MEMBERS of the public are being challenged to test their knowledge about climate change on an online game featuring celebrities including actor Gael Garcia Bernal, Doctor Who star David Tennant and Ugly Betty’s Ashley Jensen.
The Climate Challenge game, launched by Oxfam, asks questions on topics such as energy use and bills, recycling, renewables and greenhouse gases – with players able to control which answers the celebrities give.
The aid agency hopes the game, launched ahead of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen in December, will raise public awareness about global warming and the need for a strong new deal to cut emissions worldwide.
The Office and Pirates of the Caribbean star Mackenzie Crook, who also features in the game, said: “The climate challenge is a fun and interactive way to understand more about what we’re doing to our planet.
“There is a serious message behind this that we must put pressure on our leaders to agree an ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen.”
Oxfam aims to encourage people to march at “the wave” protest in London and Glasgow on December 5 to demand the UK Government pushes for a deal which will provide funding for poor people to adapt to climate change, and ensure the world avoids dangerous temperature rises.
