Climate Change initiative launched

Following the sucess of Peter Symonds College's carbon offsetting project  TK  are launching our schools climate change initiative in the North -East . The two schools involved in the pilot are Ponteland High School and Seaton Burn College  .

The project will  investigate   how climate change affects the worlds most vulnerable children and how  schools can get involved in raising awareness and supporting Team Kenya's initiative to use carbon offsetting to reduce the negative impact  of school travel and provide sustainable ways to reduce poverty in Ndhiwa .

KEY FACTS ABOUT CHILDREN AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

46% of the world's population is now younger than 25 years old  

Approximately 175 million children will be affected by climate change induced natural disasters every year over the next decade  

The number of children dying each year due to the effects of malnutrition – currently 3.5 million – is likely to increase as a result of climate change. 

Nearly 10 million children under the age of five die every year of largely preventable diseases. Malaria – which currently claims the lives of around 800,000 children every year – is sensitive to changes in temperature and rainfall and could become more common if weather patterns change.  

Our children's future matter's...