May
The UN Global Goal: Affordable and Clean Energy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
"Renewable energy solutions are becoming cheaper, more reliable and more efficient every day. Our current reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and harmful to the planet, which is why we have to change the way we produce and consume energy. Implementing these new energy solutions as fast as possible is essential to counter climate change, one of the biggest threats to our own survival."
Source: https://www.one.org/us/globalgoals/affordable-and-clean-energy/
The Goal of Affordable and Clean Energy has 5 targets:
- Universal access to modern energy
- Increase global percentage of renewable energy
- Double the improvement in energy efficiency
- Promote access to research, technology, and investments in clean energy
- Expand and upgrade energy services for developing countries
Source: UNDP
Teaching Ideas:
- Learn about renewable energy resources in your local community; if possible, take a trip to learn more about them!
- Do an energy audit of your school or home
- Inspire your students with energy innovations such as LuminAID
- Read about Affordable and Clean Energy: Why it Matters (PDF linked below)
- Read about Jeanne Marie: Bringing Power to the People and their Phones
- For Canadian classrooms, check out Canadian Geographic's Energy IQ Resources, including their Energy Map, take the Energy Survey or more of their resources here
- It's too late to participate in Canadian Geographic's Energy Diet Challenge this year, but check out the challenges and still participate with your class
- Have students calculate their carbon footprint
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Resources:
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The Challenges
Here are the challenges for this month!
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Download a poster with May's challenges below
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Tweet your students in action completing the challenges @changemakeclass
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