Global WarmingA Problem For Us All

United Nations Security Council: 15 seats: 5

superpowers, 10 changing members, can use force.

General Assembly: All delegations of all countries, 191 seats, First Committee, Second Committee eg. Disarmement Committee, making sure countries pay.

Secretary General: does not interfere with resolutions, only advises, assists in solutions, does not have real power, gives advisory opinions.

Model United Nations Pupils and students play at being General

Assembly / committees. Representing the position of another

country, seeing the situation from both sides, a very relevant skill.

Being asked to be part of a certain delegation and trying to convince other delegations of your solution. You are willing to solve a problem, and you have some points to compromise on, but you have to take into consideration that in our country ...

Global WarmingDefinition: Decrease of Ozone Melting of Ice Rising of Sea Level Decrease of Rainfall in some places

heavy rainfall in others Inequitable distribution of water Rising of Temperature Greenhouse Effect

Human Beings Awareness: info and knowledge Negligence: know but not care Incapability to solve problems of

some countries 98% of CO2 omissions is decided

for us by the governments 2% we control ourselves

A Problem Of Us AllIs the solution to Global Warming up

to the government or can we solve it on a personal level?

Positive actions you take every day governments regulating factories green political parties

United NationsHow do we work together and reach

one common goal?

Can the world agree to one solution?

Treaty of Kyoto: have all countries signed the Treaty?

What does Global Warming mean to you? Give the definition of Global

Warming and learn this definition by heart.

Assignment: draw a personal list of personal daily actions and ask 2 people you know to add more ideas to your list.

Extra Task Divide the class into 10-15 groups Every group represents a country in the

world. Make sure all continents are included. Write a paragraph on a solution to Global

Warming. All groups appoint one speaker. Speakers try and convince the other countries of their solution.

All groups start with: We, country x, are willing to solve the problem by doing x, but you have to take into consideration that in our country …..