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A Tata Quality Management Services publication Conceived and executed by The Information Company
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FOREWORD
The most critical and universal challenge confronting us today is Climate Change. No
country, industry, company or individual can afford to ignore it. The rapidity with which
humankind has infringed on the laws of nature has led to a near breakdown of all natural
processes. It has impacted weather patterns, the lifecycles of species and the ability of the run all our businesses.
planet to rejuvenate itself. It is affecting and will affect with increasing intensity the way we
I have no doubt in my mind that the time to act is upon us. We must pay heed to the call of
the planet, because not only does our future depend on it but, it is also the right thing to do.
And for that we need to understand the issues at hand. For it is only then that we will be
able to act responsibly and effectively to stop harming the planet and start rebuilding it.
The onus for protecting the planet rests with us because we are responsible for the damage
done. Also, if we do not act now, it will be too late for anyone to do anything at all. Worse, we will
be letting our children down by denying them their rightful inheritance of a beautiful planet.
This story of two sensitive and sincere children, Mini and Aman, graphically explains what you and I can do to save our planet.
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Mini was a curious little girl. Every morning when she left for school, she would inspect all the things that came her way...
... a garden full of flowers ... a pond full of fishes
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Her curiosity got her late some days and even punished at school. But what could she do? She could not help standing by and staring at things. ... a swinging tyre on a tree ... a broken down car ... heaps of trash and... ... even some grown ups playing cards by the roadside She wanted to know why these things were where they were; she wanted to know what gave the wind its speed, the sun its fire and the water its roar.
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She wanted to know if the skies were born blue and whether the roads were born grey. She was often overwhelmed by the truck load of questions that poured into her head every day.
They spun around her head making her dizzy as she raced around in circles trying to find answers to every what, how and what if that she thought up.
So it was with Mini and her life when one day...
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One day when she stepped out of her home, she found a big roar rumbling down the streets. It was as if her world had been hit by the raging waves of a tsunami.
The birds and animals seemed to have disappeared from the trees. The roads felt like they were drowned in dust and dirt ... and the light seemed harsh. But...
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The worst thing of all was that no one seemed to notice. The street walked along as calmly as it did every day. The sun was in its place. The grown-ups were at their usual spot, playing cards.
For Mini, however, nothing was the same.
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The grey sky was covered with dark clouds of smoke. The smell of grease and grime filled Minis nostrils.
She could hardly breathe, and all around her the children were coughing till they were blue in the face.
And men and women walked about with their faces and noses covered.
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Curious child that she was, Mini went up to the men playing cards and asked: What happened!? Huh, where, what?, Replied one.
Run along, run along, said another, youll be late for school.
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But silence was not going to come in the way of her quest, nor was she going to be put off by people who didnt want to answer her questions. Nothing was going to stop her. Mini had to understand what and she had to know why. So she asked everyone the same questions, again and again.
No one paid any attention except for one. A boy.
He stood there, his T-shirt stained with grease and soot. His face carved in a scowl and his hands folded around his chest.
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The boys name was Aman and he made his living by sorting out the trash that people threw out. He too was at a loss trying to understand all that he saw around him.
The world was changing. The people were changing.The places were changing and the WEATHER was changing.
It was either too hot or too cold. His hands and face were dusty and cracked almost all the year round and the rains, had become even more unpredictable than they used to be.
*Ragpickers play an important role in
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It has been like this, said Aman, for days and days. The mornings are grey and gloomy The nights are suffocating The evenings are full of smoke And in the afternoons, the sun bores holes down my head and my back. The roads are so full of smoke that every breath of mine is like a ball of fire. And now this tree that I used to swing on everyday, thats gone too. But why do you think no one notices? asked Mini.
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Said Aman: I think we have stopped looking at things around us. Look, he said, pointing to the fallen banyan tree, even a tree has become trash these days.
But Aman, said Mini, I look at things all the time.
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Mini went on...I can see that our air is changing, our seasons are changing, our whole world is changing.
The two children sat down on the fallen banyan tree. They spoke little and were lost in thought.
And as happens to all of us, they found themselves confounded and at a loss. The problems seemed too big for them and too complex to have an easy answer.
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Yo u c h ildr e n s eem to be f a r inte m ore l l i g e nt th a n m an y o adult f the s I m ee t
But unknown to the two of them, there was someone else getting ready to speak.
