How to be a Hero for All our Children. A little Guide to Climate Science and Climate Actions We Can Take
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How to be a Hero for All our Children: A People's Climate Toolkit is a guide to personal and political climate action. Gathering climate science from the latest reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), alongside suggested personal actions and questions for politicians, “How to be a Hero” is an accessible resource to share with local communities and as part of educational initiatives.
“How to be a Hero” is offered in two versions. The shorter A6 booklet is designed as a conversation starter or to put through doors, and features colourful graphics to engage new readers and visual learners. The A5 “extended version” offers a simpler layout and features further information and questions for politicians. Both publications offer full bibliographies that link readers to the relevant IPCC reports, offering easy and direct access to the climate science given to their governments.
The publications are accessible online and via a “print at home” version which can be used for campaigning and personal distribution.
This booklet is written to inform and empower people wanting to build a more sustainable world. It offers: The latest climate science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC informs our governments on what is happening, why it is happening, and what we can do to stop climate change. Our govern-ments officially approve IPCC summaries.
Personal actions, in response to this science, that we can take in our daily lives. Current environmental crises, including climate change, are driven by humans. It is our responsibility to help, both in our personal lives and through our governments.
Questions to guide conversations with our politicians. Healthy and fair government policies can help us act urgently, while also protecting human rights, Indigenous People’s rights, and nature.Images to show how transforming the root causes of climate change can help heal other crises unprecedented in our human history, including rates of species extinction, ocean acidification, land degradation, chemical pollution, and freshwater scarcity.
The Quaker UN Office is an expert observer of the IPCC and UNFCCC. QUNO has been supporting work on climate change at the international level through diplomacy, advocacy and education initiatives since 2012.
“How to be a Hero” is offered in two versions. The shorter A6 booklet is designed as a conversation starter or to put through doors, and features colourful graphics to engage new readers and visual learners. The A5 “extended version” offers a simpler layout and features further information and questions for politicians. Both publications offer full bibliographies that link readers to the relevant IPCC reports, offering easy and direct access to the climate science given to their governments.
The publications are accessible online and via a “print at home” version which can be used for campaigning and personal distribution.
This booklet is written to inform and empower people wanting to build a more sustainable world. It offers: The latest climate science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC informs our governments on what is happening, why it is happening, and what we can do to stop climate change. Our govern-ments officially approve IPCC summaries.
Personal actions, in response to this science, that we can take in our daily lives. Current environmental crises, including climate change, are driven by humans. It is our responsibility to help, both in our personal lives and through our governments.
Questions to guide conversations with our politicians. Healthy and fair government policies can help us act urgently, while also protecting human rights, Indigenous People’s rights, and nature.Images to show how transforming the root causes of climate change can help heal other crises unprecedented in our human history, including rates of species extinction, ocean acidification, land degradation, chemical pollution, and freshwater scarcity.
The Quaker UN Office is an expert observer of the IPCC and UNFCCC. QUNO has been supporting work on climate change at the international level through diplomacy, advocacy and education initiatives since 2012.
Keywords
environmental education
climate change
awareness-raising
land degradation
drought
food security
energy demand
consumption
health and diet
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