efforts taken to combat climate change and its impacts

an international organisation comprising most countries in the world which aims to promote peace, security and international cooperation

the UN’s ‘global goals’ to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity

What is the role of the UN in climate action and sustainability?

Citizenship

Pupils consider what role international organisations play in sustainability and climate justice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

using resources and making choices that don't harm the environment

an international organisation made up of most countries in the world

Match the terms to the correct definitions.

they trap heat on the earth leading to changing climate

they are dwindling in supply, leading to resource scarcity

What is an advantage of using fossil fuels?

Which of the following disasters may be a consequence of climate change?

The UN only uses hard power like military force to achieve change.

The UN uses both hard power and soft power to influence change.

The UN focuses only on hard powers like economic sanctions.

The UN relies solely on soft powers like diplomatic talks without taking action.

Which of the following best describes the UN's approach to driving global change?

How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) do the UN have?

By what year do the UN hope to achieve their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

buying an expensive car that runs on diesel

not recycling the plastic bottle when you have finished with it

Which of the following actions is an example of acting sustainably?

bring together countries to discuss and tackle issues

deploy huge armies to deal with countries who do not agree to join the UN

create laws that force countries like America to do things

create targets that are impossible to meet so that countries can be punished

What do we call the sustained change in temperature and weather patterns?

If a person must leave their home due to climate change, they are considered to be what, a climate {{}}?

What health condition may occur when the temperature is very high?