Abstract
Clay animation that investigates the potential dangers of increasing ocean acidification, from a young person's perspective. Winner of the 2009 Bill Bryson Award for Science Communication awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
This interdisciplinary practice-as-research project asked: ‘What are the key issues that children, the future generation, understand about ocean acidification? What important messages do they want to communicate to scientists, politicians and other audiences? In what forms will these findings be realised in an audiovisual medium?’
The Other CO2 Problem was presented by Dr Carol Turley at The International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, Copenhagen, Denmark to allow scientists to preview the film. Following the hugely positive response, the film received its world premiere at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, UK.
[Digital film]
Selected comments, dissemination and impact:
“brilliant… This is one of the clearest communiques about the problems that the ocean faces from acidification.” Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, university of Queensland, co-author of the royal society report on ocean acidification Box 6: EPOCA outreach activities Carol Turley, Kelly-Marie Davidson, Dan Laffoley, and Philippe Saugier, Oceanography (Volume 22 Number 4) (December 2009)
The Other CO2 Problem - Linda Gilroy’s contribution to Energy and Climate Change and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on day 4 of the Queen’s Speech debate in Parliament; Linda Gilroy is MP for Plymouth Sutton (24 November 2009)
Derek the Diatom and Doctorpus take on the terrestrials Kelvin Boot, Microbiology Today (November 2009)
The Other CO2 Problem Kate Herbert, The Ecologist (1 September 2009)
“When I watched the film I was touched, it is simple and has a strong message. It is the perfect vehicle for telling the world about ocean acidification.” “Dr Gerald Ganssen, the Vice President of the European Geosciences Union (Double accolade for Plymouth school, EPOCA, 16 June 2009)
Plymouth school children and ‘The Other CO2 Problem’ Sea Vision UK (2009)
The Other CO2 Problem Kelvin Boot, Planet Earth online: environmental research news. National Environment Council (28 April 2009)
Helping Planet Ocean Kelvin Boot, Devon Life
“a clear, creative and inspiring message from the younger generation to the politicians who will shortly negotiate the future of our planet, the future planet that this younger generation will inherit from us.” Dr John Baxter a scientist working with Scottish Natural Heritage, in response to the screening at the International Congress on Climate Change (March 2009).
This interdisciplinary practice-as-research project asked: ‘What are the key issues that children, the future generation, understand about ocean acidification? What important messages do they want to communicate to scientists, politicians and other audiences? In what forms will these findings be realised in an audiovisual medium?’
The Other CO2 Problem was presented by Dr Carol Turley at The International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, Copenhagen, Denmark to allow scientists to preview the film. Following the hugely positive response, the film received its world premiere at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, UK.
[Digital film]
Selected comments, dissemination and impact:
“brilliant… This is one of the clearest communiques about the problems that the ocean faces from acidification.” Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, university of Queensland, co-author of the royal society report on ocean acidification Box 6: EPOCA outreach activities Carol Turley, Kelly-Marie Davidson, Dan Laffoley, and Philippe Saugier, Oceanography (Volume 22 Number 4) (December 2009)
The Other CO2 Problem - Linda Gilroy’s contribution to Energy and Climate Change and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on day 4 of the Queen’s Speech debate in Parliament; Linda Gilroy is MP for Plymouth Sutton (24 November 2009)
Derek the Diatom and Doctorpus take on the terrestrials Kelvin Boot, Microbiology Today (November 2009)
The Other CO2 Problem Kate Herbert, The Ecologist (1 September 2009)
“When I watched the film I was touched, it is simple and has a strong message. It is the perfect vehicle for telling the world about ocean acidification.” “Dr Gerald Ganssen, the Vice President of the European Geosciences Union (Double accolade for Plymouth school, EPOCA, 16 June 2009)
Plymouth school children and ‘The Other CO2 Problem’ Sea Vision UK (2009)
The Other CO2 Problem Kelvin Boot, Planet Earth online: environmental research news. National Environment Council (28 April 2009)
Helping Planet Ocean Kelvin Boot, Devon Life
“a clear, creative and inspiring message from the younger generation to the politicians who will shortly negotiate the future of our planet, the future planet that this younger generation will inherit from us.” Dr John Baxter a scientist working with Scottish Natural Heritage, in response to the screening at the International Congress on Climate Change (March 2009).
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- animation
- claymation
- ocean acidification
- practice-as-research
- the other CO2 problem
