Examining climate facts more essential than going on strike

If we did remove all the carbon from the atmosphere one of the basic problems would be the effect it would have on all living things.

Young protesters at Peregian Beach made their message loud to stand up against climate change. Picture: Caitlin Zerafa

INSTEAD of going on strike the children should spend that day at school exploring the facts about the climate and make a decision when given the facts.

Start out with the first recorded temperatures compared with today's temperatures, rainfall, drought.

These records are a "fact” not opinion.

Eco-warrior Liam wishes we had a machine to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

We do. In Switzerland, Climeworks has such a machine called a CO2 collector.

If we did remove all the carbon from the atmosphere one of the basic problems would be the effect it would have on all living things.

The topic of polar bears (especially the photo of this emancipated bear standing on an iceberg, makes you cry) but is that a fact of climate change?

And how is the population of polar bears going today?

If you want the politicians to do something, what do you want them to do?

You must be able to argue this point with facts and solutions.

If you have a problem with coal burning, even the clean coal burning plants, then draw up a plan and a solution for reliable electricity supply.

Spend the day constructively and, more to the point, see if you can or need to do anything at all that affects the climate.

KATRINA STEER

Currimundi

Originally published as Examining climate facts more essential than going on strike