Students practice primary source analysis by examining a collection of editorial articles about the practicality and appeal of carbon taxes. Her environmental awakening began when she was a little girl growing up in Guilin, a small southern Chinese city famed for its lush green mountains, freshwater rivers, and dramatic limestone peaks. We often forget or even ignore our call to take care of this temporary home in favor of convenience and for businesses profit. Why do you say that climate change can be a lonely fight in China?I’ve largely been operating alone to spread my messages about climate justice and don’t have the same support networks that young activists in other countries get from community movements. “But you came and defiled my land and made my inheritance detestable.”, Marvel Has Cast Newcomer Iman Vellani as ‘Ms. Lots of media outlets often compare you to Greta Thunberg. They believe that their government is doing a good job and there are many others who still don’t care about it or believe in science. Preview includes the Table of Contents for the Student Text and the Teacher Resource Book as well as a student reading excerpt and one lesson plan. Power in a Warming World: The New Geopolitics of Climate Change. I couldn’t believe that. Looking back, I think they probably felt threatened and wanted to stop people like me from spreading messages that speak ill of the government and the country. I decided to press on and returned to City Hall. Additional reference material for added context and support. However, we constantly hear that we must be in the world, but not of it – so why should this case be any different? O’Brien, Karen, Asunción Lera St. Clair, and Berit Kristoffersen, eds. Climate scientists like Katharine Hayhoe, prove that you can simultaneously evangelize about Christianity and climate change – it’s not the either-or conundrum many people would have you believe. They lectured me and said that what I had done in front of the government buildings was illegal. I didn’t want to go home because I saw that as a defeat so I went along with them peacefully as I felt it was a good show of peaceful and unyielding resistance. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. The lack of inaction and stubborn disbelief makes me very worried and angry. We need stricter laws to protect our environment and not allow such greed to take place at the expense of our planet. They told me that “there was no need to lie.”. Part III includes eight in-depth case studies examining diverse regions of the world and how they are experiencing and responding to climate change. Students deliberate over three different options for international climate change policy. It’s also important to know how best to strike a balance, saying positive and empowering things as well as presenting the hard scientific facts. Some foreign groups and world leaders have praised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for trying to combat climate change. In the first half of 2020 alone, we have seen over 200 natural, across the globe. I spent hours reading up and searching, and found the movement’s official website. Climate Change and Questions of Justice explores the causes and effects of global warming and delves into questions of who is most responsible for and vulnerable to the changing climate. Climate change is heightening the effects of California’s wildfires by temperature increases that dry shrubbery, a decrease in already-scarce rainfall, less moisture in the air and a change in wind patterns. “It started with conquest, … Many NGOs in China are funded by the government, they tend to be more moderate and wouldn’t aggressively challenge the government so I’ve been alienated in the local environmentalism circles and have been excluded from events and conferences about climate change in China. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Christian Leaders React to Trump’s Refusal to Condemn White Supremacy, Ravi Zacharias’ Ministry is Investigating Multiple Claims of Sexual Misconduct at Spas, John Legend and Chrissy Teigan Have Lost Their Baby After Pregnancy Complications, Christians, Let’s All Stop Doing These 15 Things on Social Media, Under God: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, Report: Trump Makes Fun of His Evangelical Supporters When They’re Not Around, Wayne Grudem on Trump: ‘a Good President With Some Flaws’, U.S. Billionaires Have Grown $845 Billion Richer Since the Pandemic Started, Poll: America’s Faith in a COVID Vaccine Is Dwindling, Report: A Texas Pastor Says He Will Lose His License For Endorsing Joe Biden on Social Media, CDC: Almost Every Child and Teen Who Has Died of COVID-19 Has Been Black or Hispanic, A New Conan the Barbarian Series Is Headed to Netflix, Brace Yourself for the Gently Stirring First Trailer for ‘Minari’. Worst of all, this isn’t a one-off incident, it happens a lot. They feel that their government has failed them and don’t know what they can do or where they can turn.