A deep voice that sounded like it was coming from far below the earth spoke out loud. You children seem to be very intelligent. Much more intelligent than many of the adults I meet.
Mini and Aman jumped, almost tripping over the log they were sitting on and watched with their mouths wide open as.... an old man, uncurled himself from the trunk of the tree and stood up straight.
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a kind twinkle and they seemed to know him from somewhere but it was only when he came up close that they remembered where they had seen him before. He was the same old man they used to see outside the factory gates, sitting under a tree talking to his friends. He had worked in the factory for many years until his years of work ran out. Tree Uncle, thats what the children used to call him, Mini remembered.
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Said the old man peering at the children who sat there gaping at him:
You are right, the summers are hotter and the winters cooler.
It rains when it never did and sometimes doesnt rain at all. There are floods and cyclones and heat waves and hurricanes.
And all this is happening much more frequently than it ever did before.
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The old man went on: The seasons are changing everywhere because the climate is changing and every person in every city in every country in the world is going to be affected by this change.
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In some places the ground will become as dry as paper and no crops will grow. Mini and Aman felt fear grip their hearts. And we adults are leaving behind this world for you I am ashamed to be apart of this generation! The old mans voice resonated deep in the hearts of the two children.
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What is climate? asked Mini. And why does it change? asked the boy. And what can we do to stop it? asked Mini. Well, said the old man with a sigh. There are no easy or short answers to your questions. You will need the patience of a tortoise and the never-say-die spirit of a spider to listen to what I have to say. Do you have that? WE DO, WE DO, Tree Uncle. WE DO, CHIMED THE TWO.
We do
We do
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Said the old man: Climate is the average weather of a The man looked familiar. His eyes had a given region or area over a long period of time. kind twinkle and they seemed to know him from somewhere but it was only when he Our climate is a delicate balance of give and take came up close did they remember where between the sun, the oceans, earths atmosphere, plants they had seen him before and animal life and water cycle and systems. Outside the factory gates, the old man would sit under a tree talking to his
Climate change is a natural phenomenon. It has been taking place for more than hundreds of years. BUT...
...never as rapidly as now.
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The old man went familiar. on: The man looked His eyes had a kind twinkle and they seemed to know him Our climate is changing faster than ever from somewhere but it was only when he before Because atmosphere has lost its power to throw The waters are full of filth and came upthe close did they remember where extra back into space. garbage and the ocean is losing its theyenergy had seen him before power to give life or save its creatures...
Because man has begun claiming the sea and the forest for himself and
Because the air that once helped human beings breathe and live has turned toxic due to our way of life.
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a kind twinkle and they seemed to know him from somewhere but it was only when he came up close did they remember where they had seen him before Is that why we are all always panting? asked Mini.
Outside the factory gates, the old man And is that why I cant sleep at night? Is that why the would sit under a tree talking to his air is so full of dirt and dust and the water tastes so friends and family. He had worked in the sour? asked Aman. factory for many years until his years of
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a kind twinkle and they seemed to know him from somewhere but it was only when he came up close did they remember where Said the old man: Yes and that is they had seen him before why nature is unable to support all forms of life any longer. Outside the factory gates, the old man would sit under a tree talking to his In many parts of our planet, there friends and family. He had worked in the are species of birds, insects and factory for many years until his years of reptiles that are disappearing work ran out. forever. But habits die hard and so he came there Many kinds of creatures are dying every day sitting and chatting with his out and that could damage life friends. forever.
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Tree Uncle went on with his story:
The man looked familiar. His eyes Our had a atmosphere makes a blanket of greenhouse kind twinkle and they seemed to know him gases around the earth. from somewhere but it was only when he came up close did they remember This where blanket protects us from turning into icicles or, they had seen him before in other words, the blanket is what keeps us alive.
This is also known as the greenhouse effect which is Outside the factory gates, the old man caused by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. would sit under a tree talking to his friends and family. He had worked in the The greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO 2), methane factory for many years until his years of (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), work ran out. hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). In right amounts, they are good for us. But habits die hard and so he came there every day sitting and chatting with his But today the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are friends. increasing at a pace too fast for nature to keep the balance.
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FACT SHEET FACT SHEET: The greenhouse effect

