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Course: Promotion of Sustainable development

Feedback shared by this category's questions, if right: Vastauksesi on oikein.
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1. Everyday choices. Choose one of these topics (or come up with your own example of an everyday ethical dilemma). What do you think is right or wrong and? Why?

- Fast Fashion

- Increasing Petrol tax to reduce emissions

- Reducing animal based product consumption.

- Encouraging aggressive behaviour in games like ice hockey.

- Polluter pays priniciple

- Hunting

- Forestry and biodiversity loss

Find ethical guidelines for your field/future occupation

Review the guidelines and choose three imprtant points that the guidelines highlight. In your own words describe how these are implemented in practise. Explain why you chose these specific points

Remember to include the online link if you found a set of guidelines online

Now, search for the ethical guidelines of another field.

 Review the guidelines and write down in your own words 3 things that differ from the guidelines in your own field.

What do you think might be the reason for these differences?

Hint: You can explore, for example, the ethical guidelines for doctors or lawyers; you can find them by searching online.

Q: Sustainable development only means environmental protection
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Sustainable development aims to balance economic, social, and environmental aspects.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Sustainable development does not include social justice
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Sustainable development promotes the use of renewable energy sources.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Sustainable development is solely the responsibility of governments, and individuals have no role in it.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Sustainable development aims to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life for everyone.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Agenda 2030 includes 17 sustainable development goals that countries should achieve by 2030.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Agenda 2030 focuses only on environmental protection and does not include social or economic goals.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Agenda 2030 was endorsed by the UN in 2015.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The goals of Agenda 2030 only apply to developing countries.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Agenda 2030 aims to eradicate poverty in all its forms everywhere in the world.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Agenda 2030 includes goals to promote peace and justice
- True
- False
A: True

Briefly define what sustainable development means.

What are the four dimensions of sustainability?

What do these four dimensions include? Mention at least one key aspect of each of the four different areas of sustainable development.

What is Agenda 2030?

Mention at least three sustainable development goals.

How can you influence these aspects through your own actions?

What does biodiversity mean? Why is it important?

What is social and cultural sustainable development? What aspects are included in social and cultural sustainable development?

How can you promote social and cultural sustainable development, for example, in school or at work?

What do human rights and fundamental rights mean?

Do you think we live in an equal world? Give some examples.

How can you promote sustainable consumption when considering housing, food, transportation, hobbies, and your purchases?

What does climate change mean? Write about your thoughts, at least three sentences. 

 
Feedback: Correct answer: Climate change means long-term changes in the Earth´s weather patterns, especially an increase in global temperatures. It is mainly caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation, which increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

What does carbon footprint mean? Write about your thoughts, at least three sentences. 
Feedback: Correct answer: A carbon footprint measures the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or organisation is responsible, including activities such as driving, electricity use and food consumption.

Take a screenshot of the top of the page that shows your test result and attach the image here. You can also write your result here.
Feedback: A picture or results is/are required

Now take the Lifestyle test https://pslifestyle-app.net/  

Take a look at your test result and your carbon footprint in more detail. Do not close the test – you will need the answers when you do the exercise. 

What does your carbon footprint look like if you compare it to the footprint of (other) Finnish people? 
Feedback: Correct answer: Depending on your test result, greater than/less than 8900 kg.

The carbon footprint target for Finns is 2,500 kg CO2e by the year 2030. What is the average Finns’ carbon footprint now? 

 
Feedback: Correct answer: 8900 kg.

Take a screenshot of the top of the page that shows your test result and attach the image here. You can also write your result here. 
Feedback: screeshot / result required

Study your carbon footprint in more detail. What are the three things that increase your carbon footprint most? And by how many percent?  

Make a table like this (Lisää taulukko) and write your answers in the table.

Things that increase my carbon footprint    | By how many percent?  | Does the result surprise you? Why? 
1.    |   |      
2.    |   |      
3.    |   |      

Open “the tips for you” page at the bottom of the page. Study the tips that are suggested for you. 

