Climate change and the campaign against fossil fuels Reports

On the 16th anniversary of the Climate Change Act, we reveal what it’s achieved so far and how its future legacy is under threat.

Download for more details on Friends of the Earth’s Whitehaven coal mine legal challenge.

Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, is suffering.

There are two offshore gas projects in Mozambique. Daniel Ribeiro, a Mozambican activist and member of Justiça Ambiental/Friends of the Earth Mozambique, offers a background to the long-standing struggle faced by the peoples and outlines the main demands of local communities affected by the gas industry.

This pack contains details of all 6 sections and lesson plans.

There are three lesson plans and resources in this section:

Subject area: PHSE
Curriculum links:
National Curriculum England: the roles played by public institutions and voluntary groups in society, and the ways in which citizens work together to improve their communities.
Northern Ireland Curriculum: investigate various ways to participate in society.

Lesson 1:
Lesson title: How Does Change Happen

Lesson 2:
Lesson title: Who Makes Change Happen

Lesson 3:
Lesson title: Hope and Action

There are four lesson plans and resources in this section:

Lesson 1:
Subject area: Geography
Lesson title: Renewable Energy
Curriculum links:
National Curriculum England: human geography relating to economic activity and the use of natural resources.
Northern Ireland Curriculum: explore how we can exercise environmental stewardship and help promote a better quality of life for present and future generations, both locally and globally.

Lesson 2:
Subject area: Science
Lesson title: Power in Your Hands
Curriculum links:
National Curriculum England: Physics: Energy: fuels and energy resources
Northern Ireland Curriculum: Investigate a product of economic importance to determine the science behind it

Lesson 3 and 4:
Subject area: Religious Studies
Lesson title: Vision
Curriculum links:
National Curriculum England: as per local curriculum following the principle of the key concept “Understanding how moral values and a sense of obligation can come from beliefs and experience. Evaluating their own and others’ values in order to make informed, rational and imaginative choices”.
Northern Ireland Curriculum: explore why those with a religious faith believe they have responsibility, as stewards, to take care of the world and people within it. Explain how they might put these beliefs about stewardship into practice today.

There are three lesson plans and resources in this section:

Lesson 1:
Subject area: Geography
Lesson title: Interconnections
Curriculum links:
National Curriculum England: to understand key processes in human geography relating to economic activity and the use of natural resources.
Northern Ireland Curriculum: investigate the impact of conflict between social, economic and environmental needs, both locally and globally.

Lesson 2:
Subject area: Drama
Lesson title: Our Earth, Our Future: To Mine or Mind
Curriculum links:
National Curriculum England: students are competent in the arts of speaking, listening and participating in debate.
Northern Ireland Curriculum: explore ethical issues through the medium of drama, by improvising a scene involving decision-making that requires weighing up and making difficult choices.

Lesson 3:
Subject area: Technology
Lesson title: A Circular Economy
Curriculum links:
National Curriculum England: understand developments in design and technology, its impact on individuals, society and the environment, and the responsibilities of designers, engineers and technologists.
Northern Ireland Curriculum: pursue design solutions using environmentally friendly materials and energy sources. Identify product needs and pursue sustainable harmonious design solutions.

There is one lesson plan and two resources in this section:

Lesson 1:
Subject area: PHSE
Lesson title: Coping with Climate Change
Curriculum Links:
National Curriculum England: show students how to talk about their emotions accurately and sensitively, using appropriate vocabulary. To promote students’ self-control and ability to self-regulate, and strategies for doing so.
Curriculum Northern Ireland: in curriculum planning, schools must take into account their students’ needs in relation to mental health and wellbeing.