Protecting Our Environment: Understanding COP28 and Reducing Carbon Footprint

Protecting Our Environment: Understanding COP28 and Reducing Carbon Footprint

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will understand the importance of protecting our environment, the goals of COP28, and ways to reduce your carbon footprint.

What do you already know about the importance of protecting our environment?

Importance of Protecting Our Environment

Our environment provides essential resources and habitats for all living beings. It is crucial to preserve it for future generations.

COP28: Aims and Objectives

COP28 (Conference of the Parties) is an international summit where countries discuss and take action on climate change. It aims to accelerate efforts towards a sustainable future.

Understanding Carbon Footprint

Carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted directly or indirectly by individuals, organizations, or products. It contributes to climate change.

Examples of Carbon Footprint

Common examples of activities that contribute to carbon footprint include transportation, energy use, food production, and waste disposal.

COP28 Goals

COP28 aims to enhance global climate action, promote renewable energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthen adaptation and resilience to climate change.

Reducing Carbon Footprint

There are several ways to reduce carbon footprint: using public transportation, conserving energy, eating locally sourced food, recycling, and supporting renewable energy.

Taking Action

Each individual can make a difference. Encourage others to join you in reducing carbon footprint and advocate for sustainable practices in your community.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.