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Remove Discredited BBC Bitesize Climate Change Lessons

  • Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-00582

That the Parliament expresses concern that BBC Bitesize online study support resources on climate change contain a list of positive impacts of a warmer global climate; understands that the so-called positive impacts listed include "more resources, such as oil, becoming available in places such as Alaska and Siberia when the ice melts" and that "warmer temperatures could lead to healthier outdoor lifestyles;" believes that this online resource should immediately be reviewed and updated and welcomes a commitment from the BBC to undertake a review, following the intervention of writer and environmental activist, George Monbiot, and a public backlash; is concerned that learners are being prompted to consider the environmental and economic benefits of climate change; believes that the geography course specification published by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and other climate change content must be urgently reviewed; considers that heatwaves are causing damage to people, property and nature, including as a result of a devastating fire in Lytton, British Columbia, where residents have been forced to flee their homes after multiple days of unprecedented heat, with temperatures reaching 49.6 centigrade, a Canadian record, leading to fast-spreading fires; believes that urgent action is needed to address the dual threats of the climate emergency and nature emergency, and agrees that climate justice education has a vital role to play in ensuring citizens are well-informed and empowered to take action and hold governments and corporations to account.


Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Katy Clark, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Emma Roddick, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba