A primer on the basic science of climate change, examining the differences between climate and weather and how scientists determine that the planet is getting hotter. This lesson also takes a detailed look at greenhouse gases – what they are, the role of human behavior in releasing them, and their effect on climate change.
This lesson takes a look at the very real effects of climate change on human and animal populations and migration, rainfall-dependent agriculture and the serious problems of drought and changes in typical precipitation patterns, and the intensification of illnesses such as mosquito borne diseases and respiratory and cardiovascular sickness.
Learn about technologies – big and small – that are being used to reduce the effects of climate change, including solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, as well as the importance of preserving and maintaining forests and what you can do to help stop climate change.
Development goals: Videos by issues
Biodiversity, forests, desertification
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/news/videos/
“Sustainable lifestyles are patterns of action and consumption, used by people to affiliate and differentiate themselves from others, which: meet basic needs, provide a better quality of life, minimise the use of natural resources and emissions of waste and pollutants over the lifecycle, and do not jeopardise the needs of future generations.” (Overcoming the challenges to researching, promoting, and implementing sustainable lifestyles. Westminster, Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Westminster; page 48.)
Amusing, for young learners: Mr. Bean and development goals