Chapter 14: Climate Change and Art

Climate change is expected to affect people’s psychological well-being. Worldwide research indicates that humans need to interact with nature and its ecosystems to enhance cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and aesthetic development, in conjunction with art.

This chapter is structured in three distinct parts. The first part provides a detailed report on climate change and its impact on the everyday life of citizens. Furthermore, it attempts to link the development of art from rubbish and recyclable materials, as a way of awakening citizens to tackle climate change. The second part provides the necessary vocabulary related to climate change and trash art. Finally, the third and last parts include a variety of exercises aiming to further consolidate the terms mentioned in the text, in order to improve the grammatical and syntactical skills of students.