English NC - COP26 Assembly Content Science
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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Words and meanings to learn
stakeholders
someone that has some kind of interest in a business or school - this could be parents, teachers and the government
downstream emissions
the emissions caused by the organisations customers; at school this would be teachers, parents and pupils
upstream emissions
the emissions caused by the suppliers of the organisations; this could be the water and energy companies for your school
supply chain
the chain of companies that your school's supplies come from
Product Carbon Footprint
the total greenhouse gas emissions generated by a product
Resources: Class presentation, pens and pencils.
Handout: The handout provides an action plan to complete in groups of 4 or 5. The children are to consider the school’s upstream emissions and how they can have a say in minimising them. Each group is to work together to investigate the supply chain of their school, filling out an action plan with their findings. Some example questions include:
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