hello i'm lucinda jacob and together with alan nolan who did the illustrations we have made this what we think great book called climate sos and i'm going to read it for you now climate sos the super energy activists of ireland allah is the communications expert i love talking to people ahmed is the new technologies expert i love researching all the new stuff jack nature expert i love nature especially creepy crawlies katarina making things expert i love building things sparky cleverest dog in i
reland we are the seai super energy activists of ireland and together we've got the power chapter one activists assemble super energy activists where are you it's all in here didn't we say we'd meet in our tree house after school all awaited a moment before trying again super energy activists do you read me we said we'd meet after school at last there was a beep from her phone ahmed here orla i'm busy on my project about ocean energy what's up before she could answer there was another and then a
nother beep and all the group were on i'm on my way said jack i'm on the new cycle path that goes through bali carrick park got your message said katarina i'm just adding a few more bamboo canes to the bee hotel i'm making then i'll be on my way too when they all arrived ora said do you remember what we learned about climate change in school and how it can be really bad for plants and animals and us yes said jack climate chains means more storms and floods and even droughts all over the world an
d it has a huge effect on habitats our planet is calling sos said katarina and people aren't doing enough to help nature so i think it's time for us super energy activists of ireland to act or they don't know it but i know exactly what they're saying and i'm ready for action said sparky s-e-a-i cleverest dog in ireland who was lying at all his feet you're right katarina said jack think of the crazy weather we've been getting the extra wet winters that aren't really cold and then the mad hot summ
ers tell us that climate is changing the problem is the way we've been making and using energy said ahmed especially wasting energies all are interrupted so true orlais he said and people have been burning too much fossil fuel like oil coal and turf to make energy and using loads and loads of petrol and diesel in their cars jack declared they're all made of carbon and give off carbon dioxide when we burn them for energy or to make plastic said katarina and scientists know that's what's causing c
limate change ahmedabad so what can we do asked allah i think we can start with our own school said ahmed everyone in our class knows about climate change now maybe we can make some changes ourselves we can all do something said jack if everyone started with small changes then altogether it would make a big difference maybe we could talk to the green team and get the whole school involved so katarina great it sounds like something for us super energy actors with survival and said ola let's see w
hat we can do see you in school tomorrow when the five members of scai got to bury carrick national school the next day poor sparky had to stop at the gate the clever dog sat there thumping her tail on the ground wishing she could go to class two as more children ran into school just then caitlyn and harry came round the building hi said harry i liked the green team badges said ahmed cool t-shirt ahmed caitlin replied s-e-a-i told caitlin and harry how they wanted to stop climate change and prot
ect nature they told them about their idea of getting the whole school involved there are lots of things we can do to help plants and animals said jack one of the best things we can do is reduce the energy we use said harry we can try not to waste it said katarina yes said ola and we can stop using fossil fuels for our energy we can change to different types of energy like wind and solar energy has the green team noticed any ways we use too much energy in school asked ahmed yes yes harry and cai
tlin replied harry showed the gang the hot stuffy classrooms and the ancient oil file boiler which only had two settings on full blast or completely off that explains the burning hot water in the taps and the overhot radiators jack exclaimed caitlyn pointed out the thin walls of the school building and the single glazed windows katarina noticed that some of the classrooms still had their interactive whiteboards turned on even though they weren't being used no insulation in the roof i supposed ou
rselves i don't think so said caitlyn i think we've got a lot to learn in this school said jack you can say that again said ola we've got a lot to learn jack began i didn't mean you to literally say it again jack said allah then why did you say to say it again oh forget it said allah whenever there's energy being wasted a certain little green friend of mine is sure to be about let me see if i can sniff him out and look up said caitlyn i'm pretty sure we are wasting energy with these old light bu
lbs too especially when we forget to turn them off when we leave the room harry piped up switch off before you head off there is so much we can do said ola but we need to get everyone involved we are all using too much of the earth's resources we humans are damaging our planet and everything that lives on it is affected we need to use less energy and stop wasting it and the energy we do use should be renewable sustainable and green because that's less damaging to the earth and all the plants and
