COMENIUS PROJECT
KYOTO PROTOCOL
Kyoto Protocol •11 December 1997 signature of the protocol •192 countries at the COP3 Conference ; •16 February 2005 the Kyoto Protocol took effect; Goals: •Decrease gas emissions to reduce greenhouse effects in the period 1990-2012; •adapt production and consumption to reduce their impact on natural resources.
The Protocol in Italy •Goal: -6,5% gas emissions; •Result: -7% gas emissions Thanks to: •specific laws on the use of green energy; •energetic saving; •economic crisis;
Next steps 2015: official results of the trend of the programme for each country. Working-out of future goals to reach. 2020: -20% gas emissions. 2030: -40% gas emissions. 2050: -80% gas emissions.
Survey report about the individual students’ (pro)environmental behaviour in a week’s time
Here is what we have done! Google docs-questionnaire Form preparation (conversion from the paper format to the digital one) • Completion of individual watch tables by students • Collection of data from the spread sheet • Data interpretation and analysis: pie charts to visualize and understand survey results • Survey’s sample: 150 people aged between 15 – 16 in our school •
Questionnaire Statistic results HOW OFTEN DO YOU DEPOSE PLASTIC, FOIL, GLASS, ETC... IN THE RIGHT CONTAINER?
FREQUENC Y One
Two
More
16
21
115 One Two
More
HOW OFTEN DO YOU UNPLOGGED THE MOBILE CHARGER WHEN THE MOBILE IS ALREADY CHARGED? FREQUENCY One
Two
More
73
30
49 One Two More
HOW OFTEN DO YOU SWITCH OFF THE TV, THE COMPUTER, THE MUSIC PLAYER INSTEAD OFF OF KEEPING THEM ON STEND-BY?
FREQUENCY One
Two
More
63
37
52 One Two More
HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE JUST THE NECESSARY PAPER OR PRINT DOCUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER?
FREQUENCY Often
Sometimes
Never
53
84
15
Often Sometimes Never
Biking tour
Your proposals •Contact Police (biking brigade) , ambulance, the media (radio, local TVs and press) and biking club •Take a number that identifies the bike •The activity will start during the break time •Ride along the city for 3 hours •Have a picnic in a park 3 kilometers far from the city center •Ride back to school
Turin •Each month, on average, 20 cyclists are invested ( CRONACA 26/07/2013)
Impossible to do Because Turin is: •A big city •Polluted •Traffic congestion •Few cycle paths •Citizens’ and motorists’ complaints 1.Feasible in two years a very long organization
Last year our class took part in an ecological activity Biking in Turin’s centre (pedestrian areas) and in Valentino’s Park
Means of transport used by students in our class to get to school: •9,5% by bike •14,3% by car •66,6% by pubblic transport •9,5% on foot
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