The sun gives us energy in the form of sunlight.
The sun gives us energy in the form of sunlight. About 30 per cent of sunlight is scattered back into space by the outer atmosphere.
About 30 per cent of sunlight is scattered back into space by the outer atmosphere. The rest reaches the earth's surface and gets reflected in the form of infrared radiation
which is the energythe that sustains life on earth. The rest reaches earth's surface and gets reflected in the form of infrared
radiation which is the energy that sustains life on earth. Infrared radiation is carried up slowly by air currents and finally goes out into space.
Infrared radiation is carried up slowly by air currents and finally goes out into space. Its
Its escape delayed greenhouse gases. The most prevalent effect. greenhouse gases are escape isis delayed byby greenhouse gases. This is the greenhouse The main carbon dioxide (CO2), (CH4),(CO nitrous oxide (N2O) and ozone (O3). greenhouse gases aremethane carbon dioxide 2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a FACT SHEET: How do we keep the greenhouse gases in balance? kind twinkle and they seemed to know him from somewhere but it was only when he came up close did they remember where gas. It is released when fossil fuels coal, oil and Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse natural gas are burnt. We burn fossil fuels to produce electricity and heat, and we use they had seen him before
them to fuel our cars, ships and planes.
Outside the factory gates, the old man breathe out CO2 and breathe in oxygen while trees and plants absorb CO2 to would Humans sit under a tree talking to his produce oxygen. To maintain the balance in the atmosphere, the release and absorption of friends and family. He had worked in the CO2 must be in perfect proportion. Today the numerous industrial activities and the factory for many years until his years of changes in our lifestyles have led to an increase in CO2 emissions. We need to bring the work ran out.
emissions down and at the same time green the planet.
But habits die hard and soforests he came This is why the worlds arethere so important. Every tree is important. It stops the inevery day sitting and chatting with his crease of CO 2 in the atmosphere. But our forests are disappearing, trees are being cut friends. down and man is using fossil fuels without any thought for the environment.
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a Carrying on with his explanation the old man kind twinkle and they seemed to know him said: The earth is getting warmer and the from somewhere but it was only when he blanket of gases thicker because we are came up close did they remember where throwing more and more carbon dioxide into they had seen him before the atmosphere. Outside the factory gates, the old man This is making it difficult for the suns would sit under a tree talking to his reflected light to escape into space. friends and family. He had worked in the
We are further harming the balance of nature by wasting energy, killing our forests and dirtying the environment.
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But, Tree Uncle, asked Aman, how does this change the climate?
The old man looked at him patiently and said: More greenhouse gases means a warmer earth because they absorb more heat from the sun. Temperatures rise and that changes the climate.
Some of this is natural BUT temperatures are rising much faster than they have ever done before, causing cloud bursts, heat waves, floods, cyclones and untimely rain in some places. Thats how more greenhouse gases lead to climate change.
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For Mini, Uncles words bell. The manTree looked familiar. Hisrang eyesahad aLast year, mother had told her about her him cousins kindher twinkle and they seemed to know home flooded and everything was from being somewhere but it was only when he destroyed. Excessive rains broke down the came up close did they remember where embankments that the river back from they had seen himheld before their town. Outside the factory gates, the old man And a few days ago, she had seen the rains would sit under a tree talking to his close down her city. ItHe had rained so hard friends and family. had worked in thethat roads and houses had disappeared in minutes. factory for many years until his years of The wind work ranhad out. coiled itself around her home like a hissing snake, making it impossible for anyone to do habits anything all. and so he came there But dieat hard every day sitting and chatting with his Her father rushed home and said that it was friends. time to stock up because a cyclone could mean no food for days, even months!
