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On September 25th 2015, countries adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda.
In this Learning Circlewe will do research about Sustainable Development Goals which are aimed to Protect our Planet:
Sustainable Development Goal 7:
Affordable and Clean Energy
Sustainable Development Goal 13:
Climate Action
These two SDG's go hand in hand to highlight where we stand today in regards to Climate Change and what we can do to stop the devastating effects thereof on the planet. The Clean Green revolution is in full swing. Not only to make energy more environmentally friendly, but also to ensure it is affordable and accessible to all people.
In this Learning Circle, you can share your experiences, stories and opinions. We invite you all to learn and work together to make the world a better place.
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy :
Facts & Figures
One in five people still lacks access to modern electricity
3 billion people rely on wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating
Energy is the dominant contributor to climate change, accounting for around 60 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions
Reducing the carbon intensity of energy is a key objective in long-term climate goals.
Goal Targets
By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology
By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support
Read the following document for further information on SDG7 as part of your research for Challenge 1 activities
Thanks to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change we know:
From 1880 to 2012, average global temperature increased by 0.85°C. To put this into perspective, for each 1 degree of temperature increase, grain yields decline by about 5 per cent. Maize, wheat and other major crops have experienced significant yield reductions at the global level of 40 megatonnes per year between 1981 and 2002 due to a warmer climate.
Oceans have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished and sea level has risen. From 1901 to 2010, the global average sea level rose by 19 cm as oceans expanded due to warming and ice melted. The Arctic’s sea ice extent has shrunk in every successive decade since 1979, with 1.07 million km² of ice loss every decade
Given current concentrations and on-going emissions of greenhouse gases, it is likely that by the end of this century, the increase in global temperature will exceed 1.5°C compared to 1850 to 1900 for all but one scenario. The world’s oceans will warm and ice melt will continue. Average sea level rise is predicted as 24 – 30cm by 2065 and 40-63cm by 2100. Most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions are stopped
Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have increased by almost 50 per cent since 1990
Emissions grew more quickly between 2000 and 2010 than in each of the three previous decades
It is still possible, using a wide array of technological measures and changes in behaviour, to limit the increase in global mean temperature to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels
Major institutional and technological change will give a better than even chance that global warming will not exceed this threshold
Goal Targets
Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
* Acknowledging that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global response to climate change.
Read the following document for further information on SDG7 as part of your research for Challenge 2 activities
This is a global initiative by the United Nations for countries to fight Climate Change by e.g. reducing their greenhouse gass emissions and to prevent the earth from warming 2 degrees celcius is a historical move towards a cleaner and greener planet`. An amazing 195 countries agreed to sign this agreement, 175 signed it on 22 April 2016 (Earth day) and most notably the US and China - the worlds largest contributors to greenhouse emissions - signed on the 3rd of September 2016.
But Every human on earth—even the most indifferent, laziest person among us—is part of the solution. Fortunately, there are some super easy things we can adopt into our routines that, if we all do it, will make a big difference.
Dear participants of the Saving Our Planet Learning Circle,
our circle came to the end, bur due to school exams some schools like to finalize their LC activities till winter holidays. For those who posted Summary, pages are still available and you can follow others Summaries and post your comments.
Thank you all for being active in the global movement to success in reaching Sustainable Development Goals.
Learning Circle activities show how people in different countries manage to work with Climate Changes according to their own priorities and the environmental challenges.
Wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and hope to work with all of you in February 2017 Learning Circles.
Have a good week,
Natasha Cherednichenko,
LC facilitator
FUN ACTIVITY
Watch The Lorax(Universal Pictures, 2012) as a group before you start working on the challenges. This adaptation of the 1971 book by children's author Dr Suess cleverly illustrates the damage caused by pollution, burning fossil fuels, deforestation and a general disregard for nature. Long before “going green” was mainstream, Dr. Seuss’s Lorax spoke for the trees and warned of the dangers of disrespecting the environment...
Skype and feedback
Read how to make a Skype appointment with another group from your Learning Circle on this page
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