Our Moral Imperative to Act on Climate Change and 3 Steps We Can Take

• In this Ted Talk, Pope Francis delivers a speech describing our collective moral responsibility to act in the fight against climate change.
• Pope Francis outlines three courses of action to address the global climate crisis, including recognizing that environmental problems and human needs are intertwined, focusing on access to water and nutrition for all, and transitioning to clean energy sources.

Positives

• Students can listen to a religious leader describe the importance of taking action against climate change. 
• A transcript of the Pope's speech is provided with a read-along feature.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should already have an understanding of climate change before watching this video.
• The video is an English voiceover of the Pope's speech in Italian.
• There may be an ad before the video.
  
  

Differentiation

• Providing subtitles or a printed version of the transcript may be helpful for students.
• Students in Social Studies classes can use this resource to talk about the shared responsibilities of world leaders and citizens to address the climate crisis or to analyze the effectiveness of the Pope's speech.
  
• Pair this resource with this speech writing activity or this guided activity for creating a TED-style climate talk.
  

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