A talk for 8-16 year olds about what kids can do about climate change, with inspiring examples of kids around the world who are making a difference.

1. Western North America from the ISS, Feb 19, 2012. (NASA)
What can kids do
about climate change?
23 March 2018
International School of Lunds Kommun (ISLK)
Kimberly Nicholas, PhD
Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies
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2. Questions for you:
• What do you hear people say about climate change?
• How do you feel about climate change?
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Image:http://blog.heyhuman.com/

3. The Rescue Blanket for Kebnekaise
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Bigert & Bergström

5. science
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6. The Problem
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7. One ton of CO2 pollution
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Carbon Visuals

8. One day of CO2 pollution: 4242m high
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Carbon Visuals

9. Photo: Carnegie Science Center
So what can I do?
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10. Wynes & Nicholas, 2017, Environmental Research Letters
Graphic by Katrine Jacobsson
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11. Only 4% (10/216) actions mentioned in high
school textbooks are high-impact
Wynes & Nicholas, 2017, Environmental Research Letters

12. Government
recommendations
don’t focus on high-
impact actions
Wynes & Nicholas, 2017,
Environmental Research Letters
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13. So what can I do?
1. Cut your own carbon footprint in half.
2. Work with others to cut your school,
neighborhood, … carbon footprint in half.
3. Work for system change.
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Photo: Paradis Photographs, Flickr

14. So what can I do?
1. Cut your own carbon footprint in half.
2. Work with others to cut your school,
neighborhood, … carbon footprint in half.
3. Work for system change.
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Photo: Paradis Photographs, Flickr

15. Look for ways to cut your family’s flying,
driving, meat in half (or more!)
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Sitra.fi “100 smart ways” (det finns även på svenska)

16. So what can I do?
1. Cut your own carbon footprint in half.
2. Work with others to cut your school,
neighborhood, … carbon footprint in half.
3. Work for system change.
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Photo: Paradis Photographs, Flickr

17. Assess your school’s environmental performance
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https://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/skola/energifallet/miljoanalys-undersok-skolan

18. Teach high-impact climate actions
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http://www.kimnicholas.com/responding-to-climate-change.html
Developed by Seth Wynes, Lund MSc
student and high school chemistry
teacher
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19. So what can I do?
1. Cut your own carbon footprint in half.
2. Work with others to cut your school,
neighborhood, … carbon footprint in half.
3. Work for system change.
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Photo: Paradis Photographs, Flickr

20. Use your talents & what you enjoy
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Helpsierra.com

21. Climate #1 election issue for Swedish youth
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Sveriges Radio

22. #mittklimatval
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25. https://www.refinery29.com/2018/03/193276/climate-change-zero-hour-jamie-margolin-essay@KA_Nicholas 25

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“It’s about what can
you do as an
individual. As
parents or teachers,
what can you do? As
students or leaders,
what can you do?”

27. Scientists believe that for the planet to continue to safely support life, the level of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere should be kept as close to 350 parts per million as possible. We haven’t seen that level
since the late 1980s - more than a decade before Victoria Barrett was born.
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'Peoplemy ageare ghtingthehardest when really, like, wedidn't even start thisin the rst place.' Victoria Barrett isone
of theplaintiffsin Juliana Vs. TheUnited States.
COURTESY OF VICTORIA BARRETT
“Just because we’re too young to vote doesn’t mean
we don’t have a political voice.”
Victoria Barrett- Terrestrial podcast

28. Children motivate parents

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https://earther.com/berlins-living-lab-project-helps-co2-addicts-cut-back-1823826351

30. Thank you!
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