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Climate action and literacy 1 August 2024 Education unions redouble efforts to ensure quality climate education and a just transition for all
Educators around the world are standing up for the planet and for their students. The Teach for the Planet campaign was in the spotlight at Education International’s 10th World Congress taking place in Buenos Aires from 26 July to 2 August. Education unionists met to exchange best practices on climate...
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Standards and working conditions 25 April 2024 Education International Climate Network: Towards a pedagogy of hope for people and planet
On April 22 Education International’s Climate Network came together to celebrate Earth Day with an insightful discussion on the reform necessary to foster a pedagogy of hope and quality climate change education in classrooms everywhere. Education unionists were joined by three inspiring activists who are leading the youth movement for...
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Equity and inclusion 8 December 2023 Fossil fuel subsidies and educational performance
Zeynep Clulow
Around the world, companies, NGOs, policymakers, academics and national publics are increasingly calling on governments to phase-out fossil fuel subsidies (FS) - measures that support the consumption and production of natural gas, coal and oil – as a vital step for combatting climate change and building a more just and...
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Climate action and literacy 4 December 2023 Towards a Just Transition in Education: A Strategic Guide on Fossil Fuel Divestment for Education Unions
Alanah Torralba
Every year, despite recording ‘hottest ever’ temperatures, the world consumes more fossil fuels than ever before. Consequently, climate disasters also continue to rise in frequency and intensity. In 2022, for instance, a third of Pakistan’s land mass was under water for several months following record monsoon rains and melting glaciers...
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Climate action and literacy Towards a Just Transition in Education: A Strategic Guide on Fossil Fuel Divestment for Education Unions
Alanah Torralba
22 November 2023Amidst intensifying climate change impacts, demanding the phaseout of fossil fuels and the acceleration of a just and rapid transition into a low-carbon economy are urgent political tasks. For educators and their unions, a critical step is consolidating a fossil fuel divestment campaign that targets not just the disentanglement of...
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Climate action and literacy Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Briefing for Education Unions
Zeynep Clulow
22 November 2023This policy brief explores the fossil fuels-education relationship by combining the most comprehensive recent data on fossil fuels from the IMF fossil fuel database with educational performance and potential confounding factors from the World Bank World Development Indicators databases, resulting in a dataset of 1651 observations after omitting country-years with...
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Climate action and literacy 31 March 2022 Education in climate policies: Are countries in North Africa and the Middle East making the grade?
Official side event | Middle East and North Africa Climate Week 2022
Which countries are prioritising quality climate education for all? On March 31st, Education International presented our analysis of the extent to which education is included in MENA countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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Equity and inclusion 7 March 2022 Education – a crucial piece of the climate justice and gender equality puzzle
Susan Hopgood
For decades we have mobilised across the world and have worked towards gender equality, and increasingly over the last few years to address climate injustice. However, both fights have often been waged separately with far too little attention given to the critical areas where they overlap.
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Union renewal and development 27 October 2021 Niger: Climate change education is a trade union priority
Faced with the advance of the desert and increasing floods, teacher unionists in Niger have drafted a Guide to Educational Activities on Climate Change, as well as a Manual for the Study Circles of Niger, which includes the climate issue. The Syndicat National des Enseignants du Niger (SNEN) was one...
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Climate action and literacy Teach for the Planet | An Education Unionist’s Guide to Climate Education Advocacy
Alanah Torralba
30 September 2021We can still avoid the worst consequences of climate change if we start making critical changes today. This is where teachers can make a difference: by educating students and their communities about the pathways to a more livable and equitable future.
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Climate action and literacy 1 July 2021 Education International, the OECD and UNESCO join forces to support teacher collaboration on climate education
Launched during an online event co-hosted by Education International, the OECD and UNESCO on 1 July, the Global Teaching Insights initiative is part of Education International’s Teach for the Planet campaign . The project features an online platform where teachers can connect with colleagues from around the world to share...
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Climate action and literacy 3 June 2021 Joint Civil Society Statement on Climate Education Ambition
Education has not been prioritised as a solution to the climate crisis. It is now time to realise the great potential of education.
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Climate action and literacy 21 May 2021 Global collaboration between educators and youth movements to boost transformative education for a sustainable future
At the Worldwide Student Summit on Climate Action and Biodiversity, Education International joined hands with students and youth to call for education for sustainable development to become a worldwide priority in education at all levels.
Global collaboration between educators and youth movements to boost transformative education for a sustainable future