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The Status of Climate Change Education
Universities, colleges and other educational organizations have a critical role to play in accelerating our national capacity to meet the escalating challenges of the climate crises. The National Adaptation Strategy provides a roadmap to a more climate-prepared and climate-resilient Canada, and post-secondary institutions have a responsibility to ensure that students are prepared for the realities
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Building a sustainable future
Building a sustainable future is the opportunity of our time, and it requires political, economic, environmental and social momentum to tackle the complexity and the urgency of the climate crisis. It requires people from many disciplines, extending far beyond climate scientists, emissions score-keepers, and ecological experts. Climate action capacity-building is about welcoming and applying diverse
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Climate literacy in K-12 – its going to take a system
In a recent key note delivered to a group of 60 high school teachers as part of the Inspiring Climate Action in BC Secondary Schools, Brentwood Bay, I called for a systems approach to increasing climate education in K-12. Supporting youth to be climate action leaders is one of the best opportunities we have for
