Oscar

Sam
Diego
Miles
Lily
Names of group members
Diego
Samuel
Miles
Lily
Miles

Sustainable development goal 13: Climate action

This link will provide you with a wealth of information:
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/climate-change/
Identify attitudes and behaviours towards climate change
Targets for 2030 You Your community Australia Other countries (at least 3)
People that are Most of the community is aware of Australia is mostly prepared for Mexico is well aware of climate
1. Prepared for climate around my age can climate change and wants to change natural disasters such as fires related natural disasters that
related natural still stop climate it. They can do this by using public but not so much other types of can occur and what might be
disasters- Diego change and thus stop transport and riding bikes amongst natural disasters. causing them. They have tried
climate related natural many other things. to use less fossil fuels and stop
disasters by using less deforestation.
power if we don’t
really need it. New York has faced a few
natural disasters and know
about climate change. They
have tried to stop these things
by raising awareness of climate
change.

Russia is pretty well aware of

climate related natural
disasters. They have already
spread awareness and they are
trying to prepare for possible
fires and other climate related
disasters.
 Currently, the younger The community demands the The Australian Government The United States of America is
2. Included in government generations are government for immediate action introduced the Climate Change aiming to reduce greenhouse
policies and planning depending on the against climate change. "We believe Bill earlier this year. This aims gasses to 50-52% in 2030 and
Oscar Governments actions the science on COVID. Why don't we to reduce greenhouse gas achieving net zero by 2050.
in Climate Change. believe and act on the science on emissions by 43% and net zero
The government has climate change?", the protesters by 2050. Japan contributes to sustainable
started changing the asked. development by implementing
climate but its not renewable energy to lessen the
running fast enough. effects of climate change and
By the time this improve the availability of
generation is older, power.
the world will have
crazy weather The UK's strategy for combating
patterns and and responding to climate
unsuitable liveability. change is underpinned by the
Climate Change Act of 2008. It
calls for the mitigation of the
hazards associated with climate
change as well as the reduction
of carbon dioxide and other
glasshouse gas emissions. The
Act also creates the framework
needed to fulfil these demands.
It is important to People want to help reduce their A study showed that 8 in 10 In the UK, a survey of 4,680
3. Increase education and teach the new carbon footprint in society, by using Australians are concerned teachers were asked if climate
awareness - Miles younger generation renewable energy and not using single about climate change, showing change was taught in a
about how humans use plastic. People have tried to limit that we need to do something. meaningful way and 2/3 said no.
have affected climate the amount of waste that they The Australian government This means that the curriculum
change, because they produce a day, such as water, rubbish, promised on a net 0 emissions needs to be changed to teach
can help reduce waist or energy. These methods can be by 2050, meaning that we will climate change in a more
and help our planet. If taught to younger people to help produce no carbon emissions meaningful way.
we teach them on benefit them and the planet. by that date. In Denmark, a school in
how not to pollute or Copenhagen focuses on
litter, it could have a teaching about climate change,
positive result on the but in the right mindset. They
world and our carbon start every lesson with a
footprint. mindfulness sessions and
 occasional urban farming
sessions.
A school in Sweden was inspired
by Greta Thunberg’s actions
against climate change and have
made several changes to their
lifestyle to help become more
sustainable, they remove their
shoes, so cleaners don’t have to
use chemicals and recycle their
food scraps.
Reducing the levels of In my community everybody is on Australia has started up a new
4. Reduce levels of carbon carbon dioxide in the board with using less electricity and project this year for climate
dioxide into atmosphere atmosphere is a highly helping each other out. We have all action. This project is known as
- Lily important task but accessibilities that we would need in a Climate change bill 2022 “The
there are multiple 10-minute walking distance, so this Bill legislates the nation's
things people can do encourages people to get out the commitment to reduce
in everyday life to house and feel like there is no need to greenhouse gas emissions by
help. Some of these drive. I am aware that lots of other 43% below 2005 levels by
options that I do are, communities have similar experiences. 2030, and net zero by 2050.”
turning off lights and (Reference 1) Even through this
unplugging devices seems like a large project this is
when you aren’t using not the only path of action
them and walking or from Australia. This will help
cycling short distance lessen carbon dioxide in the
trips instead of using a atmosphere.
car. • Reference 1:
https://www.dcceew.g
ov.au/about/news/clim
ate-change-bill-
2022#:~:text=The%20A
ustralian%20Governme
nt%20has%20introduc
ed,and%20net%20zero
%20by%202050.
• Reference 2:
https://www.aph.gov.a
u/Parliamentary_Busin
 ess/Bills_Legislation/Bil
ls_Search_Results/Resu
lt?bId=r6885
5. All countries sign and - Pretty good My family would be on board with this - they are a part of the Paris Russia-
enforce Paris idea because they love helping the agreement
Agreement - Sam - Would need environment. - They do there nationally Russia singed the agreement in
to act determined contributions 2015 and they are all onboard
immediately -my family would take action and love (NDCs) with battling climate change.
- I like how they the Paris agreement. - They submitted their first ndc Russia has set a goal to cut their
have a good in 2015 and they are doing climate emissions by 30% by
attitude another one in 2022 2030.
- They have a
great
following of Ukraine-
196 countries
that singed Ukraine is on board with saving
the the planet and the y still want to
agreement. help even when they’re going
through a war. There original
goal was to cut back climate
emissions by 40% by 2030 but
they bumped it up to 65%!

New Zealand-

New Zealand is apart of the

Paris agreement, and they got
apart of it in 2016. They took
part and took action in 2020
and they submitted there NDC.
 Referencing
Trade, N.Z.M. of F.A. and (n.d.). Global agreements. [online] New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Available at:
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/environment/climate-change/working-with-the-world/building-international-
collaboration/#:~:text=Aotearoa%20New%20Zealand%20ratified%20the [Accessed 29 Nov. 2022].