• What was your personal motivation for this project?
• Are you already affected by climate change in your daily life?
• How much impact do you think you will have in helping Burkina Faso?
Simon’s group asks:
• How many children go to your school?
• How many of you are working on the Fire & Ice project?
• What do you do in your daily life to help solve the problem of climate change?
• What does your government do towards solving the climate change dilemma?
Trevor’s group asks:
• How did you get involved with fire and ice?
• How many schools in Africa get to do these kinds of things?
• How many days a week do you go to school?
• How long is your school day?
Sage asks:
• How long is the trip to the internet cafe from your school?
• What do you do in your everyday life that contributes to lowering your carbon footprint?
• How has climate change impacted your life?
• What motivates you the most in doing this project?
• How will participating in this project affect you and the choices you make in life?
Thomas asks:
- How many cars does Burkina Faso have? (estimate)
- How long is your school year?
- What are your hobbies?
- How much free time on average do you have per day?
• What are some big events happening in Burkina Faso?
• What is the currency of your country?
• Is saving the environment an issue supported by a lot of people in Burkina Faso?
• What is currently being done about desertification?
• What type of government does your country have?
• What our your main industries?
• Who are your country’s main trade partners?
Ross’ group asks:
• Is there a way to stop the desert form expanding?
• How will the desert expansion affect the urban life?
Student Comments & Links:
Ross says, “I think that Fire & Ice and our Decarbonization Project is a great steppingstone to help us switch to alternative energy sources as we get older. I think that we will use this knowledge, as well as new ideas for solar, wind and hydroelectricity so much that our generation will switch from using oil so much. Even though food prices are going up because of American ethanol policies, new studies and ideas should find another way to make another form of biofuel, stuff that humans don’t eat. One example is growing algae to make biodiesel. This will help lower food & fuel costs and will make the economy stable.”
Alex says, “I think that the Blog is a great idea. It’s a good way for everyone to demonstrate what they are doing, and what projects that are working on currently. The pictures and commentary to describe the pictures are great. However during the actual session, I was feeling as though it was too long and people were losing their attention.
I would like to ask Burkina Faso what is going on in the African countries neighbouring Burkina Faso and how are those events affecting them.”
Sahar recommends this link to Richard Heinberg’s site because he presents a logical policy solution for countries to cooperate with declining and increasingly expensive energy supplies.
Oil Depletion Protocol
How do you get countries to take the first step?
There is a collective action problem. If one country takes the first step, they can have a negative affect on their economy. However, every country will eventually be negatively impacted by climate change and not enough affordable and secure energy supplies to meet demand. Collective action is needed to solve these problems!
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