Topic 1.1 - L4 Environmental Movement.pptx

ESS Topic 1.1 EVS PPT

1. Match the action to the EVS Educating people to recycle more. Using desalination plants to access more freshwater. Passing new laws to make people pay for plastic bags. Increasing taxes on petrol. Setting up community groups to clean beaches. Replanting trees. Spending money on Scientific research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Encouraging friends to go vegan. Changing government policy to promote biodiversity. Starter

2. Match the action to the EVS Educating people to recycle more. Us ing desalination plants (technology) to access more freshwater. Passing new laws to make people pay for plastic bags. Increasing taxes on petrol. Setting up community groups to clean beaches. Replanting trees. Spending money on Scientific research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Encouraging friends to go vegan. Changing government policy to promote biodiversity. Ecocentric Anthropocentric Technocentric

3. LO: The Environmental Movement ? 28/2/24 ALL (5) Discuss how perspectives and beliefs can change over time MOST (6) Recall key environmental government and non – government organisations SOME (7) Understand the historical factors that have influenced the environmental movement.

4. Which groups challenge our EVS and perspectives? Government and inter-governmental organisations are able to enforce legislation to cause change to international environmental policy. Sovereign Nation Governments World health Organisation European Union United nations World Trade Organisation The world bank

5. Which groups challenge our EVS and perspectives? Non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) lack the legislative power of governments but can lobby/pressurise opinion to create change. Greenpeace World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Extinction Rebellion Just Stop Oil World Economic Forum Oxfam Amnesty International

6. A Behavior over Time Graph (or BoTG ) is a simple line graph that shows a pattern of change over time – it shows how something increases and decreases as time passes. This foundational Systems Tool is instrumental in modeling and understanding many systems. Behaviour over time graph ( BoTG )

7. BoTG – Electric/Hybrid vehicle sales 2010 - 2019 Discuss the trends in the graph and what could be influencing this?

8. The Environmental movement https://www.preceden.com/timelines/165371-major-events-in-the-environmental-movement The development of the environmental movement has been influenced by individuals, literature, the media, major environmental disasters, international agreements, new technologies and scientific discoveries.

9. Individual Environmental Activist Greta Thunberg – Climate Change Author Rachel Carson – Silent Spring Media Al Gore - An Inconvenient truth (2006) Environmental Disaster Chernobyl nuclear disaster (1986) International Agreements Rio Earth Summit – (1992) Technological developments Green Revolution in agriculture Scientific Discoveries IUCN – Redlist of species loss/extinction

10. Individual activists and authors Rachel Carson Chief Seattle James Lovelock Greta Thunberg Vandana Shiva The Chipko movement Bjorn Lomborg David Attenborough Wangai Maathai Jane Goodall John muir David Suzuki Vanessa Nekate Edward Abby Aldo Leopald Swampy

11. Task : Research about the history of the environmental movement. Draw a timeline to mark some of the major events in history that have influenced environmental value systems. As a minimum, you must include the following (but you are encouraged to add others ): founding of Greenpeace, Carson’s “Silent Spring” published, at least two major environmental Disasters At least two important treaties At least 2 other people

12. Exam Style Question Outline two historical influences on the development of the modern environmental movement. [4] Al Gore produced film, “Inconvenient Truth”; this raised international awareness about global warming; Rachel Carson published book, “Silent Spring”; this raised awareness about impact of pesticides/DDT on ecosystems / encouraged establishment of EPA in US; Plenary