Recently we ran workshops on climate transitions for Boards of Trustees at the NZSTA Conference 2023. We’d first offered these workshops at the 2022 NZSTA conference based on NZCER’s ongoing climate research. This year we invited Tracy Finlayson from the Ministry of Education's Carbon Neutral Government Programme to join us as a co-presenter.
NZCER has been researching climate change and education for several years. This work felt urgent when we started, and it feels even more urgent today as communities – and many schools – deal with the impacts of recent extreme weather events.
May is a crucial month for Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate change response action, with the Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) and a Budget to boost climate action due within weeks.
As we wind down for a much-needed holiday break, I've been reflecting on how to keep planetary wellbeing front of mind during this period of rest and restoration.
By Rachel Bolstad
Yes, education was on the agenda, and there were some positive developments.
As the dust settles on COP26, many climate activists will be feeling disappointed about yet another agreement that does not put the world on track to limit global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius.
With so much Covid news coming at us every day, the Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) may not be high on many educators’ radar. You might be asking:
What is the ERP?
Why do I need to learn another acronym?
What’s it got to do with education?
