Hurumanu: Climate Change and the future

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

Changing Our Future

Name 3 fossil fuels?
Oil
Coal
Natural Gas

What is the cost?
The Carbon Dioxide
The CO2 level has soured since when?
Industrial Revolution
What are the effects in the UK?

1.    Warm days
2.     Heat waves 
3.   In worldwide the Species could disappear. 

How many climate refugees will there be in Britain by 2050?

200 Million 

When will Fairborn be flooded?

 It will be 26 years 

What are some of the other things that will be 'swallowed by the waves'?

1.     1.5 Million Homes
2.     100,000 
3.     1000 Toxic sites 

How can we stop climate change?

1.    Replacing gas boilers 
2.    1.5 Billion of trees 
3.    Running cars on the solar energy and the hydro 

What ideas are school children having about climate change?

1.    Having a protesting about the climate change 
2.    Not having a kids because they thought that it was 
3.    They want to see more people to use bicycle and more walking because engine also affect the environment because we inhale them and it's bad for our health.

What is the atmosphere called?

a Waste Dump.

What is the last statement the reporter made?

We know what we need to do, we have got the technology. What we lack is the

 is the political will.

How is sea level rise going to effect us in NZ

What places will be effected?
The places that would be affected is the various places like it will be flooded.

What else do we need to think about?

The people that need to build or developing a new area or house that it was not near to a sea because that can cause flooding and break their house.

What other places around NZ will be affected?

The pacific island will be affected badly.

What does this do to our drinking water?

It makes more salty and that's bad for health.

What are the main concerns?

1.   Coastal flooding
2.  Coastal erosion 

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1.  Use public transport like use bicycle or walk more. 
2.   Build a house that use more and less energy.
3.   Buy a car that use less energy/oil.

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?
No one 

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.   Using Renewable 
2.   Use solar heating 
3.   Get away on the car that use to much fossil fuel.

What are 3 others you can think of?

1.   I turn off the lights when I'm going out
2.   Use energy wisely like save money and other stuff.
3.   Take a shower quickly to save more water.

My Investigation

Where does our food come from?

• Choose your favourite food.

Kimchi Fried Rice 

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On your blog answer the following questions.

• Where does the food come from (e.g. is it from another province or country, was it purchased or made locally)? 

It came from South Korea 

• How many kilometers away did the food travel to get to you?

In my research it was 9,946 kilometers in New Zealand.

• What are the main ingredients? 
• You need Oil
• A rice 
• Peas,Carrots, Garlic/Ginger
• Soy sauce, Chili paste
• An Eggs 
• Of course a jar of Kimchi 

• How is the food packaged? 

Kimchi fried rice can find in a store but sometimes you can make it by yourself, and also I think that you can't put it on a package because you can easily make it at home, but I think in Korea they put it on a box and inside of the box there are different ingredients but I think there's no rice inside on it. 

• What resources do you need to produce this food item (e.g. land, water, oil, food, etc.)? 

 The resources that you need was Oil, Water and Fire.

• Would this item have been processed?
• No because all of the ingredients for the kimchi fried rice can be added freshly. 

• Is there anything unique or significant about the food item (e.g. fair-trade, local)? 
• It was well know in Korea and other restaurant because it made primarily with kimchi and a rice and also some fresh vegetable, and I think it was popular dish in Korea because it can get along with other food and it will taste delicious when you eat it.

• What else do you notice about this food that affects its climate friendliness? 
•  Making this food you need some gas to boil, and also an egg to make it more delicious and fancy but after all I think it was climate- friendly.

• Do you think this food is climate friendly (Circle)?       YES   NO 

• Why?

Because most of the ingredients are organic and also most of the ingredients are vegetables but some of them are not like they use eggs or ham, and they also use fire and oil for the rice and vegetables.

• If no, what would be a better alternative?