ways to manage climate change

• net zero = no greenhouse emissions
• it is the aim of the Scottish Government to achieve net zero by 2045
• windmill farms (using the wind)
• solar pannels (using the sun)
• hydro power (using rivers)
• wave power (using the ocean waves)
• Dundee city council has spent more than £46 million on improving external walls.
• over 4,800 council homes are more energy efficient.
• if people's homes are warmer they don't have to burn gas to heat their homes meaning they aren't releasing CO2
• in 2021 Glasgow hosted COP26. this was hailed as the most important climate conference ever. where 120 countries were represented.
• solar panels

  solar panels use the sun's heat energy to create electricity, this is a clean and renewable way to generate electricity.
• turning off devices

  when devices are left on stand-by they continue to use energy, which is often produced through the burning of coal (a fossil fuel). by turning off your devices it stops them burning coal.
• compost

  food waste is broken down in a bin and then used as a fertiliser in people's gardens. when food is put in the bin and taken away by refuse collectors it ends up in landfill. the food rots and emits methane a potent greenhouse gas. composting prevents this from happening.
• walking to school

  children are picked up at 'bus stops' as they walk to school. this means that parents/careers are not emitting CO2 into the atmosphere when they drop their kids off at school.
• electric vehicles 


  vehicles (e.g Tesla) are powered by electricity. this means that electric vehicles do not release CO2 as air pollution.