Problem
Before the flood documentary. After on your viewing of the documentary, respond to the following questions. A few sentences (5-7) responses for each question.
A. How does this documentary make you feel about climate change? Does it make you more or less likely to believe that action needs to be taken to deal with climate change?
B. How would you try and alter the views of someone who is skeptical about the reality of climate change? Do documentaries like this help? Would you appeal to their wallets, their emotions, their culture?
C. In dealing with climate change, what should we try and emphasize: the need to maintain a sustainable economy, a sustainable environment or a sustainable society?
D. After reading the articles (What is the Green New Deal and how would it benefit society? by Emily Holden and, It's time for nations to unite around an International Green New Deal by Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler). Do you think this provides a pathway towards dealing with climate change? Do you think it is a desirable direction to take?