ST MARGARET'S and St Joseph's primary schools have come together to share their passion for climate change.

The budding politicians debated and discussed the affects of CO2 on our world in a climate change summit yesterday (Wednesday).

Primary 3,4 and 5 children from St Margaret's in Dunfermline and Kelty school St Joseph's split up into mixed groups to debate and present the effects emissions have on their chosen country's economy, environment and what they are doing to tackle the problem.

Vicky Walker, organiser and Primary 4 teacher at St Margaret's, said: "The children worked hard to prepare for their presentations and them seeing that MSP Shirley-Anne Sommerville is interested in what they're doing has made them really enthusiastic.

"I've been really impressed with the things they've been discussing like GDP and I can imagine some of them might be politicians in the future! They would certainly put some of our current ones to shame!

"Parents have said they have been talking about how they could recycle more in the home too so they're really passionate about climate change."

Through this project, the pupils have been developing lots of critical thinking, discussing how they can live more sustainably and thinking about the decisions governments make for their countries.

Vicky continued: "Both schools have economic committees and from a young age we get them to notice if a light or tap has been left on. As they get older they start to organise their own projects, such as litter-picks.

"Working with St Joseph's has made all the pupils more engaged and enthusiastic by learning about this topic together."