 

Choose a tip from each area. How could you change your own habits for the better?

Make a table like the one below (Lisää taulukko) and write your answers in it: 

Area  | A tip given by the test that you can carry out  | What good can come out of this? (at least two things) 
Housing  |             |  
Moving (from one place to another)  |             |  
Food  |             |  
Goods and services  |             |  

 

Finally, watch this video:

Q: Globally, most of energy is produced by
- fossil fuels
- by renewable resources
A: fossil fuels

Q: Energy efficiency
- increases costs
- reduces the need of energy production
A: reduces the need of energy production

Q: Anyone can implement material efficiency
- by renting
- by buying brand new stuff
A: by renting

Energy and material efficiency (3 points)

Waste sorting (4 points)

Q: What is the correct waste bin for dirty plastic?
- plastic waste (Only clean plastic is suitable for plastic waste)
- mixed waste
A: mixed waste

Q: Expired medicine
- makes nature more safe (Expired medicine should be sorted proberly in a pharmacy to, for example, avoid antibiotic resistance)
- damages the nature
A: damages the nature

Q: What is the correct waste bin for potato beel?
- mixed waste (Biomaterial weakens the combustion (burning) process and leads to the formation of methane gas in a landfill.)
- biowaste
A: biowaste

Q: What happens to mixed waste in Finland?
- It ends up in landfills. (Mixed waste is burned to avoid the formation of methane, which is a greenhouse gas)
- It is burned to produce energy.
A: It is burned to produce energy.

Carbon neutrality (6 points)

Q: Fill in

The top 3 most important fossil fuels are:

1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]

The top 3 most important carbon sinks are:

1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
A: oil / crude oil / OIL / Oil / Crude oil / CRUDE OIL; carbon / Carbon / coal / Coal / COAL / CARBON; methane / Methane / METHANE / Natural gas / natural gas / NATURAL GAS; soil / Soil; forest / forests / FORESTS / Forest / Forests; ocean / Ocean / oceans / Oceans / OCEANS / sea / SEA / Sea / seas / SEAS / Seas

Life cycle of a  power drill (3 points)

Q: The natural resources needed in producin a drill are  [...] and [...]
A: oil / metal; oil / metal
Gap 1 offers: plastic; oil; metal; electricity
Gap 2 offers: plastic; oil; metal; electricity
Feedback: Plastic and electricity are not natural resources.

Q: Using a drill causes [...]
A: an impact from electricity production on the environment.
Gap 1 offers: no environmental impact; an impact from electricity production on the environment.
Feedback: Electricity is needed for use or charging, and electricity production has environmental impacts.

Q: The correct waste bin for a power drill is [...]
A: electrical and electronic waste
Gap 1 offers: metal; mixed waste; electrical and electronic waste
Feedback: A power drill is an electrical device, and it must be recycled as electronic waste.

Circular economy  (5 points)

Q: What does circular economy mean?
- A product or service is designed so that it consumes as few natural resources as possible, is long-lasting, repairable and easy to recycle.​ (It is essential that the activity or product is planned from the very beginning so that the burden on the environment is as low as possible throughout the life cycle of the product or service)
- It is synonymous with recycling. All materials in the product must be recyclable.​ (Recycling is part of the circular economy, but the circular economy is much more than recycling. It is essential that the activity or product is planned from the very beginning so that the burden on the environment is as low as possible throughout the life cycle of the product or service)
A: A product or service is designed so that it consumes as few natural resources as possible, is long-lasting, repairable and easy to recycle.​

Q: Circular enemy is sharing economy.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: In circular enemy more and more products are borrowed and lended .
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Circular economy means always buying brand new producs.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Circular economy means that repair services are expected to disappear.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: In cirlcular enemy waste is incinerated.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: In circular economy waste is no longer waste but valuable raw material.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: In circular economy all material remains in use and circulation.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: In circular economy goods are more durable.
- True
- False
A: True

Total 15 points, 7,5 points required for grade Satisfactory 1