Climate change: Copenhagen

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This learning resource is intended to assist teachers in exploring an international political event of huge significance, with students who will live to see the consequences. Decisions made at the UN conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 will have a significant impact on students’ lives: if the substantial carbon emission targets recommended by scientists are agreed, their lifestyles will have to shift dramatically by 2050; if the targets aren’t met, we run the risk of a global catastrophe within their lifetimes.