Hurumanu- Climate Change and the future

Hurumanu: Climate Change and the future

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

How is sea level rise going to affect us in NZ

What places will be affected?

pacific islands

different places in Newzealand closest to the sea.

What else do we need to think about?

Homes near rivers getting affected because of sea-level rise.

New areas for people to live in.

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Christchurch, Napier, south Dunedin and Miramar in Wellington Timaru, Gisborne, Whangarei, Nelson, Whanganui and Invercargill are other cities.

What does this do to our drinking water?

The water is gonna get more saltwater in it if you live near the sea, because of the underground.

What are the main concerns?

1.   Houses close to the sea flooded more.
2. Underground water getting all salty instead of drinkable

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.  Use public transport.
2.    Use hybrid and or electric cars.
3.     When you are building a house try to make it use less power.

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

There is no one silver bullet.

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Use renewables more for electricity
2. Using solar heating for warming up buildings  
3. Electric vehicles more.

What are 3 others you can think of?

1.   recycling more and using less plastic
2. Walking more and using the car less.
3.   Looking after our trees and gardens.

Activities:

Carbon Footprint: 

Carbon Footprint explained

Dwelling
Water
Recreation
Heating and cooling
Electricity
Transportation
Food
Waste
Air Travel
Consumption

Colour 1: for actions they are already doing 

Colour 2: for actions that they pledge to undertake in the future

Ecological Handprint The Ecological handprint builds on the concepts from the Carbon Footprint. We will look at the positive actions of:

1. Transportation
2. Community
3. Consumption
4. Water
5. Food
6. Home
7. Waste

1 Colour: For each action, you are already doing 

2 Colour: For each action, you would like to do in the future