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THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY and what we can do about it

Urgent action is needed to address the climate emergency. Learn about the threats, consequences, and the student-led School Strike for Climate movement demanding change. Support a sustainable future for all.

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THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY and what we can do about it

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  1. THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY • and what we can do about it

  2. ‘Business as usual’ • places humanity at existential risk.

  3. Recent IPCC Report: • Staying within the global carbon budget gives us a 67% chance of avoiding a dangerous temperature rise of more than 1.5. • Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change: • At the current rate of emissions, we have less than 8.5 years left before we exhaust our global carbon budget.

  4. At the current rate of emissionswe are heading for a catastrophic 3 – 5 risein global temperatures.

  5. Likely disastrous consequences: • unprecedented loss of human life • mass species extinction • economic disruption • social chaos • collapse of civilisation

  6. Dangerous feedback loops • already cascading: • ocean acidification • die-back of forests • thawing of Arctic permafrost • melting of polar ice sheets

  7. Going beyond tipping points • will cause irreversible chain reactions that will push climate change beyond human control.

  8. Extreme events already recorded: • Heat waves • wildfires • typhoons • water scarcity • droughts • desertification • food scarcity • coral bleaching • sea level rise • inundation of homes

  9. United Nations statistics: • 200,000 people dieevery year • from the impacts of climate change • By 2050 there will be 200 million climate refugees

  10. Threats to human securityand social equality • Climate-related conflict and mass migration will disproportionately affect the world’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.

  11. The time is now. • We need swift, collective action • to achieve prompt and rapid reduction in carbon emissions.

  12. Australia’s contribution matters. • By 2030, Australia will be responsible for 17% of global carbon emissions if we continue ‘business as usual’.

  13. The School Strike For Climate

  14. The School Strike For Climate • a worldwide, student-led movement • School Strikers in Australia demand: • No new coal, oil & gas projects, including the Adani mine • 100% renewable energy generation and exports by 2030 • Fund a just transition and jobs for fossil fuel industry workers and communities

  15. History of the school strike movement • August 2018: Swedish student Greta Thunberg strikes from school, protesting politicians’ inaction in climate change outside Swedish Parliament. • October 2018: In Australia, Castlemaine students begin their own strikes. Strikes in other states and territories were organised soon after. • 30 Nov 2018: 15,000 Australian students strike across the country • 15 Mar 2019: 150,000 Australian students strike at 65 locations. An estimated 1 million students strike across the world in a global day of action, across 125 countries. • 20 Sept 2019: The next global climate strike, organised by students who are calling on adults to support them in making it a general strike.

  16. It makes sense to support the School Strike For Climateif you agree that students should… • be well-informed about major issues that will affect their lives and futures • know that their voice matters • act on their moral convictions • exercise their civic and democratic rights

  17. Curriculum alignment • Participating in the School Strike for Climate will contribute to the following curriculum outcomes: • Civics and Citizenship • Students will: • participate in democratic processes • explore global citizenship • develop concern for the environment and sustainability • be active and informed about global issues • Sustainability cross-curriculum priorityStudents will: • engage in reflective thinking about sustainability • be empowered to design action that will lead to more a more equitable and sustainable future.

  18. The AEU supports the Strike “The AEU supports the democratic right of students to take direct action, giving voice to their real concerns about the impacts of climate change, and protesting the inaction by the federal government,” said AEU Federal President CorrenaHaythorpe. “The commitment of the teaching profesison in educating the next generation about climate change is critical.”

  19. Will you issue a statement to your school community in support of the School Strike for Climate? The upcoming strike is planned for Friday 20th September.

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