How can we show young people that the future is not fixed and that they have a role to play in it? This is the challenge taken up by PROTECT, a European research project, combined with an interactive digital game. In May 2024, the last glacier in Venezuela disappears . At the same time, in Panama, the first […] … learn more→
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Understanding rising oceans: a game to educate young people about the environmental crisis
What needs to be improved in the climate change education guide?
At the end of August 2024, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) through the Education Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency (BSKAP), released a climate change education guide . This is the first concrete result of a long planning process for the integration of climate change education into formal education in Indonesia that began in mid-2023 . This guide is […] … learn more→
Climate change is easier to study when it’s presented as a game
Climate change is among the more difficult but important topics to teach to young people. It involves complicated science and data, and it can be really depressing, given the bleak picture it paints of Earth’s future. So how do educators get students more engaged in lessons about climate change? One way that works is to […] … learn more→
How stories can teach young people about life in a changing climate
Education is key to empowering young people to respond to climate change. It’s something that will reach into every aspect of their lives in complex ways. However, the national curriculum largely confines climate change to a few subjects, meaning teachers in other disciplines often feel out of their depth. A survey carried out in England in 2021 found […] … learn more→
Gen Z and Baby Boomers are both suffering from climate change, no need to point fingers
Studies at the global and national levels show that many young people from Generation Z (Gen Z) and Millennials are very concerned about environmental issues and climate change. Gen Z is a global population group born between 1998-2012, while Millennials were born between 1981-1995. Their level of concern about the current state of the earth is higher than that […] … learn more→
Struggling to discuss climate change with older relatives? These 3 scenarios can help
Have you ever felt it difficult to express your climate anxiety in conversation with older relatives? You are likely not alone, as climate change is a topic rife with high stakes, differing views and strong emotions. Discussions can devolve into arguments, and arguments invite fallacies. Climate change is making communication harder as temperatures flare tempers and we […] … learn more→
Trauma-sensitive climate change education can develop truthful hope
Summer is a time for educators and students to recharge. For educators, this opportunity to reflect and regroup often includes planning for how to support students in the next school year. It is becoming increasingly important that this support involves helping students navigate the impacts of the climate crisis. Doom and gloom discourses encountered at […] … learn more→
The treatment of environmental activists at Olympic Games contradicts IOC’s Olympism ideals
With the Paris Olympics fast approaching under the shadow of the climate crisis, activists and advocates continue to raise questions about the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) commitment to one of three pillars of the Olympic Agenda: sustainability. And for good reason. Despite optimistic rhetoric from the IOC and host committees, environmental exploitation by host nations, and […] … learn more→
Here’s how climate social scientists are finding their way in the era of climate crisis
In early May The Guardian reported on a survey that explored the thoughts and feelings of 380 climate scientists. It was not uplifting. The pull quotes tell a story of anguish. “Sometimes it is almost impossible not to feel hopeless and broken…Running away from it is impossible.” Wrenching articles like these showcase climatologists’ anxiety. They are watching […] … learn more→
A new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic argument matters
What does the word nature mean to you? Does it conjure visions of wild places away from the hustle and bustle of people, or does it include humans too? The meaning of nature has changed since the word was first used back as early as the 15th century. Now a new campaign, We Are Nature, aims to […] … learn more→