Schooling for the future
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?