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Said Aman: My grandmother said that her entire village had lost its grape crop because of untimely rains last month. And last summer, my friend lost his father to the heat that seemed to burn everything down to ashes.
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Mini walked up to the old man and held his hand. Her small hand felt very comfortable in his old wrinkled one. She said: Can we not do anything to stop all this? Can we not help nature fight back?
The old man was quick to reassure her: Of course you can help no one is too small or too big to make a difference.
But we must understand the problem so that we know what to do and what the real story is. We need to work with facts and not fear.
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SF6
CO2
The old man is right. Climate change is the consequence CH4 The man looked of a series of actions. Sometimes one action triggers off familiar. His eyes had many and there is a cascading effect. To make a a kind twinkle and they difference and to stem the damage we must act with HFC seemed to know him from care. somewhere but it when he N2O was only The three big problem areas, the old man explained to his young friends are these:
CFC
One is that we burn a lot of fossil fuels to travel from place to place, to generate electricity and to live our everyday lives. This increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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was only when he came up close did they remember where they had seen him before
HFC CO The man looked 2 He went on: More and more greenhouse gases familiar. CH His eyes had ain the atmosphere means changing weather 4 patterns. kind twinkle and SF6 they seemed to know him from The second problem is garbage. Waste thrown N2O somewhere butout it by people and companies is polluting the earth and its atmosphere. All the waste finally reaches our seas, killing life under the ocean with its toxins. CFC
Worse, it is making a hole in the ozone layer
Outside the factory gates, the old man which is affecting the lifecycles of many different kinds of animals and birds. would sit under a tree talking to his friends and family. He had worked in the factory for many years until his years of
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a And the third thing is that our factories use unclean and wasteful ways to produce kind twinkle and they seemed to know him things that we use everyday. This leads to a further increase in the harmful gases from somewhere but it was only when he released into the atmosphere adding to the greenhouse effect. We need to reduce the came up close did they remember where wastage. they had seen him before
By our unthinking, uncaring actions we are slowing down nature. We are not letting her Outside the factory gates, the old man get well, making her sicker and sicker. would sit under a tree talking to his friends and family. He had worked in the factory for many years until his years of work ran out. But habits die hard and so he came there every day sitting and chatting with his friends.
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a FACT SHEET: Why waste is harmful kind twinkle and they seemed to know him from somewhere but it was only when he
From bags to pesticides, most of the waste we produce on land eventually reaches the cameplastic up close did they remember where
oceans, either through deliberate dumping or from run-off through drains and rivers. This they had seen him before Oil Outside the factory gates, the old man Fertilisers would sit under a tree talking to his Solid garbage friends and family. He had worked in Sewage the factory for many years until his Toxic chemicals years of work ran out.
waste clogs natures natural rejuvenating abilities. The waste that goes into our seas includes:
We have to stop this. And this can be done by some simple and some not-so simple changes in
Butlifestyle. habits die hard and so he there our To do that we need tocame know how we are damaging the environment in the first friends. nature.
every To day sitting and chatting with up his place. help us, scientists have come with a calculation that tracks our negative impact on
It is called the carbon footprint.

