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Global Warming

Global Warming. A 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.

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Global Warming

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  1. Global Warming A Problem For Us All

  2. 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.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Global Warming Definition: • 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

  5. 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

  6. A Problem Of Us All Is 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

  7. United Nations How 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?

  8. 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.

  9. 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 …..

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