Lauren (age 9) and Daniel (age 6) speak out on sustainability and climate change.

What are you doing at home and at school to be more sustainable?

At home we are recycling and composting and we are turning off the lights and the TV off standby when we aren’t using them. I also make sure I turn the tap off when I am brushing my teeth. We should also be using public transport and re-use our plastic bags. At school we have an eco-council and they look at ways we can be more eco-friendly – such as recycling in the classroom and picking up litter.

What will happen if we don’t do anything about climate change?

The Arctic and Antarctic ice will melt and there will be no place for the animals to live and the land will flood because of the extra water.

Why do we recycle things?

So we can make it into other things and we can look after our environment by not having all the waste around us.

Would you like the toys and games you play with to be created in a way that doesn't harm the planet?

Yes, if they could be made to work in the same ways!