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The man The carbon footprint is the effect our actions and What is a carbon looked lifestyle have on the environment. footprint? familiar. His eyes had a kind The biggest contributors to our footprint are : twinkle and they seemed to know him from somewhere but it was the use of various modes of transport only when he came up close did they remember where they had electricity in our homes, public places and seen him before offices Outside the factory gates, the old man would sit under a tree talking to his friends and family. He had worked in the factory for TQMS provides a carbon calculator on the climate change website many years until his years of work ran out.
household fuels - LPG, dry leaves, wood consumer items the food we eat.
Source: Resource Book on Climate Change, TERI
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a kind twinkle and they seemed to know him To keep our footprint small we must: from somewhere but it was only when he came up close did they remember where Recycle waste in our homes and cities. they had seen him before Keep our factories clean by removing the Outside the factory gates, the old man toxic elements from the air and water that is thrown out. would sit under a tree talking to his friends Walk or cycle whenever possible. and family. He had worked in the factory Turn off every electrical appliance when we for many years until his leave a room. years of work ran out. Use energy-saving light bulbs. But habits die hard and so he came there every day sitting and chatting with his
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Repair dripping taps at home and in office. Turn the tap off when it is not in use while brushing teeth and washing dishes.
Reuse paper. Recycle old bottles and cans.
Source: Resource Book on Climate Change TERI and Climate change what is it all about? An introduction for young people, European Commission
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We must also try and use forms of energy which do not harm nature. We can use the sun to give us solar power.
We can use wind and water to generate electricity.
We can use different kinds of waste materials to power furnaces in factories.
This will help nature rebuild itself and allow us to enjoy its splendour and flourish from its riches.
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Said the old man with a twinkle in his eye: You see there is so much we can do and now that I have the two of you for friends, we can spread the word and act on it together.
Will you be my partners on this mission?
We will! We will! We will! Mini and Aman spoke out together
We will
We will
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Went on the old man: Theres a lot we can do if we work together. United, we can change the world. I am sure you all know the story about how an old man showed his sons that one single twig can be snapped with ease but a bunch of twigs is impossible to break.
So we need more and more people to join us, said Aman.
Ill ask my father and my mother and my sister and my uncle and my aunt and my cousins and ALL my friends, said Mini.
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Now Mini, Aman and the old man are on a The man looked familiar. His eyes had a mission. kind twinkle and they seemed to know him
A mission that may seem impossible to many of us but to think that is to underestimate the power of US. If we work together, we can help nature, help our planet and in reality help all of us live a better life.
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The man looked familiar. His eyes had a Mini twinkle and Aman looking for to partners on their kind andare they seemed know him journey to save the environment. from somewhere but it was only when he came up close did they remember where Will you join they had seen himthem? before Outside the factory gates, the old man would sit under a tree talking to his friends and family. He had worked in the factory for many years until his years of work ran out. But habits die hard and so he came there every day sitting and chatting with his friends.
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SHARE STORIES ABOUT COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE. YOUR STORY OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE The YOUR man INSPIRING looked familiar. His eyes had a kind twinkle and they seemed to know him CARRIED ON THE CLIMATE CHANGE WEBSITE.
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References
Outside the factory gates, the old man http://www.panda.org/how_you_can_help/greenliving/at_home/ would sit under a tree talking to his http://ec.europa.eu/environment/youth/pdf/secret/benf_en.pdf friends and family. He had worked in the The Hot Topic by Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King factory for many years until his years of Resource Book on Climate Change, TERI work ran out.
Climate change what is it all about?An introduction for young people, European Commission www.teri.org
Story: Arundhuti Dasgupta Illustrations: Shilpa Naresh and Ashwini Baviskar
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... a garden full of flowers ... a pond full of fishes

So it was with Mini and her life when one day...

For Mini, however, nothing was the same.

No one paid any attention except for one. A boy.

*Ragpickers play an important role in

segregating and recycling waste and are

being recognised worldwide for their

contribution to the environment

But Aman, said Mini, I look at things all the time.

Yo u c h ildr e n s eem to be f a r inte m ore l l i g e nt th a n m an y o adult f the s I m ee t

...never as rapidly as now.

Tree Uncle went on with his story:

FACT SHEET FACT SHEET: The greenhouse effect

Worse, it is making a hole in the ozone layer

It is called the carbon footprint.

Reuse paper. Recycle old bottles and cans.

We can use wind and water to generate electricity.

We can use different kinds of waste materials to power furnaces in factories.

Will you be my partners on this mission?

We will! We will! We will! Mini and Aman spoke out together

So we need more and more people to join us, said Aman.

Story: Arundhuti Dasgupta Illustrations: Shilpa Naresh and Ashwini Baviskar

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