Description

• Identify local issues related to climate change that are most relevant and important to them.

Task

Having learned about the causes of climate change and international efforts to address it, you are now ready to take your environmental initiatives beyond the classroom.

Activity: Climate Change Hero

Take a moment to reflect on the qualities which stand out to you in a leader. Keeping these in mind, find a story about a young climate change hero – a young person who is taking action to address a local or global issue related to climate change - who inspires you.

For your climate change hero, identify:

• Location
• Age
• Local challenges and issues
• Global challenges and issues
• How these problems related to climate change
• How the youth addressed the problems
• What help or resources they used

Share your youth hero story as a writing post in the classroom.

After reading some of these stories, reflect on what role young people have in the future of climate change and our world.

How can you become a climate change hero? In groups of 10, using the TIG 6-step action guide, construct a brief outline for an action plan you could take to become a climate change hero. Post this action plan to the Student Blogs section.