Tim Gabriel is an academic-industrial lecturer in chemistry at the University of Huddersfield.

With temperatures and sea levels rising, mountain glaciers retracting and some of the most amazing sights such as the snows of Mount Kilimanjaro threatening to disappear in the future, it is evident that climate change is one of the greatest issues we face today. Climate change is not a regional, or country specific problem, it is of international concern.

In order to highlight some of the key points, myself and a number of other climate scientists are working with the RSC to design a compelling presentation based on climate change that will be taken in to schools. The presentation will be aimed at 14-16 year olds and used as a classroom resource to support the GCSE curriculum, but it should also appeal to a much, much wider audience.

With this presentation we hope to give people the opportunity to hear interesting and up-to-date facts and dispel the myths about the cause and effect of climate change. We will use a number of exciting demonstrations to illustrate the concepts. Delivering the entertaining and educational material will be the responsibility of the RSC's younger members who are located throughout the country.

I think this is an ideal opportunity for the younger members to share their passion for science, develop their communication skills, engage with the public and perhaps, more importantly, make a difference to people's attitudes and knowledge on such a significant global topic.