animals at caitlyn so we need to tell them about that said harry and about ways we can help our planet we don't need to go far said jack we have lots of stuff we can show about the importance of protecting habitats and biodiversity especially our native trees and pollinator plants right here then we can research the ways the school can make changes and start reducing energy waste said ahmed caitlin and harry looked at each other that's brilliant said caitlyn we need to get everyone involved wit
h harry the green team can hold an energy action day and invite all the children their families and teachers i'll start making some bird boxes to show them said katarina as sparky rushed past nearly knocking harry off his feet cursela well sparky i thought you might be here guzzler took one look at sparky and took off with sparky hot on his heels hey not so fast who what was that asked allah i don't know answer diamond but it will only take a sec to look him up oh it's up on my ahmedapedia he to
ok a small device out of his backpack and quickly powered it up my uncle aj helped me make this and he's a genius the screen flickered to life and two strange looking characters appeared on it the ahmadipedia search complete max siphon a selfish greedy energy waster who dislikes animals almost as much as he despises other people is indifferent to the environment and only thinks of himself guzzler a well-intentioned nitwit who still has a lot to learn about reducing energy waste a few minutes lat
er sparky caught up with guzzler just in time to see him disappearing through the doors of huge brightly lit mansion max siphon energy wasting genius and all around bad egg and who is this mangy much you've dragged in with you guzzo you fool i'm not a mangy muff don't mind sparky she isn't a clue but just wait till i tell you what those kids at bali carrick national school have planned russia mutter mumble and they've even called in s-e-a-i what we'll see about that those do-gooding scai kids i'
ve heard about them i'll stop their super ideas chapter two bursting with energy a few days later sparky arrived back at bally carrick national school to find the energy action day in full swing things were happening all over the school caitlin and harry have been working hard to make it happen now they and the school green team were at reception welcoming children and their families and telling them what was on offer sea i were there too jack was leading a workshop by the bike park in the schoo
l grounds look how our new bike shed is keeping our bikes safe and dry it's even got a green roof with lots of plants and mini beasts already making their homes on it he said can anyone tell me what this is butterflies love these wildflowers full of nectar inside people were gathered in the classrooms in the hall attending workshops and talking excitedly one focused on climate change we can see the impact of rising temperature and the environment and people said katarina it's not just the arctic
ice caps and tropical rainforests that are affected we need to protect fragile habitats here too at another table oliver explained the energy challenge that some of the children were taking on it's about small changes that add up to big change she said we can try and walk and cycle more or turn the thermostats down on our central heating down even one or two degrees has anyone here got any ideas for what else we can do all are gays about the room how about you sir no one had noticed that max si
phon and guzzler had followed sparky to the school for the event and now here with a wasteful twosome sitting at the back of the hall have you got any ideas to help with climate sos all continues not me said max siphon looking startled you are so switched on deary such a powerful speech all returned to a more enthusiastic parent who had lots of good ideas in the big hall ahmed was leading a discussion about technology for change what about changing to green energy a parent suggested we could do
that by changing to a supplier that uses renewable energy like wind or solar instead of fossil fuel something we could do immediately is change all the lights to led said the principle i think we could look into that that was brilliant said harry at the end of the afternoon as sei and the green team started to clear the chairs and set out the tables ready for class next day none of them noticed one very angry looking max siphon and guzzler lurking in the shadows yes we really got them on board s
aid caitlyn the parents are going to fundraise for insulation for the school roof and walls the teachers are going to turn the heating down to 18 degrees in the classrooms and see about getting heating control sid ahmed and in class we're going to be researching climate change and how sustainable energy can protect the environment slow to mow that's my new slogan said jack the green team have persuaded the caretaker to leave an area of the grass on moan this year and we're going to do a bug coun
t to see how many species live in the long grass the principal liked my bird boxes said katarina one of the parents offered to make bat boxes too so we'll be making those in the next few weeks okay i've heard enough for one night said max to guzzler with a snarl i'm off are you coming with me oh i'll follow you said guzzler i've just seen sparky and it looks like she wants to talk to me well tesla said sparky what do you think of that weren't all the children's ideas brilliant i suppose so said
