the catastrophic impacts of climate change, but perhaps the last that can actually do so.
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