Tomorrow, December 12th, 2020, it will be the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. As world leaders come together virtually to demonstrate their continued commitment, Education International calls for more ambition and further recognition of the important role education plays in tackling the climate emergency. Not enough progress Five years ago the heads of state […]
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The Global Climate Literacy Campaign
In June 2020, the Education International Executive Board joined the global climate literacy initiative along with hundreds of other trade unions, education, civil society organisations, and individuals. The goal is to increase the understanding and knowledge of students of the climate crisis and to encourage action. The campaign is designed to make climate education a […]
Education International Calls for Universal Climate Change Education
If it were not for the Covid-19 pandemic, leaders from around this world would at this moment be gathered in Glasgow for the final days of UNFCCC’s conference of parties (COP26). These meetings to monitor the Paris Agreement have been postponed until 2021 and this must not mean that action to tackle the climate crisis […]
Education International joins initiative for climate literacy
Education International and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) joined global, regional, and national civil society, mostly environmental organisations, in the appeal responding to the initiative launched by EarthDay.org to convince governments to place a priority on climate literacy and to bring good quality, science-based climate change education into schools as part of civic education. […]
Education has a role to play in highlighting facts of climate change
As the impacts of climate change are being felt globally, Education International says teachers must be free to teach the facts of this issue The United States: Unprecedented wildfires Unprecedented and devastating wildfires have hit the west coast of the United States of America. And, although there are many causes for this disaster, scientists […]