guzzler sounding a bit unsure so will you be making any changes will you try and save energy will you help protect plants and animals swarkey asked she got no answer while she'd been talking guzzler disappeared back in the games room at the tree house all i noticed a message coming from ahmed in the planning room allah he said i think i can see something funny happening on the national grid could be a climate sos for sai what's the national grid ahmed jack asked is the country's energy network t
he power lines we see everywhere and he replied and there's a cool website which shows how much energy we get from wind find out as much as you can said ola is there something we can do said katarina i think i can do something to sparky to herself barking for allah to let her down from the tree house later at carbon looks mansion what have we here i'm using so much energy charge up my patent fossil fuel maximizer guzzler click people are wasting so much fuel there lovely lovely carbon they won't
even notice a bit more disappearing haha we are taking it from under their noses max siphon i've got to tell the others what are you doing sparky said ahmed as the dog nudged his elbow you're not a pet you're a pest sparky kept on pushing a dark man's elbow making him miss hit the keyboard stop shouted ahmed sparky looked at the screen and sat back satisfied with herself ahmed looked back at the new screen that had just popped up thanks sparky he said hey he called to the others i think i know
what's happening what is going on ask katarina it looks like energy is draining from the national grid said ahmed hasn't it always asked jack aren't we all still using too much energy no this looks far worse than usual said ahmed can you pinpoint the problem asked ola give me a moment said ahmed scrolling through the information ah yes i have it there's a meter at kildarey community wind farm in the west of ireland registering energy use 115 times faster than usual someone is wasting a huge amou
nt to kill dairy's precious green carbon free energy said jack or someone is stealing from said katarina let's go said allah our climate is calling sos super energy actives of ireland to the rescue we are seai and we have the power chapter three whirling turbines the five energy activists don't forget sparky is one of them arrived at kildarey community wind farm just as a group of schoolchildren was being shown around by a shifty looking guide with a scarf tied around his face sorry about the wi
nd folks he said with a cackle but that is one of the drawbacks of wind energy it's not cozy like when we burn our lovely doubly fossil fuels several of the children looked confused bemused and upset excuse me one of them said we came to find out how great wind energy is we know we have lots of wind we can use in ireland and we want to be carbon neutral back home in our community just like you here in kilderi why are you saying fossil fuels are lovely said another child when all around us our pl
anet is telling us we have to stop using them the man began then a small green creature piped up her bottle was silly sustainable he said we're perfectly okay with the old fields we've always used the children looked even more confused bemused and upset closer sparky what are you doing here uh sorry got to go said guzzler to the children and ran off with sparky chasing after him and ahmed was close on her heels just then the guide scarf was whipped from his face by a gust of wind don't i know yo
u're from somewhere said jack i know who you are katherine exclaimed you're max siphon i bet you're the one stealing energy from the wind farm max started running quick shout it all out after him look he's heading for that wind turbine no you don't unhand me you green do-gooder jack grab the safety harness and rope schnapp oh yeah watch out for flying metal and the gaps in the ladder too good thing we're full of energy yep we definitely have the power wow the turbine blades are amazing close up
but where is max iphone right here you horrible eco carbon neutral sustainable energy nincompoops oh fizzling fossils oopsie holy moly he's fallen off the platform he's caught hold of one of the turbine blades and he's spinning around yeah we've got to help him the next time he comes around throwing the safety harness okay you secure the rope got it foiled again quickly to the siphon racer to make my escape i don't think they'll have any more problems with him here said ola do you see what a sil
ly idea that was said sparky as she rounded on corner with guzzler well max said it was a good idea juan guzzler he told me to do it he said there's so much energy here it's a shame for us not to use it as i thought said ahmed the meter is racing and lots of energy is being diverted away from the community i can see it's going straight to carbon looks mansion i'll soon fix that so katarina unhooking the cable guzzler had attached to the wind turbine problem solved because together we are seai an
d we have the power chapter four people power he said ola when they met at the treehouse the next day you know that place we learned about in school where people are helping the environment and helping themselves at the same time yeah that was hoganstown katarina replied they have been trying to stop climate change they are reducing their energy and waste and saving water as well as changing to green energy to run their buses and cars and to heat their homes i'd like to tell people about them sh
