EDUCATION

Nations have embedded transformative and cross-cutting climate and sustainable development education and lifelong learning opportunities for people of all ages and across subjects as part of their climate strategies with the objective to develop knowledge, values, skills, and behaviors that enhance a culture of environmental responsibility in society.

Elements Of Quality

Culturally responsive and inclusive: Schools and community based learning centers foster culturally relevant and responsive curriculum and pedagogies that foster respect, encourage diversity of thought and action, and communicate respectfully, inquisitively, and substantively.

Action-centered learning: Learning by doing in and with community to develop climate empowered identities and engage in meaningful climate actions.

Agency: Climate and sustainable development education promotes whole-of-society coordinated participation in climate decision and solution-making by promoting solidarity, emphasizing collective action, and developing the ability to make decisions in an interconnected and ever-changing society.

Global engagement: able to make a difference and willing to act Global knowledge: learning about global issues when engaging with peers worldwide.

Linked to green careers: Provide skills and career pathways insight into the jobs of the future we need.