INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA COLEGIO MANUEL ANTONIO RUEDA JARA GA-F32

MANUAL DE PROCESO MISIONAL

GESTIÓN ACADÉMICA
FORMANDO INTEGRALMENTE AL EDUCANDO COLMARJ HACIA LA EXCELENCIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD ACADÉMICA Y Versión: 4
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GUIAS DE CLASE, TALLERES,EVALUACIONES Fecha: 2014-04-8

FORUM TOPIC: Canadian One-Tone Challenge

We´re all afraid of what is happening to the environment and we often feel powerless to stop the
damage that is going on around us. However, there are things that individuals can do to help save
the planet. That was the idea of the Canadian One-Tonne Challenge. The Canadian One-Tonne
Challenge was a programme run by Canadian government from 20104 to 2006. The idea was to
encourage Canadians, as individuals, to reduce their carbon footprint. The carbon footprint is the
amount of CO2 produced per person per year, in the form of what we buy , what we do and how
we use electricity.

Simple changes can make a huge impact when repeated across an entire country. Perhaps the
most obvious is to cut down on car journeys. People were asked to get to work or school either on
the bus on the train. For those who are able, cycling is an even better way of getting to work. It´s
good both for your health and the environment.

In the home, people were encouraged to recycle their household waste better, not only plastics
and containers, but also food. People with gardens were encouraged to use their leftovers from
meals as fertilizer.

One idea was to do the laundry in cold water only. While this clearly would save electricity, it´s not
clear if it would actually in cleaning clothes properly. It was certainly one of the most unusual
suggestions in the campaign. Diet was also a key factor in the plan. Neither meat nor fish is
particularly eco-friendly, so the government suggested eating more vegetarian meals. This may
only have been once a week, in a similar way to the modern campaign for “Meatless Mondays”
where people eat only vegetarian food on the first day of the week.

Well-meaning though it was, the campaign impressed neither the public nor other politicians. The
Canadian One-Tonne Challenge never minister quietly ended the programme.

ANSWER:

1. What was the objective of the One-Tonne Challenge?

2. Hat can people do to reduce their carbon footprint? Make a list
3. Work in pairs. What recommendations did the organizers of the One – Tonne Challenge
make about…
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MANUAL DE PROCESO MISIONAL
GESTIÓN ACADÉMICA
FORMANDO INTEGRALMENTE AL EDUCANDO COLMARJ HACIA LA EXCELENCIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD ACADÉMICA Y Versión: 4
TÉCNICA
GUIAS DE CLASE, TALLERES,EVALUACIONES Fecha: 2014-04-8

4. Do you think the One – Tonne Challenge would work in your country?
5. Which of the suggestions in the One - Tonne Challenge would work for you?
6. How could you change the One – tonne Challenge to make it work where you live?
7. Write a paragraph, using 50 or 60 words explaining your answer to question 5