Further Resources 2024

Government Policy

Education Nature Parks

The National Education Nature Park and Climate Action Awards (launched in 2023) empower children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and nature’s future. Children and young people are supported to map, monitor and develop their school groundsto reconnect with nature.

https://www.educationnaturepark.org.uk/Link opens in a new window

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Department for Education – Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy

The DfE published their main strategy in April 2022.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainability-and-climate-change-strategyLink opens in a new window

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Green Schools Project

Response in the form of a blog to the DfE strategy on climate change, published April 22.

https://www.greenschoolsproject.org.uk/2022/02/18/green-schools-projects-response-to-the-dfe-draft-sustainability-and-climate-change-strategy/Link opens in a new window

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Department for Education – videos for teachers

Details of the National Park and Climate Leaders Award.

https://www.youtube.com/user/educationgovuk/search?query=Climate%20changeLink opens in a new window

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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – website

Brief video about the youth realising the Sustainable Development Goals through policy change:

Youth realizing the Sustainable Development Goals - YouTubeLink opens in a new window

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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Webpage introducing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development (un.org)Link opens in a new window

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UN Climate Change Learn Teacher Portal

Introduction to online courses for teachers.

https://unccelearn.org/educcate/Link opens in a new window

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UN IPCC Climate Change 23

This report from a community of scientists is a call to urgent global action, published 20/3/23.

https://www.unep.org/resources/report/climate-change-2023-synthesis-report

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Green Queen

Article summarising 10 key points from the IPCC Report 23.

https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-2023-ipcc-climate-report/Link opens in a new window

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Guardian article summarising IPCC report on Climate Change 23

Why does this report matter?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/what-is-the-ipcc-ar6-synthesis-report-and-why-does-it-matterLink opens in a new window

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UN Climate Change - podcast

Patricia Espinosa is the Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change - responsible for steering 197 countries toward tackling the greatest challenge facing humanity. Podcast lasting 25 minutes.

https://unfccc.int/news/it-s-possible-podcast-episode-2-with-patricia-espinosaLink opens in a new window

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Green School Networks

Eco Schools – part of Keep Britain Tidy

Eco-Schools in more than 70 countries around the world follow the same Seven Step framework, which has been designed to place young people in control of environmental actions in their school, local community and beyond.

https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/primary-pathway/seven-steps/Link opens in a new window

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Green Schools Project

Green Schools Project supports schools to develop an adequate response to the climate and ecological crisis. We help students to lead projects, we deliver teacher training sessions, and we support schools to reduce their carbon emissions with a focus on the learning opportunities provided by this process.

https://www.greenschoolsproject.org.uk/Link opens in a new window

Let’s Go Zero

Schools working together to be zero carbon by 2030 including excellent case studies.

https://letsgozero.org/Link opens in a new window

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Teach the Future

Teach the Future is a youth-led campaign to urgently repurpose the entire education system around the climate emergency and ecological crisis.

https://www.teachthefuture.uk/englandLink opens in a new window

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UK School Sustainability Network (UKSSN)

The networks provide students and staff with a way to connect with peers, share ideas and resources, collaborate on local, national and international initiatives, and develop personal, social and workplace skills.

UK Schools Sustainability Network (transform-our-world.org)Link opens in a new window

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University resources

Sustainability + You

Warwick University has a number of initiatives to support staff and students to live and work more sustainably. Explore a range of groups, initiatives and resources here:

https://warwick.ac.uk/sustainability/environment/gettinginvolved/Link opens in a new window

Eco-anxiety

Part of the Sustainability section of the university website focusses specifically upon eco-anxiety, something which increasingly affects many people, especially young people.

https://warwick.ac.uk/sustainability/environment/takeaction/ecoanxiety/Link opens in a new window

Voice of Children and Young People

Eco-anxiety – Climate Psychology Alliance

A talk by from members of the Climate Psychology Alliance at the Primary Climate Science Symposium (November 21) on why climate psychology is essential in climate education.

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Teach the Teacher

Young people talk about climate change education as part of COP26 – video (1 hour).

COP26 Teach the Teacher broadcastLink opens in a new window

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Teach the Future – website – young people campaign for climate education

Teach the Future is an inclusive, well organised and persistent campaign by secondary and tertiary education students to greatly improve education on the climate emergency and ecological crisis in the UK.

https://www.teachthefuture.uk/visionLink opens in a new window

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Fridays for Future

A youth-led global climate strike movement, initiated in 2018 by Greta Thunberg – website.

https://fridaysforfuture.org/Link opens in a new window

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Unicef

What does climate change mean to children around the world?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqVIWGknd24Link opens in a new window

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UNICEF

Alexandria Villaseñor, a 14 year old climate advocate, makes an opening speech at a UNICEF meeting in 2019.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWLCiXyptdMLink opens in a new window

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Climate Change through our eyes

Children in Year 5 and 6 from All Saints Primary School in Emscote, Warwick, discuss climate change with their teacher Liz Garrett on 10.3.22 (audio recording 19 minutes).

See MP4 file below:

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UNICEF (UK) – 9 out of 10 Children are worried about climate change

A recent report from UNICEF on climate anxiety.

https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/9-in-10-children-are-worried-about-climate-change-finds-new-report-from-votesforschools-and-uk-committee-for-unicef-unicef-uk-2/Link opens in a new window

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UNICEF

Fact sheet article on children and climate change.

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/fact-sheet-cop26-children-and-climate-changeLink opens in a new window

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Scientific American

Children change their parents’ minds about climate change.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/children-change-their-parents-minds-about-climate-change/Link opens in a new window

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TEDX Stockholm

Greta Thunberg gives an 11 minute Ted Talk in 2018.

https://www.ted.com/talks/greta_thunberg_school_strike_for_climate_save_the_world_by_changing_the_rules/transcript?language=enLink opens in a new window

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MOCK COP

An international youth led organisation amplifying young people’s voices.

https://www.mockcop.org/about-us/Link opens in a new window

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Climate Psychology