Ó h872pn Radical ways to save the planet What do you know about recent developments in fighting the climate crisis? Do you think this photo might show a crucial moment in climate action? Why? / Why not? Listen to part of a podcast on this topic. 1 What is the Green New Deal trying to achieve? 2 How is it different from the European Green Deal? 3 What do you think of the US and EU proposals? These are some key terms from the podcast. 1 Which are directly connected with climate change? 2 Write sentences to show connections between the words below. How many can you think of? Example: Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are causing a climate catastrophe. 3 Try to use all the words to reconstruct what the podcaster said. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cor tez, next to Senator Ed Markey, speaks during a p ress conference to re-introduce the Green New Deal in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Apri l 20, 2021. a Listening 1 b c9tp78 31 Language focus Climate change 2 a combat global warming carbon neutral atmosphere billions of dollars climate catastrophe trade deals tipping points progressive soft power 1.5 degrees United Nations global temperatures decarbonise greenhouse gases geoengineering fossil fuel European Union Listen again. Were any words used differently? These images show five ideas which could be used to fight global warming. What different ideas do you think they show? b Reading & Speaking 3 a B A E C D 97 8 Unit Saving the world report and react to a point of view conduct a debate write a blog post write a report Goals talk about climate change describe inventions and how they work discuss proposals describe an ongoing process say if actions are justified Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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