The police officers told them not to allow me to post anything on Twitter or speak to foreigners or journalists. Seeing young people taking to the streets, united by science and a rallying cause, to demand impactful change from world leaders is truly inspiring. How do you approach climate activism? Climate Change and Questions of Justice explores the causes and effects of global warming and delves into questions of who is most responsible for and vulnerable to the changing climate. That was what I told myself and it gave me a lot of courage. In Hayhoe’s words, “Global warming will strike hardest against the very people we’re told to love: the poor and vulnerable.” Communities of color are disproportionately affected by climate change, as they are less likely to be prepared for disaster and equipped with resources after one strikes.

That was where I read about Greta Thunberg and her movement — I wanted to be part of it. Climate justice links human rights and development to achieve a human-centred approach, safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable people and sharing the burdens and benefits of climate change and its impacts equitably and fairly. How has your activism influenced your everyday life?I gave up meat two years ago and have been vegan for quite some time. It was close to midnight when I was finally released. Part I of the reading explores the causes of climate change and the wide range of effects that climate change has on weather, ecosystems, human health, agriculture, and international security. who has gone on to achieve global status and recognition, 11 Young Climate Justice Activists You Need to Pay Attention To, entering protected international waters to slaughter sharks, Greta Thunberg Turns Down Environmental Prize and Demands Climate Action Instead. It’s an amazing community, one that gives me hope and the confidence to carry on my fight. Her actions resonated with me and made me want to get involved. Includes four graphs for use with the lesson "Data Analysis: Carbon Dioxide Emissions. It is no secret that our world needs a lot of help. Students articulate their own opinions on the international response to climate change based on personally held values, evidence, and political understanding. Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change. Teen activist Howey Ou fights for environmental change in China, her home and the world’s biggest polluter. In May 2019, Ou staged her very first climate action strike in front of local government offices and was catapulted to global prominence. Did I want to look back on this pivotal chapter in history in 30 years time and regret not standing up and doing the right thing? It’s wrong when politics bleeds into climate action and it’s a bigger crime when activism is silenced.

Christians know that humanity has been charged by God with taking care of the earth, but if we’re honest, a lot of people who aren’t Christians often do a better job of being vocal about taking care of the environment than we do. Climate scientists like Katharine Hayhoe, prove that you can simultaneously evangelize about Christianity and climate change – it’s not the either-or conundrum many people would have you believe. I finally understood that these were officers from the national security bureau and realized that it wasn’t a casual arrest. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, Fall 2015.

VICE: Hello Howey! We need to remain hopeful and use our courage to empower others to want to do the same. They had papers [on hand] and a computer to record my statement. I did a lot of online research beforehand about the climate change battle as I wanted to be fully prepared. I ended up leaving home for a while and wandered around the country for a few months. Negotiations about how to respond to climate change at national and international levels have been fraught with political disagreement. How do you feel about this?I first heard about Greta on the Chinese internet when people were sharing posts about her after she skipped school to protest about climate change. Genesis 2:15 says, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” One of our calls as Christians is to look after the world given to us by God, but it has been made evident through studies that we have failed our job and caused the climate change that plagues our current and future generations.

It was their way of controlling information and stamping out resistance. Chinese fishing vessels are still entering protected international waters to slaughter sharks and other marine sea creatures. My parents were there to pick me up and were really worried. But unlike Thunberg who has gone on to achieve global status and recognition, Ou is fast-discovering that her brand of green activism isn’t as welcome or well-received at home, in China, where public criticism and dissent are viewed as official acts of defiance — and harshly punished. But I think the bigger problem in China is widespread apathy among the public. How does climate change affect our daily lives? How there were millions of young environmentalists out there in the world, marching for a better and safer future, but no one to fight for environmental change in China? I would sit outside every day for three to four hours. Howey Ou paints protest logos and banners. Meckling, Jonas.

But eventually, they came around and understood where I was coming from. I reached out to people in the U.S. and Europe using a local study app and asked if they could connect me with activists from Greta’s movement. In recent years, international attention to climate change has surged. What are your tactics?My Twitter bio reads: “You can develop vaccines for COVID-19 but there is no vaccine for climate emergency.”. I actually visited a few villages in the countryside and found it really sad and frustrating to see how their lives have been uprooted and destroyed by floods and other disasters.