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Communicative audiences in the climate change issue

Naturvårdsverket (Swedish environmental protection agency), 2008
“Communicative audiences in the climate change issue”

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has as one of their functions to be a hub for climate change and to provide information and knowledge. A communication platform containing a breakdown of communication groups have been developed in which target groups are grouped together by core values in order to support the EPA’s continuing work on climate issues.

Young Reporters for the Environment

This website is about international competition 2011. It covers many topics such as agriculture, biodiversity, climate change and energy. The winners of the competition and their works -articles and photographs- are announced in this website. The competition is open to students aged 12 to 18 years who report on an environmental problem in their community via print or photography and in some countries video. Nationally, young reporters can participate individually or as a class.

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http://youngreporters.wordpress.com/

Homepage
http://youngreporters.wordpress.com/

Comenius Project CO2nnect – School campaign on transport and climate change

Available in all European languages!!!

The project CO2nnect:

«The international campaign CO2nnect: CO2 on the way to school
provides schools with a unique opportunity to provide high quality
Education for Sustainable Development.»

Bård Vegar Solhjell, The Norwegian Minister of Education

Pupils need wide competencies to meet the challenges of sustainable development – including climate change. The CO2nnect activities are designed to support learning that can provide pupils with abilities, skills, attitudes and awareness as well as knowledge and understanding of the issues.

The activities can easily be adapted to a range of age groups and linked to the curricula of many subjects

Climate Action – European Commission

Available in all EU languages!
Today’s teenagers are likely to experience the effects of climate change much more than we do today-and they will be forced to address the issue. It’s important that we familiarise them with what we know today so they become aware of the causes of climate change and understand what they can do to change it.

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas is calling upon teachers like you across the European Union to discuss climate change in class and encourage your pupils to sign the pledge to reduce their CO2 emissions.

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Homepage
http://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/campaign/schools/teachers_en.htm

Environmental Defence

This website provides some actions taken for a climate-friendly environment. These projects can lead students to have an idea about what can be done to prevent or mitigate climate change. There is a blog including many topics about climate change and related issues where people share their opinions and discuss.

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http://environmentaldefence.ca/campaigns/youngreporters.htm

Homepage
http://environmentaldefence.ca/campaigns/youngreporters.htm