Discussion Questions
1. Briefly summarise the Climate Report 2018 story.
2. Complete this sentence. A new report has found we need global emissions of greenhouse gas pollution to reach zero by about the year ______.
3. What impact could an increase in the Earth’s temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius have on the environment?
4. What organisation released the report?
5. How many scientists helped put together the report?
6. A rise in the Earth’s temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius could lead to more…
a. Floods
b. Heat waves
c. Droughts
d. All of the above
7. If the Earth’s temperature increases by 2 degrees, extreme weather events will be worse and happen more often. True or false?
8. What can people do to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution? Give one example.
9. Illustrate an aspect of the Climate Report 2018 story.
10. What do you think should happen next?
2. Complete this sentence. A new report has found we need global emissions of greenhouse gas pollution to reach zero by about the year ______.
3. What impact could an increase in the Earth’s temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius have on the environment?
4. What organisation released the report?
5. How many scientists helped put together the report?
6. A rise in the Earth’s temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius could lead to more…
a. Floods
b. Heat waves
c. Droughts
d. All of the above
7. If the Earth’s temperature increases by 2 degrees, extreme weather events will be worse and happen more often. True or false?
8. What can people do to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution? Give one example.
9. Illustrate an aspect of the Climate Report 2018 story.
10. What do you think should happen next?