Just how easy is it being green? And can washing in cold water, eating less meat or turning off your computer really make a difference to our changing world? As the effects of climate change are felt around the globe, the Australian Museum is offering you the rare chance to uncover the truth and consider how the decisions you make today will impact on the earth's future. 'Climate change: our future, our choice,' will take you on an inspiring jour...
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Just how easy is it being green? And can washing in cold water, eating less meat or turning off your computer really make a difference to our changing world? As the effects of climate change are felt around the globe, the Australian Museum is offering you the rare chance to uncover the truth and consider how the decisions you make today will impact on the earth's future. 'Climate change: our future, our choice,' will take you on an inspiring journey through two possible future worlds - one in which we have done nothing to combat climate change and one in which we have taken positive action to save the planet. The interactive exhibition - developed over the past year by Australian Museum scientists and experts - puts the future in your hands as you take a surprising trip through these worlds of possibilities and discover what must be done to ensure or prevent our environmental fate In the 'do nothing' world, visitors will be confronted with the dying Great Barrier Reef and watch as its stunning coral dissolves in the acidic ocean, before coming face to face with the news of the future and a parade of extinct animals. A unique sea-level rise interactive will also give visitors the opportunity to melt the ice caps and explore the catastrophic effects for people around the world. In the 'do something' world, visitors will discover what makes up the carbon footprint of a simple hamburger and encounter a 36,000 litre cube showing exactly how much greenhouse gas they are responsible for each day.
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