ow what ordinary families can do to answer our climate's sos but i need to know more said ola hey hoganstown swears my nan lives at ahmed let's visit said jack great idea sadola come on sparky said katarina said sparky some time later they arrived in hogan's town to see a crowd of people on the street all trying to get into the green bean cafe deep inside the cafe someone in dark glasses and a hat was standing on a chair waving his arms about and shouting the owner of the cafe was looking on in
horror as a small green barista struggled with the eco coffee machine you're all fools if you think your efforts here are going to make any difference shout out to the man in the dark glasses you're all wasting your time and your money and your lovely lovely energy i've told you once and i'll tell you again you're wasting your time mate no point in all that effort and it makes no difference why would you bother when you can get all this at max luke's supermarket hey bright spark you know those l
ed light bulbs are a bit shady don't you why would you walk or cycle or use an electric car when you can travel in style like this hey guzzler i think we've put them all off their stupid do-gooding climate sos mamby pamby ideas that means we can still siphon off their energy for my siphon racer fossil fuel maximizer and carbon luke's mansion here's to excess that man is right why are we bothering when we're only a small place in a small county in a small country yeah why bother what has happened
to everyone here allah they were helping the environment saving energy and they had great plans to use green sustainable energy and to go carbon neutral now they all seem so fed up i bet matt siphon and gaza at the bottom of this said jack we must stop them said katarina two of them have made people here give up hopes that ahmed but what they've been doing is great said jack it would be such a pity for them to give up now we could all learn so much from what they've done here in hogan's town th
ey mustn't give up hopes at katarina we must give them hope again said ola looking determined without hope no one will answer the climate's sos this is our biggest emergency yet remember we are saai and we have the power chapter five why back in hoganstown community center why why do we need to change to sustainable energy that is what everyone in the place seems to be saying we're the super energy activists of ireland and we'll tell you why said allah turning to the other seia members number on
e said jack taking fossil fuels like oil gas coal and turf from the earth and sea destroys nature and the places where plants and animals and people live number two said ahmed fossil fuels are unsustainable they're going to run out we are using them up and they can't be replaced number three said katarina the pollution from burning carbon in fossil fuels is poisoning our planet and causing it to warm up it's causing climate change we are all heading for extinction if we don't change that is why
we need to reduce our energy and change to green renewable sustainable energy like wind and solar and ocean energy said all that there was a murmur in the hall as people started talking amongst themselves and the super energy actors of vista island were pleased to see that the mood had changed and people sounded hopeful happy and enthusiastic again you young people are right said a man standing close by we all need to keep on working to make our community carbon neutral and free of fossil fuels
everyone else agreed sparky still looked worried she barked it all up all returned to the sai look she said we still need to stop max siphon and his dangerous wasteful ways says sparky i just said that look there's guzzler quick after him later back at carbon looks mansion keep shoveling guzzler keep that boiler full i'll turn the fossil fuel maximizer up keep those old lights burning turn up the heating who needs insulation here's to lovely lovely excess watch out max it's color blue boom that'
s it fossil fuels are not good i'm going carbon neutral wow that's really rough we have the power sustainable energy power and if we all do what we can together we will answer the climate's sos that's the end of the story but on the next page we have what you can do children's activities and actions climate change and the biodiversity and emergency what we call climate sos can seem so huge that you may wonder how you can make a difference we all have talents and things we like to do we just have
to make the most of them if you like technology like ahmed you can find out about the amazing advances in renewable sustainable energy like wind solar bio and ocean energy that will help us all to become carbon neutral if like katarina you like to make things why not make a bird box or a bat box from recycled materials or make a raised bed for growing things out of an old car tyre if you love nature like jack you can grow pollinator-friendly plants and leave areas to go wild for animals and bir
ds to live in and you can grow your own food too and if you like talking like ola you can tell people why saving energy is so important i remind them to switch stuff off don't forget that we are all the super energy activists of ireland and we have the power and so do you [Music] you
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