Who is Greta Thunberg?
What is COP25 and what countries participated?
What is the Paris Agreement and which countries were involved?
What are G20 countries?
What is the IPCC report she references and who are the contributing authors?
What is the current carbon budget? When is it projected to be reached?
Fact Check: For the following statements, include a citation in APA format and indicate if the source corroborates or refutes the statement.
If the carbon budget is exceeded, the global temperature will rise 1.5 degrees Celsius.
People will die as a result of an increase in global temperature.
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions.
Opinion: Using the information you gleaned during the review of the provided resources, your background and fact investigation, respond to the following and support your position.
Do you agree with Greta that we are living in a climate emergency? Why or why not?
How do you think Greta defines good stewardship? How do you define good stewardship?
Why do you suppose it is so difficult for more economically developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
What can an average person do to contribute to carbon budget success?
