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Aula #16 - Italian Students to Study Climate Change from 2020

Starting in September 2020, all Italian public school students will have to study climate change. Education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti said they will study about 33 hours of climate change – almost one hour per week of school.

""Citizens of the future need to be ready for the climate emergency,"" Fioramonti's spokesman said. On November 5, more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries released a study called ""World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency.""

Climate change will be taught in civics classes, where students learn about their responsibilities as citizens. Topics like sustainable development – growing the economy while protecting nature – will also be added to subjects like geography, math, and physics.

In September, Fioramonti encouraged students to take part in protests against climate change instead of going to classes.

He has also said that extra taxes should be added to plane tickets and plastic. Flying produces more carbon dioxide per passenger than other kinds of travel, and some people have begun avoiding taking planes to reduce their effect on the environment.

The UN says that 8 million metric tons of plastic go into our oceans every year – half of it from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The oceans could have more plastic than fish by 2050, and tiny pieces of plastic have even been found in snow in Antarctica.

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Vocabulary

Minister - a senior member of a government

citizen - a person who belongs to a particular country and is allowed to live and work there

responsibility - a duty to deal with, care for, etc. someone or something

encourage - o make someone want to do something; to urge or persuade

protest - the act of saying or showing that you strongly disagree with something

carbon dioxide - a gas that is produced when particular fuels are burnt

Discussion

- Do you think students in your country should learn about climate change in school? Why? Why not? 

- If you had kids, would you encourage them to take part in climate change protests instead of going to classes? Why? Why not? 

- Would you consider giving up flying to reduce your impact on the environment? Why? Why not? 

- In your opinion, is your government doing enough to fight climate change? Please explain your answer.

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