This document summarizes the work of an NGO called Ilmari from 2003-2012 to communicate climate change to schools in Finland. It discusses how their core message changed from "climate change exists" to "we need to act now" to "how do we solve it together". It also notes that youth attitudes shifted from thinking solutions exist but nobody acts, to realizing many solutions and people are actively addressing the issue. Their final message in 2012 was "we will make the future", emphasizing that everyone can contribute to a sustainable future.

1. The Future Is
Made By Us
NGOs Communicating Climate
Change in Finnish Schools

2. Ilmari 2003-2012
• 2400 school visits carried out
all over Finland
• More than 50 000 pupils met

3. Background organizations

4. Change in core
message

5. 2003: Climate Change Exists

6. 2007: We need to act now

7. 2009: How do we solve it together

8. Climate change
attitudes of the youth
1. Everybody knows what needs to be done
2. Nobody does anything
→ Hopelessness, boredness

9. Message
1. Lots of solutions do exist
2. Lots of people are actively doing things

10. Venni
10

24. • How is energy produced?
• What renewables are used
in Finland?

25. In Delia's story solar
panels are very useful
for the family. How?

30. Maailmaa on ennenkin muutettu

31. What a young person CAN'T do?
• make consumption choices?
• be a member of an environmental NGO?
• start a research project?
• be active in local politics?
• write opinion letters?
• vote in elections?
• be a member of youth council?
• have an impact on the decisions of friends or
family members?

32. 2012: We Will Make
The Future
1. You don't have to be environmentalist to
be environment friendly

33. 2012: We Will Make
The Future
1. You don't have to be environmentalist to
be environment friendly
2. You don't need to have utilitaristic
motives to behave utilitaristically

34. 2012: We Will Make
The Future
1. You don't have to be environmentalist to
be environment friendly
2. You don't need to have utilitaristic
motives to behave utilitaristically
→ Future is everybody's business

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