Non-Governmental Mitigation Strategies

Objective: explore the contributions of corporations and civil society to the mitigation of climate change.

Outcomes:

Starter: can governments mitigate climate change on their own?

You need a case study of the response to climate change in ONE country focusing on the actions of non-governmental stakeholders.

a. what action does Unilever publicise in response to climate change?

b. what are the motivations of Unilever in taking this action. State evidence and your own opinion.

c. what independent evidence can you find of action by Unilever, especially in its' 'headquarters' country, the Netherlands?

d. What role are NGOs playing in responding to climate change in the Netherlands? Here is one example.

2. There are different perspectives on the role of civil society on mitigating climate change.

Make notes on the strengths & weaknesses; the links below will help get you started.

Strengths:

https://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/how-civil-society-and-others-achieved-paris-climate-agreement

Weaknesses:

https://civilsocietyfutures.org/civil-society-failed-stop-climate-change/

PLENARY: Human society will be successful in mitigating climate change. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?