Climate, environment and education: Facts, fallacies and the future

 

Education has a critical role to play in shaping our collective future. What can the global education community contribute?

March 09, 2020 by Colin Bangay, Department for International Development (DFID)
 
Grade 5 students wait for their shift to start at Kivukoni Primary School, Mpanda MC, Katavi, Tanzania.
(c) GPE/Kelley Lynch
 
Evidence on climate change and environmental degradation challenges conventional views of the future - pushing climate and environment to the forefront of the global political agenda. This blog argues that educations impact should not be under-estimated – for example a ranking of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions puts girl’s secondary education at number six; above more widely trumpeted technological solutions.