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Lent - Day 14: Back to School
Written by Lucy   
Thursday, 04 March 2010 00:00

In 10,000 schools across India, after-school clubs have been set up which aim to tackle both the causes and symptoms of climate change, teaching children about energy conservation and how to respond to increasing floods, cyclones and drought.

Is it fair that, although the results of climate change more directly impact those in poorer nations, in the majority carbon emissions from rich, western nations are to blame? Is there anything we can do about it?

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# Andy 2010-03-04 21:20
I find myself in conflict about this post; I have two girls in junior school so I am aware of the amount of education there is around climate issues and the positive effect this is having on their view of environmental issues; however I am also aware of huge need for more to be done to address this injustice. Hmm
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# Katrina 2010-03-16 11:37
I stay in India and I can see that this effort will not even touch the tip of meting iceberg. With a population of over 1 billion India has a growing middle class that all want cars, aircon and every other gadget that zaps the Earths resources. And who are we to deny these people these luxuries...after all, the richer nations had access to them to make their life easier, now the new super powers of India and China expect the same.....
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# Andy 2010-03-16 11:50
That is a huge question which adds to the injustice of the post as it draws attention to how the poorer nations are the ones suffering environmental catastrophes because of the reckless carbon emitting lifestyles of rich nations.

Who should help the new super powers make better decisions so they learn from the mistakes of others rather than add to them?
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