A series of three world cafe conversations asked, what are our hopes, how do we feel about our climate change future, and what skills or knowledge do we need?
"Follow your heart, not your habits"
Comment from participant during the world cafe conversations
1. What do you hope for?
Highlight the importance of teaching climate change, and for teaching to be a focus in the classroom
It’s essential to teach what changes have already occurred to our climate, and what changes will continue to occur if changes on a global and personal level are made
Climate change is real – teach the facts
Look at the science behind climate change
Cooperation between countries – each has its own challenges
More people with a deeper connection to land – take action
A message to multinationals
Less consumer-driven, more self-sustaining
Knowledge based science leading to action – students take home and use their knowledge
Schools sustainability policy
People understanding the significance of the climate
Stopping the rate of growth – reducing population
Reducing CO2 and in what ways
How global warming happens – Co2, CFCs, the technicalities
Educating girls is the 6th most effective thing you can do to effect climate change positively – opening opportunities.
More education in third world countries.
Reproduction education
Icecaps not melting – they store water – the ice in Greenland absorbs and reflects the rays
Urban planning – more green space, green roofs and walls – vertical plants in schools
We are more connected with nature – being in nature, less noise from cares, think freely
Education is one part, making people feel responsible for what they are doing – they have the education but are not putting it into action
Culture shift
Celebrate successes
Use social media for good – infiltrate mainstream media
Positive perspectives paired with action
Creating new social norms
Actual leadership in government and from grass roots – everyone empowered to make a difference
Murray-Darling basin plan as an exemplar of rural-urban divide – social and economic security – universal base income.
Tighten carbon restrictions
Ban plastic
Container deposit scheme
Regen-energy
Implementation of current technologies (we know what to do…)
Political involvement for positive outcomes
Shared positive vision
Quick change
Transitional training
Lowering energy needs for sewage treatment
Recognition of indigenous wisdom
Carbon offsets that work (no political impact here)
Carbon neutrality
Assistance with start-ups
Policy changes
Positive practical actions – empower, enable – small and achievable
Disposing of waste in a better way
Framed as a better future (liveability)
Opportunity to learn from indigenous
Innovation – new technologies – opportunities to upskill and retrain
Meaningful STEM in uni/schools
Recognition and acknowledgement of the problem
Biodiversity flourishes – evolution continues
We all take responsibility for our actions – ethical responsibility
The environment is not politicised – it is cared for
Environment is factored in to every economic decision – whether as producer or consumer
We all take responsibility for our actions – ethical responsibility
Safe environment
More care for our blue and green planet
Longer future
Healthy earth
Future takes care of our planet
Healthier earth
Sustainable environment
More awareness about our planet
Circular economy where environment is factored into every economical decision
For a place to thrive not just survive
Engaged and active government
Instil ethical and moral values as part of practise
Government acceptance (do we need this?)
Greater coverage
Linked landscapes
Systemic change
Lifting the baseline
Narrow the gap between here and now, thinking and future thinking
Empower people
Global community
More connection between people and planet
Broadening the knowledge of what is going on
Societal shift – from future to present/past
100% renewable energy
Oceans are prioritised for health and to be sustained and other ecosystems – once these are screwed, so are humans
Greater engagement in global issues around a flourishing planet
Changing government policies – making laws so people abide by them
Knowing and understanding Climate Change is a fundamental ‘thing’ regardless of who you are. Talking leads to doing
Delivering a positive message
Green thinking and action become ‘normal’
Inherent motivation to become active
Greater priority for where resources goes – e.g. science
Attitude changes
Turning places into forests
Decrease deforestation
Technology
Decrease in ocean acidification levels
Making sustainable options accessible
Conversation was around technology, cultural shift and making sustainable things easy
Promote decrease consumption of meat
Become carbon neutral faster
Make commercial foresting sustainable
Speed up climate change action
Diversity of voices (e.g. indigenous platforms)
Solving real problems in schools – communicate to government
Understand what Climate Change is
Knowledge leads to action
Carrot/stick – personal change – follow your heart, not your habits
Common aims/actions
Understanding other countries actions/policies
Science communicators
People coming together
Mass recognition of the need for urgency
All sectors taking action
Leaders/politicians play their part
Total ban on coal mining and other hydrocarbons
A healthy ecosystem
Our future generations can experience a thriving nature/natural environment
Hope for clean water/fresh air
Better urban and rural planning
Planning that is rational/based in science
That people see ourselves as part of nature
Better understanding – having our voices heard – indigenous, and youth
In-school action tied in with learning,
Need for a leader
awareness of actions in other countries,
2. One word that describes how you feel about your climate change future now
We asked for one word, and we got 69 different words to describe our feelings.
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