002 - Global geopolitical efforts
Geographic Knowledge and Understanding
Government-led adaptation and mitigation strategies for global climate change:
- Global geopolitical efforts, recognising that the source(s) of greenhouse gas emissions may be spatially distant from the countries most impacted.
Concepts
Global geopolitical efforts have the possibility to mitigate the impact of climate change. All countries hold the power to cause change.
Aims
To have knowledge and understanding of global geopolitical efforts to mitigate global climate change.
To have knowledge and understanding of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as a government-lead geopolitical effort.
To have knowledge and understanding of government-led mitigation strategies.
Key Terminology
Geopolitics
INDC - Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
Define the terms above by using the 'Useful Links' below.
Useful Link
Activity One - Timeline
Before we look at what is happening today in terms of global agreements to mitigate climate change it is important to see where we have come from.
Create a timeline to show the history of climate change negotiations.
Useful Resources
Activity Two - Describe
I am sure you have all heard that President Trump has pulled out of the Paris Agreement as he is not sure whether we are the key causes of climate change. It is a controversial stance to have but what is the Paris Agreement? How did it come about? What does it try to do? Watch the YouTube clip below and then read the articles in the 'Useful Resources' box to answer the following questions.
What is the Paris Agreement?
What does the Paris Agreement hope to achieve?
Why was the USA against the Paris Agreement?
What does the Climate Secretary admit failure to?
Useful Resources
Paris Agreement
USA Out of Paris Agreement
Failure
Activity Three - National Mitigation
It is good to have a global stance on climate change but we all know that if we don't have more local 'buy in' nothing will really change.
For the EU, Australia, China and Morocco describe the national mitigation policies to reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG).
Useful Resource
Carbon Brief - Paris 2015: Tracking Country Climate Pledges - Click on the links for the countries or regions - EU, Australia and China.
Exam Style Question
State and explain ONE national geopolitical attempt to mitigate the causes of climate change. [1+3]