English NC - COP26 Assembly Content Science

Explore what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

Mission Objectives

Explore what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

Understand what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

Describe what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

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Product Carbon Footprint

a life cycle product carbon footprint measures the total greenhouse gas emissions generated by a product, from extraction of raw-materials, to end-of-life. It is measured in carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e)

downstream activity

the processes a company uses for distributing and delivering products to the final customers

upstream activity

a part of a supply chain system, including the relationship between a company and its suppliers

supply chain emissions

the emissions at every point in a supply chain; referring to upstream or downstream emissions, or both

stakeholders

the people that have some kind of interest in a business; for school, this would be the teachers, the pupils, the parents, the school workers, the council and the government

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Handout: The activity sheet contains the following information. Ask the pupils to consider the school’s upstream emissions and how you can have a say in minimising them. Work together to investigate the supply chain of your school, filling out an action plan with your findings. Some example questions include:

  • Who supplies your energy and is it supplied responsibly?
  • Who supplies your water and is it supplied responsibly?
  • Who supplies your classroom supplies and are they supplied responsibly?
  • Who supplies your catering and is it supplied responsibly?
  • Who supplies your transportation needs and is it supplied responsibly?

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