GA Worldwise COP26

1. Display your pledges in school. This example shows how students at The King Alfred School, Burnham on Sea,
made their Save the Planet pledges.
‘ … a small group of year 11 students …
wanted to organise an event in school,
aiming to engage younger students in
the issue. They proposed a creative and
enjoyable lunchtime activity which would
get students to think about actions they
could take to reduce their carbon
footprints. With the Principal’s permission,
we bought white tiles and borrowed
pens from our science department so
that students could design tiles with
pledges on them. On 20th September
the sun shone on our event as over 40 students designed tiles. We photographed the tiles
and students took them home to use as coasters and to remind them of their pledges.’
Other ways
to display
your pledges
SAVE OUR PLANET!
– pledges for COP26
So much more than changes in the weather
A call for all students in our schools and
colleges to make a pledge to reduce our
contribution to climate change.
Make your pledge
• Decide on a pledge – Resource 6 of the GA’s WorldWise
Week activities has a range of links where you can find
ideas for pledges.
• Carry out a geographical investigation to identify how your
action will lead to a positive contribution to the climate
change issue.
• Send photos of your pledges to the GA
(info@geography.org.uk) – a selection will be displayed on
the GA website.
https://www.geography.org.uk
COP26 is the annual UN
climate conference and will
take place in Glasgow, 1–12
November 2021.
Governments and
negotiators from across the
world will meet to discuss
how to keep temperature
rises below dangerous levels
and prevent the climate crisis
from causing even worse
catastrophes for the world’s
poorest and most vulnerable
people.
The COP is a summit of all
the countries which are part
of the UN’s climate change
treaty, the UN Framework
Convention on Climate
Change or ‘UNFCCC’.
Find out more at:
https://ukcop26.org