🌍 A new climatechange qualification is inspiring action among the first group of pupils in Northern Ireland to study it ♻️ LouiseMCullen
Reducing Carbon Footprints Through Environmental Action was developed by the environment charity Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.The course's first cohort are now halfway through their studies.
"I've learned about the different situations all over the world, especially Sudan where the Sahara's blown in and destroying cropland and pushing people out of their homes into the cities," said Steven.Image caption,"I want to go into transportation, like trucking. And with climate change it's definitely going to affect that field of work and change how it operates," he said.
The students have also learned about their own impact on the world by examining their carbon footprint."It just makes you want to try harder," said Courtney-Ann.She said: "Because we do stuff in the house that we don't need. Geography teacher Chris Robb said: "I learned stuff that I had read about at university, that had sort of been buried right down in the mind closet."
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