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Rediscover the root causes, rediscover the direct connection to nature.
GROUP 3
Produce a television series with climate change as the backdrop.
Inform on the real, tangible effects on a personal basis.
Always connect the causes and consequences when informing on catastrophes, etc.
Provide journalists and the media with bite-size pieces of information that is reliable and in an
attractive format (infographics, videos, report summaries, etc.).
Talk about local animal species and how they will be affected by climate change (e.g. the midwife
toad).
GROUP 4
Describe the implications climate change has on the economy.
Positive aspect: prioritise the habits and activities of the model change
Create a sustainable narrative.
Personalise the consequences of climate change.
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Structure of the workshop
:
The first part of the workshop was dedicated to an explanation of
its contents. After JV Barcia (Ecooo) had made the introduction to the workshop, Cristina Rois
(Ecologists in Action and Platform for a New Energy Model) began explaining what is climate
change, its principal repercussions observed to date and described some of the possible scenarios
for the future. Subsequently, Domingo Jiménez Beltrán (Renewable Energies Foundation) provided
an overview of the new European Commission, whose stance on the climate challenges is much
less committed than previous commissions, as well as the challenges for the upcoming Climate
Summit (COP21). Cristina Narbona (Spanish Socialists’ Party, PSOE) drew attention to the fact
that there is an increasing number of reports on the risks of investing in the obsolete fossil fuel-
burning model and the need to transform the energy model. Paco Heras (Spanish National Centre
for Environmental Education) focused his speech on a study, from 2013, on Spanish perceptions of
climate change. Completing the first part of the workshop the journalist, Andrés Gil
(ElDiario.es),
explained the difficulties faced by the media in including climate change onto the media’s agenda.
]